"Comic books, tabletop gaming, cosplay, and business development: Les Allen lives at the intersection of business and pop culture, using his extensive presenting and facilitating skills to bridge the gap for non-geeks into geek culture. When Les is not helping companies in the pop culture space develop their businesses, he's moderating panels in conventions around the world (ICON, Gen Con, Nairobi Comic Con, Fan Con, Comic Con Cape Town and Comic Con Africa), or helping South African cosplayers set up to the world stage by representing World Cosplay Summit as it's chosen South African organiser.

"Les also hosts GeekXP's successful "Release The Geek" podcast - a conversation that asks the question

"what do YOU geek out about?" Guests from across the pop culture space have included Raymond E. Feist (author of the bestselling Riftworld series), Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica, Hemlock Grove), Dave Gibbons (artist on "Watchmen"), Jim Starlin, (creator of "Thanos", Dreadstar), and many more. Les has a talent for inquisitive and explorational questioning, ensuring the audience understands and connects to the guest and what's being said."