Podcast Episodes

MVP086: Now Is Not The Time To Open a Game Store, Do This Instead

If you're in the planning stages of your future game store or were about to launch, you should put everything on hiatus right now.

Hold off on opening your doors or making any major purchases in the …

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

MVP085: Resources and Advice For Staying In Business During The Covid-19 Pandemic

The situation is changing day by day and for many game store owners, business is anything but the usual.

Social distancing and isolation have made the traditional model for local game stores unfeasibl…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

MVP084: Get In Front of More Customers with WeTabletop

Joe Masilotti is on the show to talk about how WeTabletop can help game store owners get in front of more customers and fill up their events more consistently.

WeTabletop allows players looking for g…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Is Here, Now What?

Is coronavirus worse than the flu? At this point it doesn't matter, the panic and fear is real.

Governments are taking this seriously.

Coronavirus is going to affect all retail but game stores are a u…

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

MVP083: Justice Has Been Served

For those who haven’t heard the tale, Pat’s Games was robbed a little over three years ago and the bad guys made off with over $60,000 worth of high value Magic cards. The story of the burglary went …

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

MVP082: Pete Hoefling on Star City Games

Since the day I started the Manaverse Podcast I've wanted to interview certain people in particular. John Coviello and Gordan Johansen were high on my list, as well as Pat Johnson and Kelly Ackerman,…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

MVP081: Chatbots: What They Are And Why You Should Care

Over the course of the last year, Chatbots have been making a lot of noise in the industry. They are either the cutting edge in marketing technology, poised to change the way people interact with bus…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

MVP080: How Gordon Johansen Sold $36,000 Worth Of Product In One Day

  Gordon Johansen is back on the Manaverse Podcast along with John Coviello and Wayne Mittlesteadt to talk about holiday sales and driving big numbers during the holiday season. Black Friday, Small B…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

MVP079: The State Of The Games Industry

2018 has been an interesting year for the games industry. We've seen a glut of excellent board games hit the market and more mainstream adoption of the gaming hobby by the 'mundanes' as John Coviello…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

MVP078: The Death Of Magic Online

The days of Magic Online are numbered, at least in its current form. The question we explore today is "Will Wizard's of the Coast shut down Magic Online?" and how will this affect local game store ow…

Published on 7 years ago