Bio

The Story

 

Welcome to Tani! We’re excited to share our journey—a story of passion, perseverance, and a deep commitment to personal growth and well-being. Tani was born from a simple idea: to help people lead more fulfilling lives by integrating wellness and productivity in a fun, engaging way.

Our founder, Dimetrius Anderson, began this journey from humble beginnings, growing up as a minority in a low-income community, where video games open up his world of possibilities. Driven by a desire to rise above his circumstances, he joined the military, where he first learned the principles of resiliency and personal development. Over the next 10 years, Dimetrius honed his leadership and mentorship skills, while pursing education and social commitment. Through his experiences, Dimetrius witnessed the challenges of balancing mental, physical, and social well-being, especially in high-pressure environments. This deep understanding and his passion for helping others inspired the creation of Tani—a gamified platform designed to make personal development not just achievable, but enjoyable and rewarding for everyone.

Meet the Team

Founder - Dimetrius Anderson

Military veteran with nearly a decade of service specializing in multi-national team development and interactions.

Physical trainer leading large-scale events for various abled individuals, building training plans to drive health & wellness.

Mental Health & Well-Being educator for a Fortune 500 company, acting on the global board across 1.2 million employees and partnering with other DEI global leaders for joint efforts.

Passion for education and professional development, volunteering to train management teams during week-long workshops, prioritizing effective engagements, situational leadership, and inclusive guidance.

Personally led and developed onboarding mechanisms for the company to increase team capacity and standards.

Interests

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, personal/professional development, physical fitness, global travel, games, and education.

Recent History

Syracuse University Alumnus – Sr Manager @ Amazon

Richard Yang

Prior Enterprise Sales Development Rep in the mobile data space turned Sr. Financial Analyst in cybersecurity at Crowdstrike (over 6 years of work experience)

Founder and Owner of Xanger LLC, a firm specializing in streetwear and design consultation collaborating with local SF and Bay Area brands

Prior work experience at Palo Alto Networks, Illumaesthetic (start-up that makes custom, handmade LED taillights for cars), Wall Street Oasis, and BTI M&A Group

Heavily focused on personal and professional development

Guest teacher on Salesforce’s SV Academy Tech Stack for Enablement Productivity

Guest speaker on multiple SDR podcasts relating to improving mentality and sales approach (The Vorce and SDR Life)

Member at Dear Community, a non-profit focused on stopping Asian Hate and revitalizing SF Chinatown

Creative outlook in being an individual contributor for Norbauer and micro-influencer in the custom mechanical keyboard space

Interests

Global travel and cuisine, time attack, fintech, content creation, climbing, golf

Recent History

Syracuse University Alumnus – SFA @ Crowdstrike

Nate Nguyen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Implementation Engineer @ Q2

  • Aspiring Software Engineer recently completed Springboard’s intense coding bootcamp in full-stack software development
  • Heavily focused on personal and professional development
  • Prior work experience in Fintech industry companies such as Q2 eBanking and Fiserv