Our Team
We’ve assembled an incredible group of team members to bring our brand to life.
Jeff Beck
CEO / Owner
Jeff is the owner and head dreamer at Whimzipop. He is also the designer of two award winning games for Grandpa Beck’s Games: The Bears and the Bees and Cover Your Kingdom. He also is the creator of several mechanics for Skull King and Cover Your Assets.
When he’s not designing games, Jeff can be found taking landscape and nature photos, cooking, telling dad jokes, and spending time with his wonderful wife Lorette and four kids.
Mike Bruner
CFO / Projects Manager
Mike is a CPA by day and a tabletop game enthusiast by night. He successfully ran a Kickstarter campaign in 2019 where he gained valuable insights into the process of game design, manufacturing and fulfillment.
He is a father to 5 wonderful kids and a husband to his lovely wife since 2005. Their family loves spending time together camping, doing athletics, and yes… playing games together.
David Bock
Creative Director
David helps guide the look of our brand, games, and website. He also works for Red Raven and provides creative support to a number of other publishers with his wife, Cathy, as The Game Bocks. They also work as professional photographers.
In his free time, he watches way too much anime and plays video games and board games with his family. They live in Chicago with their overflowing collection of books and games.
Lorette Beck
Business Manager
Lorette guides our business.
Sarah Keele
Illustrator
Sarah Keele works to create a visually immersive experience for table top gamers with her expertly designed illustrations. She is best known for her work on the Dark City Series by Facade Games and has her art in numerous other publications.
When she’s not doodling on her iPad, she spends time with her husband and 3 little humans playing games, or watching a good show.
Josh Keele
Illustrator
Josh Keele has illustrated children’s books, book covers and spot illustrations. He is a master 3D modeler and animator and has worked on several educational digital games as well as developed a few mobile games.
He loves all things art and being creative. He enjoys spending time with his family, his wife Sarah and their 3 kids