Rise and Play Podcast

By Sophie Vo

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Episodes: 120

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At Rise and Play, we give voice to leaders, entrepreneurs, educators and influencers of the game industry who are here to make a change. We love games and want to make this industry last through healthy team cultures, awareness and education. Each episode will tackle a wide range of important topics such as leadership, team culture, self-management, conscious leadership, work-life balance, game education, ethics in business, equality, diversity and inclusion... brought by the different perspectives of our guests.

Episode Date
120. News Announcement For Rise And Play!
Apr 09, 2024
119. Applying Agile Development To AAA Game Design - with Jamie Smith
Apr 02, 2024
118. Growing Beatstar Into A $125M hit - with Game Lead Charmie Kim
Mar 26, 2024
117. Inside Paladin Studios: A 20-Year CEO Journey With Derk De Geus
Mar 19, 2024
116. Inside Interior Night: Building Innovative Stories For Mature Audiences
Mar 12, 2024
115. Laura Carter CEO's Diary: Leading A Purpose-Driven Gaming Company in 2024
Mar 05, 2024
114. UP, DOWN, UP: Why Some Game Companies Succeed, While Others Fail
Feb 27, 2024
113. The Emerging Trend Of Co-CEO In Games - with Veronica Rojas
Feb 20, 2024
112. Diversity: A Strategic Investment Approach at 1Up Ventures
Feb 13, 2024
111. Success In Business Will Not Bring You More Happiness - with Miska Katkoff
Feb 06, 2024
110. The Road To Becoming A Solopreneur In Games - with Matej Lancaric
Jan 30, 2024
109. How Metacore Disrupted The Puzzle Market With A Merge Hit
Jan 26, 2024
108. Inside Lightforge Games: Is Open Salaries For You And Where To Begin?
Jan 16, 2024
107. How To Build A VC Backable Gaming Business In India?
Jan 09, 2024
106. Inside QuriousBit: How To Build A Culture Code From The Start
Jan 09, 2024
105. Inside SuperGaming: Unleashing The Untold Stories From India
Dec 26, 2023
104. Inside Supernova: Providing An AI Tutor For Every Child
Dec 19, 2023
103. Inside Mayhem Studios: Building An Ambitious Battle Royale From India
Dec 12, 2023
102. Inside Bombay Play: Bringing Hyper Social Games From India To The World
Dec 12, 2023
101. Jenny Xu's Grit Diary: Lessons From Building A Fitness Game For GenZ
Dec 12, 2023
100. Revolutionizing Game Publishing: Kepler Interactive's Co-Ownership Model
Nov 21, 2023
99. Antti Hattara's Founder Diary: The Sisu Journey Of Starberry Games
Nov 17, 2023
98. From Game Design To Leadership: The 7 Super Skills Every Designer Should Grow
Nov 07, 2023
97. Coaching 101: You Are The Blocker To Your Full Potential And Can't See It
Oct 31, 2023
96. Power Rangers and Beyond: 10 Years Pivoting Product To Finding Success at nWay
Oct 24, 2023
95. Inside MY.GAMES: Unlocking The Remote Talent Advantage With Anton Gorodestky
Oct 17, 2023
94. Inside Lightheart Entertainment: 4-Year Retrospective Building A Holacratic Organization With Kalle Kaivola
Oct 10, 2023
93. Miska Katkoff & Sophie's Diary: Leadership Pains And Lessons For Our Next Ventures
Oct 03, 2023
92. Martial Valéry Founder's Diary: 10 Years Of Hard-Earned Lessons At OhBiBi
Sep 26, 2023
91. Jens Begemann CEO's Diary: A Decade of Wooga's Evolution To Success
Sep 19, 2023
90. Solving The Team Culture Map Puzzle - with Sophie and Jen Donahoe
Aug 22, 2023
