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A Spark Of Awareness — 182 episodes
Entrepreneurship is the most direct path to self-mastery
Boundaries clarity: What is mine, what is not mine
Love in Leadership
From Building Game Studios To Healing In The Jungle
Fear-driven Leadership: Moving From Urgency to Quiet Intuition
Grief Is The Threshold For Leadership Transformation
The Shame You Carry In Your Leadership
Healthy Anger At Work
🔥 Live From ORIN Fire Gathering: Shame Session
Energy Is The New Currency
Where Is The Feminine In Leadership?
Get Out Of The Drama Triangle!
Self Sabotage #5: The Solo Survivor Mode
Self Sabotage #4: Leading With An Empty Cup
Self Sabotage #3: Leading With Fears
Self Sabotage #2: Being A People Pleaser
Self-Sabotage #1: Shutting down your Intuition
Introducing A Spark Of Awareness
The Fear of Becoming You: Why Some Leaders Change, and Others Never Will
163. Embracing Inner Work: Transforming Leadership from Unconscious Patterns to Self-Mastery
162. From Performance to Presence: The Courage Of Letting Go
161. From Andreessen’s Call to Walking Away: Ioana’s Founder Journey
160. Emotion as a GPS: Living Authentically in Business and Life With Claire Rozain
159. Running an Indie Game Studio with Three Kids. Mission Impossible?
158. Sacrifice and Reconnecting With Joy in Gaming With Maria Gillies
157. Luna Javier Pioneering Play: The First Female Game Developer in the Philippines
156. From Bioshock to 10Six Games: Susan Cumming’s Founder Journey of Resilience and Reinvention
155. Rise of Fearless: Building Africa’s Fortnite from the Ground Up With Kanessa Muluneh
154. Midlife Shift From 20 Years In Games To Executive Coaching - With Zoë Curnoe
153. Nurture In Nature: Building A Co-Working Space For Creativity With Julianne Becker
152. Unpacking AI: Finding Your USP in Asset Generation with Julia and Burcu
151. Building A Successful Business At The Rock Bottom Of My Life - with Subina Kiani
150. What's The Worst That Could Happen? Jen MacLean On Founding A Game Studio For GenZ
149. Building Culture Through Growth: Kimber Dall on Leadership at Scale
148. From Corporate To Entrepreneurship - with Odile Limpach, co-founder of SpielFrabrique
147. Is Bootstrapping For You? with Liquid & Grit CEO Brett Nowak
146. Behold VC: Funded By Gaming Leaders For Gaming Leaders with Lína Ingvarsdóttir
145. Don't Wait For Permission, Carve Your Own Leadership Path - With Alicia Fortier
144. PlayCap: Building A Powerful Network Of Women Mentor-Investors
143. Shutting Down Twin Drums: Bridging Cultural Stories With Technology, Entrepreneurial Learnings
142. More than Dress Up: Merging Digital and Designer Goods with Emily Yim
141. Building The NextGen Fashion Game With Nicola Mizon
140. Redefining Sustainable Entrepreneurship with Ludovic Bodin: From Blitz Scaling to Atomic Scaling
139. The Transformative Power Of Retreats: Breaking Through Your Mental Walls
138. Unmasking the Authentic Leader Within: A Journey to Liberated Leadership
137. How To Market Your Game With Music
136. Boosting Team Results With Empathy - With Amy Graves
135. Building Game Conferences With Love At DevGAMM
134. The Transformative Power Of Coaching And Self Discovery
133. Sunny Lab: Bringing Sparks Of Hope In Every Play
132. Taking Your Studio's Fate Into Your Own Hands
131. Sophie Vo Breaking Barriers On Building Networks, Studios and Businesses
130. Building Immersive Ad Tech During Game-ageddon With AdInMo COO Joanne Lacey
129. Crystin Cox on Leadership, LiveOps, and Navigating Cultural Differences in the Gaming Industry
128. VC & Mobile Fundraising: We're ROAS Positive, KPIs Look Great, And It Is Still Not Enough?
127. Funding Studio Camelia in 2024: How To Run A Successful Kickstarter Campaign
126. Inside Pok Pok: Reimagining Digital Play For Kids
125. CEO Olya Caliujnaia's Diary: Start Your Company From 'Who', Then 'What'
124. What I Wish I Knew Before Fundraising in 2024
123. VC Fundraising: The Do's and Don'ts From Founders Who Raised
