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MVP135: The Mind Behind Mindtaker Miniatures
Episode 135
Robyn Lowy, the owner of Mindtaker Miniatures in Vancouver, Washington, talks about how she built a truly unique take on the friendly local game store. Find out how Robyn started by buying and selli…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
MVP134: Brendan Carrion on Athoria Games and Marketing in the Modern Age
Episode 134
Brendan Carrion, email marketer/game designer/podcaster with Athoria Games in Arizona, is on the podcast to talk about the nuts and bolts of marketing a game store and getting new customers, what mak…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
MVP133: Jamison Sacks On 10 Years At Common Ground Games
Episode 133
We've got Jamison Sacks on the podcast today. Jamison is the owner of Common Ground Games in Dallas. Founded in 2013 by Jamison Sacks & DR Hanson, Common Ground Games brings a premiere retail and gam…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
MVP132: 95 Game Center and Growing The Business Into An MTG Singles Online Powerhouse
Episode 132
We've got Michael McKinney on the podcast today. Michael is the logistics manager of 95 MTG and 95 Game Center in Wilmington and we dig into some really interesting aspects of the way 95 Game Center …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
MVP131: Is Wizards of the Coast Killing The Golden Goose?
Episode 131
Daniel Vander Kooy comes onto the Manaverse Podcast and talks about the OGL, whether Wizards of the Coast is killing the golden goose, what's happening in the hobby industry, and how game store owner…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
MVP130: The Return of Erik Bigglestone, Website Accessibility and ADA Lawsuits, and What Game Store Owners Need to Do To Protect Their Businesses in 2023
Episode 130
Erik Bigglestone makes his return debut on the Manaverse Podcast to share his experience dealing with an ADA lawsuit last year and talk about ways for game stores to protect their businesses from pre…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
MVP129: The First 100 Days
Episode 129
Hypothesis: Customer Lifetime Value highly correlates to a high number of positive interactions within the first 100 days, and the likelihood of those interactions is highly correlated to to the qual…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
MVP128: Cosmic Games and the Art of Selling Singles and Retro Video Games
Episode 128
We've got Adam Scholtz on the podcast. Adam is the owner of Cosmic Games in Bellingham. Cosmic Games is Bellingham's premier source for Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Video Games an…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
MVP127: The Game Chest Is Raising The Bar On The Tabletop Industry
Episode 127
We've got Maryam Al-Hammami on the podcast. Maryam is the co-owner of The Game Chest, a four location local game store business in California. Maryam and I discuss what it takes for a game store to g…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
MVP126: How David Finn Is Building A Giga Empire - Giga-Bites Tabletop Cafe and Bridge Distribution
Episode 126
We've got David Finn on the podcast. David is the owner of Giga-Bites Cafe in Marietta, near Atlanta. Giga-Bites Café was founded by David Finn 14 years ago and is the host for a gaming community of …
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago