149. Building Culture Through Growth: Kimber Dall on Leadership at Scale

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In this new episode, host Sophie Vo Vo speaks with Kimber Dall, SVP of People at SciPlay, a global mobile games leader.

With a decade of experience scaling the company from 100 to over 1,000 employees across five countries (Israel, Ukraine, US, India…), Kimber shares hard-won wisdom about building culture, navigating global and geo-political crises, and supporting people-first leadership at scale.

We cover in this episode:

* Evolving a startup into a global company of 1,000+ employees while preserving its heart

* The non-negotiable in performance management—and how to scale them

* Hiring leaders who live your values, not just talk them

* Supporting employees during geo-political conflicts—with empathy and action

* Preventing burnout in 24/7 live games with practical tools and transparency

* Managing across generations—and why Gen Z requires new leadership muscle

Whether you're a founder, people leader, or game industry veteran, this episode will inspire you to rethink how you scale culture, invest in your people, and lead from the heart with clarity and structure.

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