122. Co-Founder Shelby Moledina's Diary: Founding And Closing Double Loop Games
121. Why I Founded A Company At The 'Worst' Time Of The Industry
120. News Announcement For Rise And Play!
119. Applying Agile Development To AAA Game Design - with Jamie Smith
118. Growing Beatstar Into A $125M hit - with Game Lead Charmie Kim
117. Inside Paladin Studios: A 20-Year CEO Journey With Derk De Geus
116. Inside Interior Night: Building Innovative Stories For Mature Audiences
115. Laura Carter CEO's Diary: Leading A Purpose-Driven Gaming Company in 2024
114. UP, DOWN, UP: Why Some Game Companies Succeed, While Others Fail
113. The Emerging Trend Of Co-CEO In Games - with Veronica Rojas
112. Diversity: A Strategic Investment Approach at 1Up Ventures
111. Success In Business Will Not Bring You More Happiness - with Miska Katkoff
110. The Road To Becoming A Solopreneur In Games - with Matej Lancaric
109. How Metacore Disrupted The Puzzle Market With A Merge Hit
108. Inside Lightforge Games: Is Open Salaries For You And Where To Begin?
107. How To Build A VC Backable Gaming Business In India?
106. Inside QuriousBit: How To Build A Culture Code From The Start
105. Inside SuperGaming: Unleashing The Untold Stories From India
104. Inside Supernova: Providing An AI Tutor For Every Child
103. Inside Mayhem Studios: Building An Ambitious Battle Royale From India
102. Inside Bombay Play: Bringing Hyper Social Games From India To The World
101. Jenny Xu's Grit Diary: Lessons From Building A Fitness Game For GenZ
100. Revolutionizing Game Publishing: Kepler Interactive's Co-Ownership Model
99. Antti Hattara's Founder Diary: The Sisu Journey Of Starberry Games
98. From Game Design To Leadership: The 7 Super Skills Every Designer Should Grow
97. Coaching 101: You Are The Blocker To Your Full Potential And Can't See It
96. Power Rangers and Beyond: 10 Years Pivoting Product To Finding Success at nWay
95. Inside MY.GAMES: Unlocking The Remote Talent Advantage With Anton Gorodestky
94. Inside Lightheart Entertainment: 4-Year Retrospective Building A Holacratic Organization With Kalle Kaivola
93. Miska Katkoff & Sophie's Diary: Leadership Pains And Lessons For Our Next Ventures
92. Martial Valéry Founder's Diary: 10 Years Of Hard-Earned Lessons At OhBiBi
91. Jens Begemann CEO's Diary: A Decade of Wooga's Evolution To Success
90. Solving The Team Culture Map Puzzle - with Sophie and Jen Donahoe
89. Unlock Your True Self With Liberated Leadership - with Steve Cuss
88. How To Rebuild Trust - with Jen Donahoe
87. Changing The Money Game - with Marina Barthélémy
86. Leadership Journey At Ustwo Games - with Maria Sayans and Daniel Gray
85. The Human Science Of Scaling Company Culture - with Bastian Bergmann
84. How To Build An Antifragile Casual Games Studio - with Michael Martinez
83. What Can We Learn From Failing A Startup - with Collin Foss
82. Apply Non-Violent Communication At Work - with Sophie
81. How To Solve Messy Business With Stoicism - with Arseny Lebedev
80. The Limitations of Being Truly Yourself - with Sophie and Miska
79. Building A Team Of Maverick - with Harinder Sangha
78. What I Wish I Knew Before I Began My Career - with Ethan Levy
77. Master Emotionally Charged Conversations - with Julie, Ben, Sophie
76. Leveling Up From Manager To C-Suite Leader - with Ioana Hreninciuc
75. How To Become A Boundary Boss - with Maria Maunula and Sophie
74. Understanding Neurodiversity At Work - with Alice Bowman
73. Pivoting Your Company Strategy 360 - with Nicolas Godement
72. Manage Your Time Like CEOs - with Simonetta and Ioana
71. How To Hire Great UX Designers In Games - with Olga Marushchak
70. How To Become A Stoic Leader And Control Your Emotions - with Sophie and Miska
69. The Journey Of Next Games To Becoming A Netflix Studio - with Saara Bergström
68. Scaling Wordscapes and PeopleFun - with Carol Miu
67. Practice Everyday Courage - BONUS
66. Building A Bottom-Up Culture At Nitro Games - with Jussi Tähtinen
65. Managing Up - with Sophie and Miska
