Marine officer · Founder · Game designer

The deck never had a Colonel.
Now it does.

Timothy Gick is a Marine Lieutenant Colonel, the founder of Adigeni LLC and Not A Very Good Teacher, co-founder of 1776 Sentinels, and the designer of Mission Match.

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Marine Corps Association Tactical Decision Game Competition — 1st place

Ohio State University Veteran Entrepreneurship Program — 1st place

PenFed Foundation Veteran Entrepreneur Accelerator — May 2026 cohort

Warrior Rising Hall of Fame — Cohort 25-5

NVC Business Veteran-Owned Business of the Year — Emerging Business finalist, 2025

Mission Match decks laid out at a Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive — Mission Match at a Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive — where the idea started

Why a Marine Lieutenant Colonel makes playing cards

The idea for Mission Match started on a Toys for Tots drive in San Francisco in 2022. Tim wanted to build a toy, made in the United States, that gave kids a pathway to purpose and service — not just something to play with, but a way to meet organizations they wouldn’t otherwise encounter. It launched that November.

“I told myself, ‘I can make my own toy made here in the United States that provides a pathway to purpose and service.’” — Timothy Gick, Muscle & Fitness

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Where to go next

This is a hub, not a storefront. Each venture sells its own work — here’s the hand-off.

Founder

Adigeni LLC

Cards, games and exhibits, made to order

Adigeni LLC

A service-disabled veteran-owned small business in Alexandria, Virginia. Custom playing cards, games, exhibits and premium business cards for government and enterprise clients.

adigenigroup.com

Founder

Not A Very Good Teacher

Curiosity, dealt one card at a time

Not A Very Good Teacher

Bold, curiosity-driven games for families and classrooms — including Mission Match — that help kids build real-world knowledge through play.

notaverygoodteacher.com

Co-Founder

1776 Sentinels

The next generation of public servants

1776 Sentinels

A national security leadership institute — forging the next generation of principled public servants through mentorship, curriculum and sponsorship.

1776sentinels.com

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Tim Gick presenting Mission Match at a DAV Patriot Boot Camp session — DAV Patriot Boot Camp

Speaking

Tim speaks on service, innovation and building something real after the uniform — for conferences, veteran-entrepreneur programs, and school assemblies.