The HOTH Leadership

Fredric “Fresh” Freeman, founding partner of Dream Machine, is an Interactive Art Director & Designer and has been on a journey fueled by creativity and innovation, initially sparked by a Packard Bell 486DX 33mhz, a Das EFX CD and floppy disk copy of Doom. Along the way, he has reshaped the image of the largest banks in America, helped transition one of the nation’s most recognizable brands into the world of mobile, toured the nation as a DJ and became a professor of Interactive Design and Animation. His award winning tours of duty include stints at Razorfish, Tierney, Bristol Myers Squibb, Philadelphia University, Ultra Records, and Lombardi’s Original Brick Oven Pizza in Philadelphia.

George Papadeas is a Chief Operations Officer at The Hoth and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has worked as USF Student Government Student Body Vice President at University of South Florida and Executive Team Leader at TARGET CORP. George studied at Muma College of Business (BSN), University of South Florida between 2009 and 2013, and Spruce Creek High School between 2005 and 2009.

Successful entrepreneur and technology investor with experience building & acquiring profitable web-focused businesses. Diverse technical background, with 25 years of Linux experience and contributions to multiple open source projects, as well as the ability to develop creative low-cost technical solutions to any problem.