I sat down with Guerrilla Games co-founder/managing director Hermen Hulst and narrative director John Gonzalez - instead of gameplay talk, we discussed their creative process and how their new game "Horizon Zero Dawn," was a huge 180 for them as a company after the super-violent "Killzone" shooter series.
As part of Advertising Week's "AW360 Live," I hosted a panel as lead-up to the D&AD Impact Awards (for which I also served as jury member). The panelists included D&AD CEO Tim Lindsay, Droga5 strategy director Elaine Purcell, NASDAQ director of corporate responsibility Evan Harvey, and the president of McCann Global Health Andrew Schirmer.
Fast Company, advertising, host, marketing, panel I spoke with newly-minted Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy as part of Fast Company magazine's "Most Creative People" issue. Star Wars was brought up.
Fast Company, kennedy, lucas, lucasfilm, star wars As part of Fast Company's FCLA Creativity Conference, I hosted a keynote interview with actor and WWE superstar John Cena. He talked about brand building and the importance of authenticity.
FCLA, Fast Company, John Cena, WWE, conference, keynote A piece taking a look at the groundbreaking "Disney Infinity" game system and how it may not be doing enough to close the gender gap.
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