The Gaming Playbook w/ Harry Phokou #3 - Alexis Gresoviac: "The Managing Director Playbook" - Growing Gameloft Japan as VP from 1-150, Negotiating w/ Giants, Coaching and more.
Today's guest is Alexis Gresoviac, a veteran of the gaming industry.
He has been in the gaming industry for 25 years and served as Managing director of Blizzard Korea, VP of Gameloft, and General Manager of Huuuge Games. He leverages his executive leadership experience to advise C-Suite teams on expansion strategies, evaluation of M&A deals, effective internal operations, and organizational structure. If you aspire to be a managing director, C-level executive, or founder of a gaming startup, this podcast is for you.
Alexis is available for Strategic Advising & Coaching.
You can connect with him on LinkedIn to find out more: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisgresoviac/
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Chapters:
0:00 Introducing Alexis: A Journey Through Gaming and Beyond
1:57 Market Research to VP: Alexis's Early Career Journey
6:30 Lessons from SEGA Legends
18:06 Remote Work Realities and Industry Immaturity
24:19 From Managing a Few to 150 at Gameloft
38:35 Negotiating Lessons from Gameloft's Licensing Deals
54:51 Transitioning from Gameloft to Blizzard
59:28 Managing Blizzard's Spectacle
1:07:23 How to network at parties
1:11:50 Celebrating Community: Lessons from Epic Live Events
1:19:05 From Managing Director to Strategic Advisor at Bethesda
1:26:56 What Does a Good Advisor Do?
1:34:11 Function vs Franchise Focus Structure at Blizzard
1:41:28 Challenges of Overwatch 2 and Free-to-Play Dilemma
1:44:49 Accelerating Production at Huuuge Games.
1:51:00 Maximising Impact with ACE Consulting Group
1:55:00 3 Ways Alexis Helps People
2:00:20 The Value of Coaching with Harry & Alexis
2:06:00 Rapid fire: Key Aspects for a killer team
2:15:00 How Companies Are Failing Because of Bad Management