89. Unlock Your True Self With Liberated Leadership - with Steve Cuss
Aug 08, 2023
88. How To Rebuild Trust - with Jen Donahoe
Aug 01, 2023
87. Changing The Money Game - with Marina Barthélémy
Jul 25, 2023
86. Leadership Journey At Ustwo Games - with Maria Sayans and Daniel Gray
Jul 18, 2023
85. The Human Science Of Scaling Company Culture - with Bastian Bergmann
Jul 11, 2023
84. How To Build An Antifragile Casual Games Studio - with Michael Martinez
Jul 04, 2023
83. What Can We Learn From Failing A Startup - with Collin Foss
Jun 27, 2023
82. Apply Non-Violent Communication At Work - with Sophie
Jun 20, 2023
81. How To Solve Messy Business With Stoicism - with Arseny Lebedev
Jun 13, 2023
80. The Limitations of Being Truly Yourself - with Sophie and Miska
Jun 06, 2023
79. Building A Team Of Maverick - with Harinder Sangha
May 30, 2023
78. What I Wish I Knew Before I Began My Career - with Ethan Levy
May 23, 2023
77. Master Emotionally Charged Conversations - with Julie, Ben, Sophie
May 16, 2023
76. Leveling Up From Manager To C-Suite Leader - with Ioana Hreninciuc
May 09, 2023
75. How To Become A Boundary Boss - with Maria Maunula and Sophie
May 02, 2023
74. Understanding Neurodiversity At Work - with Alice Bowman
Apr 25, 2023
73. Pivoting Your Company Strategy 360 - with Nicolas Godement
Apr 18, 2023
72. Manage Your Time Like CEOs - with Simonetta and Ioana
Apr 11, 2023
71. How To Hire Great UX Designers In Games - with Olga Marushchak
Apr 04, 2023
70. How To Become A Stoic Leader And Control Your Emotions - with Sophie and Miska
Mar 28, 2023
69. The Journey Of Next Games To Becoming A Netflix Studio - with Saara Bergström
Mar 21, 2023
68. Scaling Wordscapes and PeopleFun - with Carol Miu
Mar 14, 2023
67. Practice Everyday Courage - BONUS
Mar 08, 2023
66. Building A Bottom-Up Culture At Nitro Games - with Jussi Tähtinen
Mar 07, 2023
65. Managing Up - with Sophie and Miska
Feb 28, 2023
64. Managing Transition At Ubisoft RedLynx - with Celine Pasula
Feb 21, 2023
63. The State Of Mental Health At Work - with Sophie and Songya
Feb 14, 2023
62. Building Games Portfolio At Netflix - with Leanne Loombe
Feb 07, 2023
61. DEI Is A Process, Not A Feature - with Laura and Sophie
Jan 31, 2023
60. Am I In Burnout? - with Joakim and Sophie
Jan 24, 2023
59. How to Plan and Nurture Your Career in Games - with Sophie and Mishka
Jan 17, 2023
58. Forging My Own Path - with Marie Mejerwall
Jan 10, 2023
57. Design Your Life Playbook - with Tom Hammond
Dec 27, 2022
56. Change Management In A Startup - with Isabelle Henriques
Dec 20, 2022
55. Setting New Standards For AAA Studios - with Forest Swartout-Large
Dec 13, 2022
54. Leading With A Coaching Mindset - with Aaron Smith and Ben Carcich
Dec 06, 2022
53. How To Start A Podcast In Games - with Lauren Kaye
Nov 29, 2022
52. Running Your 1:1s In A Modern Workplace - with Marko Kecman
Nov 22, 2022
51. Empowering The Storytellers Of The World - with Julia Palatovska
Nov 15, 2022
50. Building A Kinder World - with Lauren Clinnick
Nov 08, 2022
49. Evolving The Sims With Distributed Teams - with Catharina Lavers Mallet
Nov 01, 2022
48. How Do We Design A Workplace For Leaders As Mothers? - with Emily Yim and Betty Lapeyre
Oct 25, 2022
47. Re-Prioritize Your Personal Life And Work - with Vanessa Rouhani
Oct 18, 2022
46. Building The Next Casual Hit At Rovio - with Julie Beaugrand
Oct 11, 2022
