During this year’s Dream Con, we got the supreme pleasure of interviewing Supreme Sensai. A multi-talented creator who is much more than just a creator. Her background is filled with exciting collaborations with top companies such as Microsoft and Nike and a filled resume of event hosting for companies like Twitch and the HBCU Esports League. She has quickly grown her Twitch and TikTok following using her savvy social media management skills, rousing Twitch gameplay, and killer dance moves.

Throughout her success, Supreme has never forgotten about lending a helping hand to those around her. Former member of Cxmmunity Media, Supreme has been a champion for small creators and increasing the visibility of women and POC in the gaming space.

Could you tell us a little about yourself?

My name is Supreme Sensei, your hostess with the mostest. Obviously, I am always on air. I'm a content creator and mother of Big Creatxr. This is a content collective that I started to just really empower small content creators, and I don't like to be called small, so I called it Big. Yeah. I love Call of Duty. I love Fortnite. I'm also a dancer, so you'll see a lot of dancing from me. I am a polyglot, so I speak over five languages and learning more as the years come. Yeah.

What was the game that got you into gaming? What was the thing that made you want to lock in? When you were like, “You know what? I really want to do this—I really want to start gaming for real.”

Okay, that's two questions. I mean, it’s a two-part question for me, because casual would be Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts is my favorite video game of all time. I absolutely love Kingdom Hearts. It is just beautiful. It's a masterpiece. And every time I think about it, I am ready to cry. Competitive… It would be 2K. I actually am from the 2K community back in 2015-2016 Power DF days, Stats, Eyeball all of the 2K clans. So that was my thing. I was shooting for the stars. They didn't have any women playing in the 2K league. So, my whole entire high school career was focused around trying to get to the league. Never got in it, unfortunately, I never made it to the draft. I got really close, but, you know, just wasn't enough. So that was really the game. And then that led me to Call of Duty outside of playing, unfortunately, League of Legends and Valorant and the more toxic games in the world. So, yeah, that's really how I started.

What were some of your best moments when it comes to your streaming career?

Ooh. I feel like most recently, I worked with Epic and Nike for Fortnite… They had an Air Max DN release, they did a map, and I actually got to work with them to do a stream alongside other content creators like Khleo Thomas. It was really cool to have access to a map before everyone else and be able to go through and while flexing the shoes, that's my favorite part. And, yeah, so I just feel like it was something to show, like, you know, even though I don't have a lot of followers, I was able to grab a deal like that.

How has your journey been as a woman in the gaming industry?

Honestly, it hasn't been horrible. I think early years, when I was technically a girl in the gaming industry playing Call of Duty, that was rough, you know, always hearing comments in the parties. But working in the industry, I have been treated very fairly, I feel like. I've gotten a lot of opportunities that I've seen other women as well who look like me. So honestly, I have nothing but good things to say. I think across the board, the Esports industry and gaming industry has some work to do. But I'm grateful for just all the opportunities I've gotten now and where I am today.

So, recently, you stepped down from CXMMUNITY. What led to that decision? What fueled you to take that next step of your life?

I made the decision to put myself first. I've been there for three years. I was the first hire, literally. So I've been there from when it started with Ryan and Chris, and it was, you know, beautiful to watch it grow from nonprofit to having both nonprofit and for-profit. But I work around the clock. With that team over there, there's no days off. So, we work around the clock over there, and it was mentally taxing. I did a lot. I wore a lot of hats, and then eventually, I didn't wear that many hats, so I didn't feel like I was growing anymore. I kind of felt like I had a ceiling, and obviously, I felt like my growth was stopped. Like, I was kind of complacent. I was still getting opportunities, but once every now and then, I felt like maybe it was time to, you know, leap away. Jump away. Cause a lot of people (What's the word they relate me to?)—every time you hear Cxmmunity, you think Supreme. You hear Supreme, you think Cxmmunity. And I was ready to kind of detach from that so that I could grow my own brand before I'm ready to be under someone again. So that really was it. It was a lot. The one thing that kept me from not doing it earlier was Big Creatxr. I did not want to… I felt like, you know, that was my baby. I didn't want to leave it, and I was worried what would happen after. But eventually, I was like, you know what? Go handle it. That's what I said. So, yeah.

You're a professional dancer. You have a BS in sports management, you are a Twitch streamer and host. How has your experience in all those other professional areas prepared you for the next steps in your life? How will those experiences enforce that next position?

It reminds me I have a lot of avenues I really can do a lot of. I could decide to go back to dance and, you know, do that career, but that would obviously be a complete step away from the direction I'm headed in. So recently, I've been trying to find a way to mingle all of it, which happens to be like the Fortnite emotes I've been doing, you know, letting people know that I am a dancer. Even though those dances are not difficult at all. They don't really show my… It's like, people, like, think that's cool. It's like, wait a minute, I danced on stage with Ginuwine, so I've done a lot. I've gone on tour, and I left dance once I came to Atlanta, ironically, which is the opposite of what people used to do because a lot of dancers come to Atlanta to grow their careers. I came here and just hard focused on growing in the esports industry because I was, you know, very new to it. I think all those things, the sports management forever, like, I'll never regret doing that. I love sports. I was hoping one day to be an owner of a sports team, but all those things I learned still apply to esports. You know, it just wasn't known yet. During my college years, esports was still new, but now here we are, and I can apply all those things to my own business in the future or working with anyone else.

So, what advice would you give to gamers all around getting into the gaming space for the first time? What would be your stepping stones into coming into the community as a whole?

Advice would be… have thick skin before you join. I do think it can be sensitive. It can be a sensitive space for people who aren't used to tough words. You know we talk very differently and also just on the professional side I would say use Twitter. I tell this to everybody, Twitter is the mecca for gaming, in my opinion, maybe TikTok is starting to get there. If you're looking for people to network that is the LinkedIn for gaming. So on a professional side, use Twitter. Fix your algorithm so you have all the streamers down your timeline, all the game production studios, all of those things need to be on your timeline, and a little bit of some other things. That would be my biggest advice. And being diverse, I do think some people will get stuck in a certain gaming category, but I think it's very important to be a variety at first. And then when you find that one gem that is working for you, then you can stick to it. But you should be playing FPS. You should also be playing role-playing games. You should be playing just feel-good stuff. So that way you're not stuck trying to fight for something when it might be another calling like Roblox just might be your one up, even though it's not your game.

Supreme Sensai can be found streaming various games on Twitch, recreating popular Fortnite dances on Instagram and TikTok, discussing everything gaming on Twitter/X, and more.