64. Managing Transition At Ubisoft RedLynx - with Celine Pasula
63. The State Of Mental Health At Work - with Sophie and Songya
62. Building Games Portfolio At Netflix - with Leanne Loombe
61. DEI Is A Process, Not A Feature - with Laura and Sophie
60. Am I In Burnout? - with Joakim and Sophie
59. How to Plan and Nurture Your Career in Games - with Sophie and Mishka
58. Forging My Own Path - with Marie Mejerwall
57. Design Your Life Playbook - with Tom Hammond
56. Change Management In A Startup - with Isabelle Henriques
55. Setting New Standards For AAA Studios - with Forest Swartout-Large
54. Leading With A Coaching Mindset - with Aaron Smith and Ben Carcich
53. How To Start A Podcast In Games - with Lauren Kaye
52. Running Your 1:1s In A Modern Workplace - with Marko Kecman
51. Empowering The Storytellers Of The World - with Julia Palatovska
50. Building A Kinder World - with Lauren Clinnick
49. Evolving The Sims With Distributed Teams - with Catharina Lavers Mallet
48. How Do We Design A Workplace For Leaders As Mothers? - with Emily Yim and Betty Lapeyre
47. Re-Prioritize Your Personal Life And Work - with Vanessa Rouhani
46. Building The Next Casual Hit At Rovio - with Julie Beaugrand
45. Invest In Your Financial Literacy - with Marcela Barrera
44. How To Approach Racism - with Jennifer Lufau
43. Re-Examining Your Life Script - with Tamara Rose Morales
42. Making Games With Impact At Ustwo Games - with Maria Sayans
41. Lead Your Company As A Sports Team, Not As A Family - with Valerie Alfimova
40. Never Stop Reinventing Yourself - with Bakyt Aidaralieva
39. Why We Need More Women As Investors - with Salone Sehgal
38. Why Games Need Narrative Design - with Stephanie Prue
37. What Can We Learn From Diablo - with Kegan Clark
36. Growing A 140M Download IP - with Anette Staloy
35. Leading Teams As A Stoic - with Sophie Vo
34. Unlocking Untapped Gaming Experiences - with Noémie Hernandez
33. Breaking The Bias Of Being A Female CEO - with Simonetta Lulli
32. What You Did Not Know About UX - with Devon Wyland
31. Crafting The Next Generation Of Lifestyle Games - with Ksusha Zito
30. Who Will Merge Em All? - with Laura Taranto
29. From Pixar Animation Studios To Bringing Tetris® To Mobile - with Mari Burns
28. What's Next After Leading Covet Fashion? - with Sarah Fuchs
27. Becoming The Head Of Experimentation On Candy Crush - with Delphine Sassi
26. Design The Playground For Creativity - with Maya Hofree
25. Breaking Through As A Solo Designer - with Maryna Iaremenko
24. Leading Small And Effective UA teams - with An Vu
23. Drop New Year's Resolutions, Focus on Self Reflection Instead
22. MasterClass Special - The Creative Leader Mindset
21. MasterClass Special - How To Create A Strong Studio Culture?
20. MasterClass Special - Build An Antifragile Team
19. MasterClass Special - Interview Questions And Red Flags
18. MasterClass Special - Crystallise Your Team Vision
17. MasterClass Special - Define Your Studio Mission And Vision
16. MasterClass Special - Start With Why, Identify Your Personal Values
15. From Product to CEO - with Mishka Katkoff
14. Bringing New Gaming Experiences For The Metaverse - with Georgina Felce
13. Building A Live Ops Community - with Tom Hammond
12. Making Snackable, Yet Nourishing Games - with Carolin Krenzer
11. Western Company Culture In Southeast Asia - with Benjamin Chevalier
10. Building Games With Meaningful Social Interactions - with Tatiana Kondratyeva
9. Inclusivity Over Gender-focused Representation - with Taina Myöhänen
8. A Culture Focused On Enabling Others - with Kam Punia
7. Finding My Calling In Games - with Sophie Vo
6. Lead With Responsibility And Integrity In Time Of Crisis - with Annina Salvén
5. Push Yourself To The Next Level - with Ivanna Pogrebniak
4. Bootstrapping And Keeping Creative Freedom - with Audrey Leprince
3. Elevating Game Founders - with Joakim Achrén
2. Rising The Next Generation Of Developers - with Tara Mustapha
1. Bringing The Joy Of Gaming To New Audiences - with Drussila Hollanda