Hollywood may build stars, but gaming is "the biggest, fastest-growing entertainment medium in the world," says CEO Andrew Wilson of Electronic Arts. That's why businesses from Netflix to Disney to Facebook are eyeing the space, along with creators and startups eager to tap into the entrepreneurial opportunities posed by the still-evolving "metaverse." Wilso ... Show More
Feb 26
Hailey Bieber, AI and fast launches: how e.l.f. Beauty is winning
Tarang Amin took the helm of e.l.f. Beauty at a pivotal moment and helped turn it from industry underdog to category disruptor, with a retail footprint spanning Sephora, Target, Dollar General, and H&M — while outperforming much of the beauty sector. Amin breaks down the unconven ... Show More
31m 8s
Feb 24
Unrivaled is rewriting the business of women’s basketball
Women's sports are continuing to thrive. Record-breaking WNBA viewership, a flood of new brand investment, and now Unrivaled: the women's basketball league built by players, for players. Commissioner Micky Lawler joins Rapid Response to pull back the curtain on what it really tak ... Show More
21 m
Sep 2022
Mitch Lasky - The Business of Gaming - [Invest Like the Best, EP.293]
My guest today is Mitch Lasky. Mitch is a partner at Benchmark and one of the leading figures in the video game industry. Over the last 30 years, he has built, led, and invested in a number of the best gaming companies in the world, including Activision, EA, Riot, Snapchat, and D ... Show More
1h 15m
Sep 2018
Chris Bruzzo, CMO of Electronic Arts (EA) - The Hunt for a Signature Move
Chris Bruzzo, CMO of Electronic Arts (EA), has a passion for “Signature Moves”. His career from healthcare marketing to Amazon to Starbucks to EA is already a list of signature career moves, but within those roles, he challenges himself and his team to be constantly in the hunt f ... Show More
28m 26s
Aug 2022
What Business Leaders Should Know Now About the Metaverse
It might still seem like a buzzword, or something that only matters to tech CEOs. But Matthew Ball, CEO of Epyllion and the former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios, says the metaverse is the "new internet" – and that it's already here. He argues that companies large and ... Show More
27m 30s
Apr 2023
Electronic Arts: FIFA, The Sims, Madden and More - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 106]
This is Matt Reustle and today we are breaking down the iconic video game publisher, Electronic Arts. EA’s corporate history dates back to the 1980s and the business has evolved with all of the industry shifts in the decades since. To break down EA, I am joined by the author of T ... Show More
56m 55s
Dec 2021
The metaverse is already here — and it’s full of Pokemon, says Niantic CEO John Hanke
John Hanke is the CEO of Niantic, a company that makes the wildly popular Pokemon Go mobile game in partnership with Nintendo and the Pokémon company. Pokemon Go, and its predecessor Ingress, are now the largest and most successful augmented reality games in the industry, which m ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2021
Gabriel Leydon - Designing Digital Economies - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 229]
My guest is Gabe Leydon, who is the co-founder and former CEO of MZ, also known as Machine Zone, the company behind huge games such as Mobile Strike and Game of War. Gabe has spent the last 20 years designing video games and is one of the most original thinkers I have talked to i ... Show More
1h 20m
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