Maya Rogers leads Tetris, the company her father founded, and prioritizes the game's power to bring people together over financial gain. Tetris combines simple rules with deep challenge, creating universal appeal. A family health scare prompted Rogers to take over operations and work closely with her father in a business capacity. Her multicultural background — Dutch-Indonesian father and Japanese mother — shaped her perspective as a third-culture kid and informed global brand growth. The family's move from Japan to Hawaii followed the company's financial success. Rogers founded Blue Startups in 2012 to support Hawaiian entrepreneurs and impact local children and the state's future.
Even today, the company isn't about money for me. It's about the way that Tetris can bring people together around the world. It's a game that's easy to play, but hard to master. That has universal appeal.
Working with my father was unique. I stopped calling him Dad when we worked together, because he was just Henk in the business setting. Today, he's been retired for 14 years, but I still don't call him Dad.
I want other young Hawaiian entrepreneurs to have that same opportunity. In 2012, I founded Blue Startups, a partnership between Tetris, the state, and other investors. The incubator supports entrepreneurs on the islands. My hope is that it will impact Hawaiian children and our state's future.
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