Orange Perspective

Jason sits down to talk with Alex Tensi of Asheville, North Carolina. Alex has been with Breakout in many capacities and started out as a game master. Jason and Alex discuss the not so subtle but important different between a mockumentary and a documentary. 

Jason sits down with Brad Greenman to have a discussion on the past, present, and future of Orange Consulting. Brad and Jason deep dive into a long journey of leadership and how he started by serving frozen yogurt to an operations managers. 

Jason sits down with Grant Hartsell. Grant is the GM of Breakout Games in Arlington, TX and is a relatively new manager. He has a fresh perspective on Breakout's culture and business. Grant and Jason talk about connecting with your team and how to have an honest discussion about dissolving cliques. This ties together how inclusion can create a stellar store culture. 

Get to know Molly Thomas and her role at Breakout Games. She loves art, theatre, and her favorite room is Hostage! She started out at Breakout Greensboro and currently lives in Lexington and works in group sales. 

Check out Molly's art project here: https://www.yourunclerichard.com/  

Lukas Owens sits down with Jason to discuss Breakout Games and his journey from building escape rooms to being the Director of Sales. Lukas works with multiple brands including, Breakout Games, Vinaigrette, and Activate Games. 

In this weeks episode of Orange Perspective we get to know Joe Nelis. Joe is in charge of Breakout's North Hills location in Pittsburgh. Joe started out as a game master and is now the general manager. Jason and Joe discuss hidden talents, movies, many things Breakout. 

This week on Orange Perspective we have Breakout Cincinnati manager Stephanie Proctor on the show. Stephanie shares her story with us and how she started as a game master and rose to the manager level. She also shares some fun customer stories and how Jimmy Buffet and scuba diving are related in her life. 

Jason sits down with North Indianapolis Breakout Games manager Courtney Oliphant. Courtney started out with Breakout managing the South Indianapolis location. Jason and Courtney talk about what it is like to come into a new environment and how transitioning managers can influence store operations.   

Jason Thompson is joined by Ben Davis and Brad Ervin. They sit down to discuss how culture can shape a business for better or for worse. How do you create the culture you want? What is the point of creating culture? Why should you care about it? All of these questions will be addressed with examples that Jason, Ben, and Brad have personal experiences with. Intentionality in building culture is a vital part of company health and these conversations are an exploration of why it is important.

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Jason talks to three managers from three different Breakout Games locations. We find out some of their favorite things in life and what common goal has brought them together on the same team. Alyssa, Monica, and Michael discuss how they were able to move up and excel within Breakout.  

Some of their favorites! 

Alyssa's favorites! 

• Movie - Dirty Dancing  
• Song - Clear Honey - Jetty Bones 
• Book -  Song of Spiderman 

Michael's favorites! 

• Movie - Interstellar 
• Song - Tale of Two Cities - J Cole 
• Book - The Poisonwood Bible  
• Original Podcast -  Poe Toaster Show 
• Original Podcast - Podney Dangercast 

Monica's many favorites! 

• Movie - Harry Potter Series 
• Song - Dubstep mash ups!
• Book - Yes Please - Amy Poehler, Bossy Pants - Tiny Fay, The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins