Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, July 2025 – Mythik, a tech-first global entertainment company with a vision to create the ‘Disney from the East’, has formed its Global Advisory Board. This distinguished board comprises of six industry leaders whose experience has shaped some of the most iconic media, entertainment and technology companies.
Global Advisory Board Members include:
- Alok Sama, the former President of SoftBank Group – veteran investor who led the historic $34 billion acquisition of ARM Holdings and $59 billion merger of Spring and T-Mobile;
- Kun Gao, Co-Founder & former CEO of Crunchyroll – serial entrepreneur who created and led the pioneering manga & anime-focused OTT platform that was sold to Sony Entertainment for $1.2 billion;
- Nick Van Dyk, former SVP of Corporate Strategy at The Walt Disney Company – veteran media executive who played a lead role at Disney in their global strategic overhaul and in the historic acquisitions of Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, Pixar for $7 billion, and Lucasfilm (Star Wars) for $4 billion;
- Bill Jemas, former COO of Marvel Entertainment – played a lead role in the historic Marvel Entertainment turnaround that resulted in the sale to Disney for $4 billion;
- John Lynch, former Global Head of Production & Operations at Amazon Studios – built at inception and led global production & operations for Amazon Studios with a film & television budget of over $20 billion;
- Gui Karyo, former Chief Information Officer at Marvel Entertainment and Dapper Labs – played a key role in the historic Marvel turnaround and the creation of Dapper Labs, one of the largest Web3 companies globally.
This Global Advisory Board underscores Mythik’s commitment to strategic planning and a global vision. The expertise of the Board members includes media and entertainment finance, strategy, technology, as well as franchise IP development, production, licensing, marketing, and distribution. They will provide ongoing guidance and support to the Mythik management team.
Jason Kothari, Founder of Mythik, commented, “Mythik’s mission is to elevate Eastern mythology and cultural narratives to the forefront of global entertainment. The formation of our Global Advisory Board, comprised of pioneering leaders who have helped create some of the world’s most successful media and entertainment companies, will provide Mythik’s management team the strategic guidance to build in India for the world for the first-time in entertainment.”
Mythik is a tech-first global entertainment company with a vision to bring Eastern mythology, history and folktales to a worldwide audience for the first-time and create the ‘Disney from the East’. With a total built-in audience of 3.5 billion people globally, these ancient stories will be brought to life in a modern, immersive way using cutting-edge technology. Founded by entrepreneur Jason Kothari, Mythik’s founding team also includes former senior leaders from Disney, Netflix, Amazon Studios, Jio, Tencent, among others.
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