Amy Tucker invented

Xeko ''Xeko'' is an out-of-print collectible card game revolving around endangered species. It was launched on Earthday 2006. It won the ''Creative Child Magazine'' 2006 Toy of the Year Award and the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval in its ...

and established Matter Group after 12 years in high-tech and custom publishing, where she designed integrated-media programs for companies including

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...

, and

T-Mobile T-Mobile is the brand name used by some of the mobile communications subsidiaries of the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG in the Czech Republic (T-Mobile Czech Republic), Poland (T-Mobile Polska), the United States (T-Mobile ...

. As vice president of strategic development at Fluent Communications, Tucker crafted programs that included Microsoft’s first consumer e-commerce engine, Nintendo’s

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

website, and T-Mobile’s mobile content program. In 2004, Tucker took time off to travel and research, turning her creative vision and experience toward advancement in global

sustainability Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livi ...

, where she seeks to influence individuals, businesses, and policy makers in ways that support the long-term health of our planet. In 2005 Tucker founded Matter Group, an incubator for sustainability advancements, with close friend and business maven Sönny Spearman. A world traveler, artist,

yogini A yogini (Sanskrit: योगिनी, IAST: ) is a female master practitioner of tantra and yoga, as well as a formal term of respect for female Hindu or Buddhist spiritual teachers in Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Greater Tibet. The ...

, and snowboarder, Tucker serves on the

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

Art Museum’s Contemporary Art Executive Council and guest teaches at Seattle's School of Visual Concepts. She is the singer and songwriter for Future Factory, a Seattle folk-punk band.Allison, Melissa.; Martinez, Amy
Xeko trading-card game entertains and teaches about ecology.
''The Seattle Times.'' August 15, 2008. A Boettcher Scholar, Tucker graduated magna cum laude from

Colorado College Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory. The college enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates at its campus. The college offer ...

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