Maryam Al-Hammami

Maryam is co-founder and CEO of The Game Chest, a specialty toy and games retailer in Southern California with 4 locations as well as a Pet-themed store. Maryam brings over 30 years of deep retail experience, having served as store/regional manager of multiple big box retail chains, as well as Microsoft, driving new store openings in malls across America.

Beyond CEO, Maryam’s key responsibilities include her 3 cats. Her 1-year-old kitten Lily was the motivation to open PetzCentric - Lily is the star of the Del Amo flagship location, with customers coming into to pet Lily and chat up Maryam for game suggestions.