Sophia Metz
Born1986 (age 37–38)
France
NationalityFrench
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forMeltdown

Sophia Metz (born 1986) is a French businesswoman.[1][2] She is a co-founder of Meltdown.[3][4] Previously, she served as the head of Meltdown.[5][6]

Biography

Sophia Metz, born in France in 1986, grew up in a gaming-enthusiast family.[7][8] As a teenager, she developed coding skills and co-founded Barcraft Europe with friends, enabling bars to stream esports.[8] For a brief period, she has also worked as a music photographer and advertiser.[8][9]

Metz is the co-founder of an e-sports bar chain, named Meltdown.[7][10] In 2012, she opened a bar in Paris's République district, and due to its success, expanded to Berlin and London in 2013.[8][11] The demand for similar establishments led to the Meltdown's franchising, starting in Montpellier. As of 2019, there are twenty-three Meltdown bars in cities such as Dijon, Nantes, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, and Nancy.[8][12]

In 2019, Sophia Metz partnered with Mikkey Dee to launch Alabama, a rock-themed bar.[13][14]

Awards and recognition

  • 2018: BFM Business Award[15]

Bibliography

  • Epic Lanes (2018)[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Avec ses bars, Sophia Metz séduit les fans de jeux vidéo". L'Express. March 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meltdown Esport Bar accélère son déploiement grâce à la franchise". Les Echos.
  3. ↑ "Le Meltdown, le bar qui a su miser sur l'e-sport". Les Echos. June 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Avis aux fans de metal : le batteur de Motörhead a ouvert son bar à Paris". Télérama. April 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Le premier bar d'«e-sport» en Europe a ouvert à Paris". Le Parisien. December 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "La communauté". Le Parisien.
  7. 1 2 "Vie numérique : l'arsenal du joueur". Le Parisien. October 23, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Ralet, Loïc (December 20, 2019). "Les Femmes du jeu vidéo : Sophia Metz, créatrice de la chaine de bars esport Meltdown".
  9. ↑ "On a testé pour vous… Le Meltdown, bar dédié au eSport". Les Echos Start. September 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Les champions de jeux vidéo se défient au bar". Le Parisien. January 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Sophia Metz a fondé le premier bar dédié à l'e-sport au monde". Madmoizelle. September 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Meltdown, la success story française des bars de sport électronique". Challenges. October 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Le batteur de Scorpions ouvre un bar rock à Paris". CNews. April 16, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Avis aux fans de metal : le batteur de Motörhead a ouvert son bar à Paris". Télérama. April 17, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Revivez la première cérémonie des Grands Prix des ETI". BFM Business.
  16. ↑ "Interview de Sophia et Luc Metz pour Epic Lanes, un manga sur l'eSport". September 4, 2018.
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