Learn from Leaders Podcast

Guest: Zoë Curnoe, Studio Production Director (recently changed role to Studio Director) and Co-Founder at Timbre Games, Leadership and Executive Coach.

During the third episode of Season 2, Patric Palm interviews Zoë Curnoe, Studio Production Director and Co-Founder at Timbre Games, Leadership and Executive Coach.

For the past 18 years, Zoë has held production positions at a range of companies that have spanned working with artists in the Canadian Rocky Mountains at the Banff Centre, from smaller independent companies to large powerhouses such as Riot Games and Electronic Arts. In 2021 she left her role as Production Director of the Story Campaign for the massively popular Gears of War franchise at The Coalition to found Timbre Games where she has taken on the role of Studio Production Director.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

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Guest: Jason Savopolos, a lead producer at Frost Giant Studios.

During the second episode of Season 2, Patric Palm interviews Jason Savopolos, a lead producer at Frost Giant Studios.

He began his career in game development in 2007 at Electronic Arts as a QA tester, working his way up the ranks of the quality assurance department until serving on the Command & Conquer franchise team as a development manager. After nearly six years with EA, he left the company to take on project management and production roles at other game studios, including a three-year stint as senior project manager on Creature Quest at VC Mobile Entertainment. In 2018, he joined Blizzard Entertainment, where he served as a senior producer on StarCraft II, Warcraft III: Reforged, and Hearthstone.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guest: Don Daglow, game designer and industry pioneer.

During the first Season 2 episode Patric Palm interviews Don Daglow, three-time Inc. 500™ CEO, a pioneering game designer, and 2008 Technical Emmy® Award recipient whose career spans the history of Silicon Valley. Teams have shipped over $1 billion in-game products under his leadership. He is the only executive in the history of the games industry who has held leadership and/or creative positions on every generation of video game consoles, from 1980 to the present day. In 2003 he received the CGE Award for "groundbreaking achievements that shaped the Video Game Industry." Together they explore talent development and career paths in the game industry.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guest: Mark Kyle

Mark Kyle has brought agility and creativity to an impressive range of industries, from game development to ski resort maintenance to events and film festivals. Mark has held former executive-level and consulting roles at EA Sports, LucasArts, and Vail Resorts, he is a process efficiency guru currently utilizing Favro on a variety of projects in the visual, performance, and musical arts to influence positive global change and climate science awareness.

During the episode we will cover:

- Challenges of leading creatives in small and large, remote or hybrid, organizations,

- Doing more with less,

- How to not mess up agility in large organizations,

- How to maintain team autonomy while aligning everyone towards the same goals,

- Leading creative work ranging from game development to organizing a film festival.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guests: Jérôme Franck-Sætervoll and Halldor Skattebo

During the episode we will cover:

Media companies need to adapt to survive and thrive. In addition, the Covid pandemic made organizations distributed by necessity, and now many companies are planning to go back, not to normal, but a new normal being a hybrid workplace. In this webinar, we discuss these challenges in detail and what adapting means in practice.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guest: Patrik von Bergen, Management Consultant at P. von Bergen AB

Patrik provide services focusing on implementing agile go to market methods, aligning business objectives and he helps organizations take control of their marketing technology stack. Tackling the ongoing change in B2B sales and marketing will prove to be increasingly important. To help, Patrik has developed a toolkit, combining 25 years of sales and marketing experience, in both start-ups and mature businesses, passion for agile work method and his never ending interest in martech.

During the episode we will cover:

In this episode, we'll explore the benefits of fully remote and distributed organizations. From startups to global enterprises, the world of work has changed, and many have realized that this is a change for the better. We'll also discuss the inherent challenges to remote first organizations based on real-world experiences and how some of the most forward-thinking companies have overcome them. As we enter a new normal, both processes and tools are more critical to business success than ever. With remote work done right, the advantages far outweigh the negatives. We'll show you a proven combination of powerful techniques and tools to ensure your organization continues to thrive.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guest: Daniel Tabar‍‍, President at Atomontage Inc.

Built and led game development teams distributed with members in ten countries on four continents, before co-founding Atomontage Inc. in 2017, where he manages product, charts strategy, raises funds, and wears many other hats.

During the episode we will cover:

In this webinar, we'll explore the benefits of fully remote and distributed organizations. From startups to global enterprises, the world of work has changed, and many have realized that this is a change for the better. We'll also discuss the inherent challenges to remote first organizations based on real-world experiences and how some of the most forward-thinking companies have overcome them. As we enter a new normal, both processes and tools are more critical to business success than ever. With remote work done right, the advantages far outweigh the negatives. We'll show you a proven combination of powerful techniques and tools to ensure your organization continues to thrive.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guest: Michael Verrette, Development Director @Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

Experienced Producer with over 16 years of game development experience from Iron Lore to Harmonix to Unknown Worlds.

During the episode we will cover:

We'll explore the benefits of a fully remote and distributed game studio. We'll also discuss the challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios in the world have overcome them. As we enter a new normal, both process and collaboration tools are more important than ever. With remote work done right, the advantages far outweigh the negatives. We'll show you a proven combination of powerful techniques and tools to ensure your studio continues to achieve the extraordinary.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guest: Carlos Sanchez, Principal Program Manager for Product Led Inclusivity, Xbox Gaming for Everyone @ Microsoft.

Executive Producer focused on building game impacting inclusivity. Co-lead of the Xbox Latinx community. Former production leader at Turn 10 Studios, Bungie, and EA. Passionate about bringing diversity, inclusion, and opportunities into the leadership levels of the games industry.

During the episode we will cover:

We'll explore the benefits of a fully remote and distributed game studio. We'll also discuss the challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios in the world have overcome them. As we enter a new normal, both process and collaboration tools are more important than ever. With remote work done right, the advantages far outweigh the negatives. We'll show you a proven combination of powerful techniques and tools to ensure your studio continues to achieve the extraordinary.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.

Guest: Samuli Syvähuoko, an early pioneer of the Finnish game industry.

Samuli started his career in 1995 by co-founding Remedy Entertainment. Since then he has co-founded six other game studios (Fathammer, Recoil Games, Helsinki GameWorks, Armada Interactive, Lightheart Entertainment and Return Entertainment).In 2014, Samuli co-founded Sisu Game Ventures, an investment company focused on the Nordic game industry that has 51 portfolio companies.

During the episode we will cover:

We'll explore the benefits of a fully remote and distributed game studio. We'll also discuss the challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios in the world have overcome them. As we enter a new normal, both process and collaboration tools are more important than ever. With remote work done right, the advantages far outweigh the negatives. We'll show you a proven combination of powerful techniques and tools to ensure your studio continues to achieve the extraordinary.

Host: Patric Palm - Favro ceo & founder. Serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Mostly games, SaaS, AI, deep tech. Passionate about hyper-performing teams and business agility.

Learn from Leaders 30 min Podcast 🎙️ series focus on SaaS & Game industry leaders. Challenges from real-world experiences and how some of the best studios and companies in the world have overcome them.

Visit 👉 https://favro.com and learn the best collaborative planning, business agility, working-from-anywhere, project management, culture & leadership, practices.