This week we have an incredible special guest, Shawn Layden, the former Chairman PlayStation Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment. Shawn shares his insights of the global video games industry, advice to game developers, and what it was like working directly for the founder of Sony, Akio Morita.

Topics discussed:

1. Cats


2. Global video games industry


3. Life on the road and at now at home


4. Diversity in the video games industry


5. How the games industry can reach a wider audience


6. Why the finance industry is paying attention to video games


7. The importance of culture, leadership, and disrupting your business

And much more!

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• www.petfinder.com

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