Harry Phokou

The Gaming Playbook w/ Harry Phokou

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On The Gaming Playbook, Harry Phokou sits down with experts in the games industry who have never been interviewed before. Through these in-depth conversations, Harry unpacks the "Playbook" that made them so successful. Skip the line on Tuesdays and download the real-life cheat codes every gaming industry pro needs to know. LinkedIn: @hphokouInstagram: @hphokouNewsletter: https://join.thegamingplaybook.com/Business and guest inquiries: playbook@phokou.com

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Harry Phokou

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#6 - Jeremy Stein: "The Product Leader Playbook" - Product Management, Team Empowerment, Gaming Studio Startup & more 18.06.2024 1:03:42

Today’s guest is Jeremy Stein, the Co-Founder of TTFN Games and a mobile product leader with specialties in design and production. With nearly 18 years in the gaming industry alone, he's contributed to such well-known titles like Madden NFL, Subway Surfers, and Merge Dragons, transitioning from hands-on game development to strategic leadership and co-founding a gaming studio. In this episode, he s...

#5 - Yahsir Qureshi: "How do you build a successful gaming studio?" - Team-building, Gaming Studio Management & more 11.06.2024 1:05:48

Today’s guest is Yahsir Qureshi, the VP and Head of Studio at Sandsoft Games, also an accomplished advisor and investor in the tech industry. He has more than 14 years of unique experience across both AAA Console and F2P mobile games building some of the most successful franchises ever released including Need for Speed, FIFA Ultimate Team, Dawn of Titans, and CSR Racing 2 in Production, Product, a...

#4 - Alexander Rehm: Career growth in Games - Transferable Skills, Layoffs, Mentorship, LinkedIn Algorithm & more 04.06.2024 1:17:01

Today's guest is Alexander Rehm, a seasoned Live Ops Director and a mentor with over 16 years of experience in the gaming, banking, and B2B/B2C industries. In this episode, he shares his invaluable insights on transferable skills, navigating layoffs, mentorship, and the challenges posed by recent changes to the LinkedIn algorithm. Discover how he has supported the gaming community through job supp...

#3 - Alexis Gresoviac: "The Managing Director Playbook" - Growing Gameloft Japan as VP from 1-150, Negotiating w/ Giants, Coaching and more. 20.05.2024 2:20:36

Today's guest is Alexis Gresoviac, a veteran of the gaming industry. He has been in the gaming industry for 25 years and served as Managing director of Blizzard Korea, VP of Gameloft, and General Manager of Huuuge Games. He leverages his executive leadership experience to advise C-Suite teams on expansion strategies, evaluation of M&A deals, effective internal operations, and organizational st...

#2 - Lara Acosta: How to get Unstuck using LinkedIn - Personal Branding, Networking, Storytelling and more. 08.05.2024 1:11:38

Lara Acosta has helped 100s of people get unstuck using LinkedIn and personal branding. She grew from 0 to 140k+ followers in just 2 years and is now the #1 UK Female Creator. If you want to post more on LinkedIn, this podcast is for you. Connect w/Lara Acosta (guest): LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraacostar/ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Laraacosta Twitter/𝕏: ⁠ https://x.com/Laraac...

#1 - Thomas Lemesle: From Producer to Recruiter - Lessons from 25 Years of Hiring, AI in Recruitment, Networking & Mentoring and more. 15.04.2024 52:20

Thomas Lemesle is the Talent Acquisition manager at Gamehouse closing in on 20 years in the games industry. Having been a hiring manager for 25+ years starting at Nintendo in QA before moving on to product management/Production and then recruiting 10 years ago. This duo perspective of the recruiter and producer gives him a unique perspective of the industry which we dove into. We practically explo...