Co-founder/Chief content officer at Mini Studio
Marcella Ricca
Marcella Ricca is a clinical neuropsychologist, life transformational coach, and storyteller who has spent her life exploring the connection between emotion, creativity, and transformation. Her journey has been shaped by a deep commitment to helping individuals and communities grow, heal, and find their voice. For years, she supported people through personal transformations and using storytelling and visual art as tools for emotional healing. As a mother, she took this approach into her own home, homeschooling her children while developing a process that combined narrative, art, and self-awareness—an approach that would later inspire the foundation of Mini Studio. Now, as the co-founder of Mini Studio, she is pioneering a new way to bring stories to life, one that removes barriers and makes storytelling more accessible than ever. By blending technology with human creativity, ensuring that imagination, not limitations, shapes the future of storytelling. At her core, Marcella believes that stories have the power to heal, connect, and transform lives, and she is dedicated to making that power available to all.
Questions & Answers
What problem or opportunity inspired you to start your company, and how has your vision evolved since then?
It started with a simple idea: every child should have the chance to bring their imagination to life through storytelling. But we quickly realized that time, cost, and accessibility were limiting who could create. So we set out to change that. So we embraced AI not as a replacement for creativity, but as a tool to amplify and empower it. Storytelling has always belonged to dreamers, and we’re ensuring that imagination, not limitations, drives what’s possible.So we built the first AI-native entertainment platform, where technology and human creativity work together to remove the barriers that have long defined animation and storytelling. What once took years now happens in months, and what once cost millions can now be created at scale, without sacrificing depth or artistry. The future of storytelling isn’t just about faster production; it’s about who gets to create. That’s why we developed our own SaaS platform, giving creators everywhere the tools to bring their vision to life.
