The Talent Game Podcast
By Joe Burridge
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Episodes: 28
Description
Succeeding in the games industry is a talent game and we’re here to help you master it. Welcome to The Talent Game Podcast!
Hosted by Joe Burridge—Head of Talent at Play Ventures, with past experience at EA and Epic Games—this podcast brings you in-depth discussions with leaders from the world’s top gaming companies.
The Talent Game dives deep into the art and science of talent in the games industry, exploring insights from top leaders to help listeners level up their approach to building, scaling and leading teams. Season 2 is all about candid stories, bold opinions and actionable insights.
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The Role of COO in Gaming: Viki Freeman (Airship Interactive) and Katya Dolgova (Redhill Games)
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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HR Leadership in Gaming: Marina Jónsdóttir (Head of People at Starbreeze), Joseph Wilson (ex-VP People Experience at EA), Keith Caswell (ex-Hasbro, EA, Microsoft)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Inside the Role of a Games CEO: Nuno Leiria (CEO, Nilo), John Wright (CEO, Turborilla), Kate Booth (CEO, Studio HEFT), Kim Soares (CEO, Social First)
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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The CFO role in gaming: Ido Hochman (CFO, Avid Games) and Francesco La Deda (CFO, WA.Technology)
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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The Chief Revenue Officer role in gaming: Paul Bowen (CRO at Appcharge) and Dan Laughlin (CRO at Gamesight)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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The role of CTO in the games industry: Mark Allen (Avid Games), Terence Burns (Tanglewood Games) and Puli Liyanagama (Metica)
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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The role of Studio Head in the games industry with Robert Bowling and Tristan Rattink
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Nick Button-Brown (The Games Angels | Improbable | Crytek | EA)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Olivia Yu (Bumble | King | Paramount | Disney)
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Bruce Grove (CTO at Avantis | GM at Mythical Games | CEO & Co-Founder at Polystream)
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Jon Warner (Senior VP at Hyper Hippo | Chief of Staff at BioWare | EA | Disney | Microsoft)
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Matt Hearnden (ex - Senior Recruiter at Activision Blizzard King)
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Vanessa Mullin (VP Sales at Scenario | Agora | Unity)
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Charlie Ruck (Head of Games at True Search)
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Liat Barer (Chief Product Officer at ODEEO / Senior Product Manager at Yahoo / VP at StartApp)
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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John Wright (VP Mobile Games at Kwalee / Unity / Luna Labs / ironSource)
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Amir Satvat (Amir Satvat's Games Community, Tencent, Amazon Games)
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Season 1 Recap
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Andy Ross (Co-Founder of Studio Vision)
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Emma Gomersall (Lead Talent Partner at The Multiplayer Group)
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Ido Naim (Zynga, Tripledot, Voodoo, Playtika)
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Kate Booth (COO at Cooperative Innovations, Product Director at HandCircus, COO at PRELOADED)
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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John Clark (ex CEO at Curve Games, VP Partnerships at Tencent, EVP Publishing at SEGA)
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Erla Gunnhildardóttir (Fractional CFO, FP&A Lead at Supercell, Finance Director at CCP Games)
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Nic Walker (prev. COO at Space Ape Games)
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Mary Chan (Lightforge Games, JPMorgan)
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Pep Perez (Riot Games)
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Samantha Ebelthite (EA, Outright Games, SuperFaction)
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Sep 26, 2024 |