Marlene is top dawg at Pink Poodle Productions and Head of IP Strategy and Acquisitions for Rainshine Entertainment. Prior to the aforementioned, Marlene served as Director, Production at LEVEL-5 abby, home of YO-KAI WATCH and other Japanese hit video game-based franchises. Marlene humbly boasts a dense CV, including work as producer on Sega’s various, recent SONIC THE HEDGEHOG screen offerings, and as content developer for many iconic merchandise-driven brands, such as POSTMAN PAT, PINK PANTHER, POWER RANGERS, and Paul McCartney. Entertainment journalism, show tunes, and dogs are a few of her favorite things. Also a performer, she has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University