Ended - 09.09.2020
Industry Insights
Industry Insights is a programme that has been curated for young people who want to start a career in the games industry.
Key statistics
305
Participants
95%
Found value in the content
5
months
Detailed Impact report
Overview
Educational value
In the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, it became apparent that a range of new skills needed to be cultivated for entrepreneurs and folks in managerial roles within the creative industry to help their businesses survive. Discussing with our key stakeholders, we decided to create a series of talks and workshops focused on developing these new skills. A series of articles, both aggregated from academic journals and put together by thought leaders, led us to creating the programme that was delivered. The programme focused on two main paths: learning practical skills (pitching remotely, business planning) and soft skills (resilience, learning to manage impostor syndrome) needed in the light of COVID-related adaptations to the workspace, all the while making important business connections with our mentors and between each of the participants.
Speakers
Cathie Jeannot
Business and Life Coach | Tackling Impostor Syndrome
Coach, mentor and thinking partner, Cathie guides you through steps to overcoming impostor feelings that prevent you from accurately assessing your skills and achieving your goals.
Julia Payne
Director at The Hub | Business Planning for People Who Don’t Like Business Planning
Julia Payne has 20+ years of experience in promoting, marketing and fundraising for independent ‘beyond mainstream’ music.
Peter Cowley
Angel Investor and Writer | What are Angel Investors Looking for During COVID?
Peter Cowley, a Cambridge university technology graduate, founded and ran over a dozen businesses in technology and property over the last 39 years. He has built up a portfolio of over 70 angel investments with eight good exits (including one that is 107X and returned all his invested cash) and twelve failures.
Kayla Conley
Public Speaking Trainer | Pitch Your Business Remotely - Speaking with Confidence
Kayla has over 15 years of public speaking experience behind her, a first class degree in finance, an MBA and has worked in the City of London for a number of years. She also believes that helping people fulfil their need for self-expression is her true calling.
Milo Skene
Dealmaker at the Department of International Trade | Building Resilience as a Digital Creative Entrepreneur
Milo is a Dealmaker for the Global Entrepreneur Programme, focussing predominantly on Latin America, helping innovative high potential tech companies relocate to the UK. He is also a Master Coach, Managing Director and Co-Founder of 18-07 Careers.
Frazer Merrick
Co-Founder at CLIP | Build your Income Streams with Sustainable Business Models
Frazer is a sound artist working in Essex, England, who has exhibited at venues including Firstsite, Nottingham Contemporaries and Turner Contemporary as well as producing work with Channel 4 and the BBC.
Jake Mackey
Games Partnership Manager at Autistica | Creating more Diverse Hiring Practices in the Creative Industries
Jake is a creative solution finder and community advocate who engages with building inclusive brands, products and communities to empower individuals that may otherwise be left out of the conversation.
Leon Killin
Founder at Balance Patch | Creating more Diverse Hiring Practices in the Creative Industries
Leon is the founder of Balance Patch--a diversity and inclusion consultancy for the UK games industry, offering bespoke and highly personalised services that are tailored to meet the unique needs, ethos, and personality of each studio. His goal is to provide the right tools and support your team needs so we can collaboratively make the games industry the very best it can be from the inside out.
Anna Mansi
Head of Certification at the BFI | R&D, Games, TV & Film Tax Relief
Anna Mansi established relationships with key industry stakeholders across the UK for the British Film Institute. She coordinates and runs seminars and events for the video game, animation and children’s TV sectors. She also helped to draft the BFI's Diversity Standards criteria for lottery funded projects which are assessed by herself and members of her team.
Tim Repa-Davies
Senior Associate at Sheridans | R&D, Games, TV & Film Tax Relief
Tim is a senior associate in Sheridans' Interactive Media and Games teams, and I lead the firm's Games Finance practice. He works with clients across the games, technology and digital media industries including video and tabletop game developers and animation studios.
Quotes
“An engaging series of webinars that breaks down topics/issues/opportunities facing creative practitioners.” - Dan, Founder
“Kayla presented an inspiring webinar that demonstrated and emphasised the importance of bringing confidence and authenticity to public speaking.” - Holly Pickering, Freelance Art Director
“As someone who suffers from impostor syndrome, it was reassuring to know that lots of other people experience it too, and that there are ways to deal with it and minimise how much it impacts your day-to-day life.” - Becky Saunders, Co-Founder, Fat Familiar
“We decided to set up our company in October 2019. We’re still very new, because at uni we learn how to make games but we don’t learn about how to run a studio or how to pitch, talk to investors or how to manage our business finances. This is why I felt like these talks were particularly interesting. At each talk I wrote lots of notes which I then passed to my team and told them to read them.” - Becky
“I’m a freelance UI [User Interface] Artist. Because I built my own business, I had to learn how to sell myself to find work, and there’s a lot of anxiety around that. I always thought of the Impostor Syndrome as not having confidence in your abilities, so the main thing in the talk - that there are different types of impostor syndrome - really helped me correlate how the impostor syndrome relates to me. I’ve already been using the stuff from the workshop, reminding myself that although I’m good at selling myself, that’s a completely different thing than actually doing the job. Nobody expects you to be 100% all the time, so that gives me permission to make mistakes, which allows me to grow.” - Edd
Our Programmes
At Game Anglia, we take a hands-on approach to education. Through our range of events, workshops, and initiatives, we empower individuals to learn, create, discover, and promote. Whether you're a budding game designer looking to gain essential industry skills, or an independent studio seeking expert guidance, our programmes are designed to foster talent and propel you towards your game development aspirations.
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