45. Invest In Your Financial Literacy - with Marcela Barrera
Oct 04, 2022
44. How To Approach Racism - with Jennifer Lufau
Sep 27, 2022
43. Re-Examining Your Life Script - with Tamara Rose Morales
Sep 20, 2022
42. Making Games With Impact At Ustwo Games - with Maria Sayans
Sep 13, 2022
41. Lead Your Company As A Sports Team, Not As A Family - with Valerie Alfimova
Sep 06, 2022
40. Never Stop Reinventing Yourself - with Bakyt Aidaralieva
Aug 22, 2022
39. Why We Need More Women As Investors - with Salone Sehgal
Aug 09, 2022
38. Why Games Need Narrative Design - with Stephanie Prue
Jul 26, 2022
37. What Can We Learn From Diablo - with Kegan Clark
Jul 12, 2022
36. Growing A 140M Download IP - with Anette Staloy
Jun 28, 2022
35. Leading Teams As A Stoic - with Sophie Vo
Jun 21, 2022
34. Unlocking Untapped Gaming Experiences - with Noémie Hernandez
Jun 14, 2022
33. Breaking The Bias Of Being A Female CEO - with Simonetta Lulli
May 31, 2022
32. What You Did Not Know About UX - with Devon Wyland
May 17, 2022
31. Crafting The Next Generation Of Lifestyle Games - with Ksusha Zito
May 03, 2022
30. Who Will Merge Em All? - with Laura Taranto
Apr 19, 2022
29. From Pixar Animation Studios To Bringing Tetris® To Mobile - with Mari Burns
Apr 05, 2022
28. What's Next After Leading Covet Fashion? - with Sarah Fuchs
Mar 22, 2022
27. Becoming The Head Of Experimentation On Candy Crush - with Delphine Sassi
Mar 08, 2022
26. Design The Playground For Creativity - with Maya Hofree
Feb 22, 2022
25. Breaking Through As A Solo Designer - with Maryna Iaremenko
Feb 08, 2022
24. Leading Small And Effective UA teams - with An Vu
Jan 27, 2022
23. Drop New Year's Resolutions, Focus on Self Reflection Instead
Jan 18, 2022
22. MasterClass Special - The Creative Leader Mindset
Dec 07, 2021
21. MasterClass Special - How To Create A Strong Studio Culture?
Nov 30, 2021
20. MasterClass Special - Build An Antifragile Team
Nov 23, 2021
19. MasterClass Special - Interview Questions And Red Flags
Nov 16, 2021
18. MasterClass Special - Crystallise Your Team Vision
Oct 19, 2021
17. MasterClass Special - Define Your Studio Mission And Vision
Oct 12, 2021
16. MasterClass Special - Start With Why, Identify Your Personal Values
Oct 05, 2021
15. From Product to CEO - with Mishka Katkoff
Sep 28, 2021
14. Bringing New Gaming Experiences For The Metaverse - with Georgina Felce
Sep 21, 2021
13. Building A Live Ops Community - with Tom Hammond
Sep 14, 2021
12. Making Snackable, Yet Nourishing Games - with Carolin Krenzer
Sep 07, 2021
11. Western Company Culture In Southeast Asia - with Benjamin Chevalier
Aug 31, 2021
10. Building Games With Meaningful Social Interactions - with Tatiana Kondratyeva
Aug 24, 2021
9. Inclusivity Over Gender-focused Representation - with Taina Myöhänen
Aug 17, 2021
8. A Culture Focused On Enabling Others - with Kam Punia
Aug 10, 2021
7. Finding My Calling In Games - with Sophie Vo
Aug 03, 2021
6. Lead With Responsibility And Integrity In Time Of Crisis - with Annina Salvén
Jul 27, 2021
5. Push Yourself To The Next Level - with Ivanna Pogrebniak
Jul 20, 2021
4. Bootstrapping And Keeping Creative Freedom - with Audrey Leprince
Jul 13, 2021
3. Elevating Game Founders - with Joakim Achrén
Jul 06, 2021
2. Rising The Next Generation Of Developers - with Tara Mustapha
Jun 29, 2021
1. Bringing The Joy Of Gaming To New Audiences - with Drussila Hollanda
Jun 13, 2021