Bite-Sized Games, Big Impact: A Journey with Miriam Nasrat

Topics: Gaming, AI, Social Impact, Entrepreneurship, Founder, Startup, Education, Technology, In this episode of 'Life is a Game,' host Alexandra Nicole Stone welcomes Miriam Nasrat, an innovative entrepreneur and founder of Breshna.io. Miriam shares her transformative journey from economist to gaming founder, creating a platform that democratizes video game creation for social impact. Through engaging discussion, they explore Miriam's motivations, significant projects, and the empowering potential of video games in education, marketing, and storytelling. They also delve into the entrepreneurial mindset and the parallels between life and game mechanics, offering inspiration and practical insights for listeners aiming to become the main character in their own lives.00:00 Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Journey00:58 Meet Miriam Nasrat: A Game-Changing Entrepreneur02:40 The Power of Gamification in Life and Education04:45 From SimCity to Real-World Impact08:20 Creating Purposeful Games for Social Change12:11 The Birth of Breshna: Democratizing Game Development23:57 Navigating the Highs and Lows of Entrepreneurship27:27 The Power of Community and Building in Public27:54 Cumulative Progress and Daily Responsibility29:08 Defining Your Reason for Playing29:34 Visualization and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies33:56 The Game-Like Mentality in Entrepreneurship37:23 Living Life Like a Video Game42:36 The Future of Gaming and Democratizing Content Creation46:32 No Cheat Codes, Only Toolkits49:07 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsAbout Mariam Nusrat:A Forbes Next 1k Entrepreneur, Clinton Global Honoree, Tedx speaker, winner of the Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Show and Web Summit Qatar, Mariam Nusrat is a US-based Pakistani entrepreneur, with 11 years in the purposeful video games sector and 15 years of experience in the Edtech space, working at the World Bank across 22 different countries.Mariam is the Founder of Breshna.io, a tech platform that empowers users to create, share and monetize their own purposeful video games with no code and at lightning speed, think Canva for games!The platform has 180k registered game makers, 160k+ games published and 2m+ game clicks. Mariam has raised $2.5m in seed funding for Breshna from investors including Paris Hilton and Randi Zuckerberg.  She also leads a gaming studio that creates low-cost mobile games for positive behavior change among the bottom billion. The team has created games for a wide range of development projects focusing on education, reproductive health, climate action and social cohesion.Mariam is on a mission to empower the next 100m people to tell their stories through video games.Connect with Mariam:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariamnusrat/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breshnagame/Build a free bite-sized game on Breshna.io: https://breshna.io/Additional Resources:Follow Alexandra to keep up on the latest news about Life is the Game.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-nicole-stone-448580157/Social media: @alexandranicolestone & @lifeisthegame.podcastWebsite: alexandranicolestone.comMore of “Life is the Game”If Alexandra's story resonated with you or sparked curiosity, we invite you to share this episode with someone who might benefit from hearing it. Don't forget to subscribe to "Life is the Game" for more inspiring content that challenges you to become the main character of your own Life. Ready to take the next step in your journey? Ask yourself, "What would I do if my Life was a game?" Then, take that leap and see where it leads you. Let's play!