1.3 Studio Management & Recruitment
In this course we will discuss how to manage your studio to success, as well as recruit and attract talent. We'll also cover Company Culture and how important it is to set your values, make them public, and have it help you find the right people.
YOUR EXPERTS
Martijn van Zwieten
Martijn is a business coach and consultant on a mission to help video game founders lead their companies with more confidence, better results, and less hassle. He has worked with over 70 video game CEO’s, founders and leaders running companies of all sizes to improve their leadership and build a better video game company. Prior to coaching, Martijn worked in the games industry in various roles including PR, marketing, business development and operations, and he holds an Executive MBA degree.
Volha Kapitonava
As a co-founder of Positive Impact Games and a Creative Producer at Wooga, Volha is the ultimate architect of smooth, efficient production pipelines. She also serves as a Production Mentor as her expertise lies in guiding studios through complex challenges and empowering leads to build high-performing, healthy teams.
Her credits include Disco Elysium, Tails Noir, Tails Noir Preludes, Battle Planet – Judgement Day, Beatbuddy, and others.
Sophie Vo
Sophie is an experienced Game Executive and Creative Leadership Coach with over 16 years at industry giants like Gameloft, Wooga, Rovio, Voodoo, and PlayStation. She has led teams through transformation, launched successful games, and managed Live Ops for $300M+ IPs. Sophie is also the founder of Rise and Play, a network for conscious leaders in gaming. Currently, she’s building an app that combines coaching, games, and AI.
Andre Lemaitre
Andre is a Talent Strategist, specialising in Games, Gamification and Tech recruitment and Founder of MakersForge, a start-up with a mission to help founders to raise, hire and connect through community.He is also the creator and community manager of the MakersForge Founders Network, an online community of Founders in Games,and is working to help the member studios secure capital and provide a wide of outsourcing partners to help build member studio projects.
Andre Faure
27 years dedicated to the games industry, leading complex projects around the globe, from game development, global management, 100 titles launched in all platforms and two console launches. Former executive at XBOX, Ziff Davis Media, Tectoy/SEGA, Aeria Games/GAMIGO and Gamehouse. Currently Founder and CEO of Gameplan Studio, an internationally recognized work-for-hire/co-development studio, catering to several studios and publishers around the world for the last 10 years.
Athena Z Peters
A creative leader and entrepreneur with over 20 years in the gaming industry working with many of the hottest titles on the market and for the most profitable studios. Committed to building inclusive and dynamic teams that deliver profitable and unique products into a crowded sector. CEO and Co-Founder of indie startup Rainbow Unicorn Games, PBC, immersive theatre company Incantrix Productions and Adventure Pub, a now closed board game pub.