Matt Toner

Matt began work in the new media industry (when it actually was new) during the dot-boom. While living in New York, he was a co-founder of CanApple New Media and a founding executive of We Media Inc, an online community for people with disabilities. In 2000, he returned to Canada to become Managing Director of Oven Digital’s Toronto studio.
Following the dot-crash, Matt switched gears to meet the challenges offered by the rapidly evolving video-game industry. Moving to Vancouver, he worked as a designer and writer on a series of titles for Electronic Arts and Backbone Entertainment. In 2004, Matt was instrumental in the launch of the Vancouver Film School’s highly successful Game Design program.
In 2006 he returned to the new media space and led the development of an award-winning online television portal before founding Zeros 2 Heroes Media. Zeros 2 Heroes is a social media company dedicated to helping fanboys of all stripes and persuasions “live the dream” as comic creators, illustrators, animators or game designers.