Kelsey and I go way back. She has worked her way up into the industry and is now the EMEA Events Marketing Manager for Twitch. In our chat we discuss how she got into the industry through video games journalism and how her transferable skills have helped get her to her current role. I really hope you enjoy Kelsey's story!

Anisa is a UI/UX Designer for Rebel Racing and the founder of Limit Break Mentorship which is a program that offers women and minorities an opportunity to meet industry professionals and receive help in their careers. Anisa has also judged the BAFTA game awards multiple times and even spoken at GDC.

Within this episode we talk about how Anisa found her place in the industry and the struggles she’s faced with visas while attempting to stay within the field that she loves.

Loukia Kyriakidou is a Freelance 2D artist with almost a decade of experience within the gaming industry. Lucy went into freelancing straight from university and has since managed to lend her artistic talents to over 20 games. Talking to Lucy was really enlightening as we spoke about her choice to work as a freelancer, the steps she took to secure her initial clients, and the drive she has to share these experiences through public speaking. Hope you enjoy Loukia's story!

Jean is the CEO of 1 More Story Games and in this position she acts as a speaker, mentor, educator and coach. After her husband, Blair's, near death experience the couple decided to create their own game engine in an effort to bridge the gap between reading books and playing video games. I really hope you enjoy Jean's story!

Sarah Lynn is currently a producer at Firaxis Games and she's worked on numerous titles including Civilisation VI. Prior to working as a producer, Sarah spent a lot of time working in QA, but also she's worked in marketing too and to try and inspire the next generation, she now hosts talks at all girls schools where she helps them to understand more about the roles that people take when developing video games. I really hope you enjoy her story!

Lily and Violet founded Nerd Pirates back in 2013 and help their clients with all of their PR and Marketing needs. They've worked on a load of creative projects; one of which was a companion book for the game Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion! It's also really awesome that they are twins and have been a team pretty much since birth. I first met Nerd Pirates at the Women in Games conference which they were hosting and was so inspired by their charisma and talent! I really hope you enjoy their story.

Debbie Timmins is a content creator producing Streams for Twitch as well as videos for her YouTube Channel, PokeWeefz. I first met Debbie years ago when we were both working on separate websites for Games Media Coverage; Debbie ran a site called Average Gamer while I was doing reviews and news on GamingUnion.net. It was really interesting to chat with her about how she's adapted with the times and I really hope you all enjoy her story.

Leanne is an Artist currently working as a Senior 2D Artist at Deep Silver but before that she was working with her husband on their mobile title Glyph Quest after they were both out of work right before the birth of their first child! I really love Leanne's story and I hope you enjoy it too!

Ashley Riza is a 3D Artist currently working at Kuato Studios. She found love working with games working for Dare (a creative agency) 3D visualisations for big brands like BMW and Barclaycard. At the moment she's recreating many of your favorite Disney characters for Kuato Studio's Disney Story Realms. I really hope you enjoy Ashley's story!

Ellie Rhodes is a Product Manager for Ubisoft. After reading her blog post on Ubisoft's official site, I knew I had to have Ellie Rhodes on our show! Her story is so inspiring as she worked her way up from retail in her local games store to running marking campaigns for Ubisoft; more specifically Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Story Creator Mode! It was so great to learn about her adventure in the games industry and I really hope you enjoy our chat!