Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we collaborated with Kickstarter and talked to Nicole Amato, Games Outreach Lead at Kickstarter. She speaks about how her passion for writing and video games, combined with her academic background and professional experiences, led her from game journalism to game design and co-founding her own studio, ultimately shaping her current role supporting creators as Kickstarter’s Games Outreach Lead. Read more about Nicole here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Velichka Georgieva, People & Culture Manager at Imperia Online. She speaks about her journey from working in casinos to becoming a People & Culture Manager in the gaming industry, emphasizing how her passion for supporting others, deep personal connections, and dedication to meaningful work helped her grow into leadership, and advising others to pursue the industry with genuine passion, resilience, and authenticity. Read more about Velichka here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Astrid Castle, Art Director at Wooga. She speaks about her journey from QA to Art Director on June’s Journey, highlighting how storytelling, leadership, risk-taking, and perseverance have shaped her creative career and current role guiding artistic vision across teams. Read more about Astrid here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Kristin von der Wense, Publishing Producer at Daedalic Entertainment. She speaks about how her media background led her to game publishing, where she blends past and new experiences to support developers and explore innovative ways to expand game narratives through traditional media. Read more about Kristin here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we collaborated with ESBD - eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V. and talked to Lucina Hum, Founder of Bisalina Speedruns. She speaks about how her love for Speedrunning inspired her to build Europe’s largest Speedrunning charity event, overcoming industry challenges in Germany, promoting accessibility, and using her platform to support mental health and inclusivity in gaming. Read more about Lucina here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we collaborated with ESBD - eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V. and talked to Dorothee Acker, Unit Lead Consulting at OMG FUSE. She speaks about how her passion for creating meaningful, community-driven brand partnerships led her to pioneer non-endemic brand involvement in esports, emphasizing long-term strategy, continuous learning, and authentic collaboration as keys to success in a rapidly evolving industry. Read more about Doro here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to  Elena Dimopoulou, Unreal Authorized Instructor at Epic Games. She speaks about her mission to make game development and digital storytelling more inclusive, accessible, and emotionally resonant by combining her background in fine arts, education, and technology to mentor others, create supportive communities, and champion diversity in the gaming and tech industries. Read more about Elena here: 

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Vanessa "FiNessi" Unger, Content Creator, Moderator & Activist. She speaks about how she turned her love for streaming into a platform for queer activism, using it to raise awareness, create safe spaces, and support others despite facing discrimination. Read more about Vanessa here: