The gaming industry is fast-moving and highly competitive. Having a great concept or storyline for a game isn’t enough anymore; you need great gaming industry leadership to place highly skilled and motivated individuals in the right places to produce games on time and of high enough quality to be popular.
One person who knows this best is Rui Casais, CEO at Funcom, the developers of the highly anticipated ‘Dune: Awakening’ game that’s due to be released in May 2025 on all consoles.
James Ballard, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Annapurna, chats to Rui during our latest episode of our ‘In The Spotlight’ podcast series, where he describes what leadership means to him, and how he worked his way up from being a programmer to the CEO at Funcom, defining the things that helped him become a great gaming industry leader.
Rui also touches on the challenges he’s encountered leading teams with an ever-growing presence of remote working.
Whether you’re interested in the gaming industry or simply want to get a better understanding on how to effectively lead remote workers in today’s world, this episode is for you.
Listen to the full podcast episode on your favourite streaming platforms here:
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music.
