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In our weekly interview series “Womenize – Inspiring Stories” we feature inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry. They share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects.
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Karolina Korppoo – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Karoliina Korppoo, Creative Director at Day Off Interactive. She speaks about her evolution as a games industry leader, emphasizing a shift from individual creative control to collaborative, transparent, and people-centered leadership focused on building safe, thriving teams that create meaningful games with positive impact. Read more about Karoliina here:
Patty Toledo – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Patty Toledo, Leader of Games at Breda University of Applied Sciences. She speaks about about how her international experiences, personal values, and commitment to authenticity, resilience, and empowerment shape her creative leadership and her efforts to inspire others to thrive confidently in fast-changing industries. Read more about Patty here:
Sam González Morote – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Sam González Morote, Video Game Producer & Project Manager at Remulla Games. They speak about their journey into game production, emphasizing the importance of trying different creative roles, leading teams with empathy and trust, and balancing artistic vision with commercial realities in indie game development. Read more about Sam here:
Abbie Howard – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Abbie Howard, Audio Designer at Rebellion. She speaks how her background in music composition shapes her emotionally driven approach to game sound design, blending creativity and technical skill to craft immersive, accessible, and deeply personal audio experiences that guide players and bring game worlds to life. Read more about Abbie here:
Charmaine Duff – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Charmaine Duff, Founder & Director of Women-led Games. She speaks about her journey founding Women-Led Games to uplift and give visibility to women in the gaming industry after facing gender inequality and setbacks, sharing how perseverance, community support, and balance have shaped her career and outlook on game development. Read more about Char here:
Inés Alcolea Llopis – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Inés Alcolea Llopis, Writer & Narrative Designer. She speaks about how her background in literature, languages, and diverse experiences shapes her work as a game narrative designer to create inclusive, authentic stories that reflect marginalized perspectives, while balancing creativity with industry realities and mentoring others to tell their genuine, unique stories. Read more about Inés:
Madhura Pathare – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Madhura Pathare, Founder & Game Designer at Cerize Studios. She speaks about about her journey from graphic design and advertising to founding her own game studio, describing how her curiosity for interactive creativity, educational experiences, and professional lessons in visual storytelling led her to merge art, technology, and purpose to create meaningful, impact-driven games like Fashion EcOver. Read more about Madhura here:
Jenny Holmstrøm – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Jenny Holmstrøm, CEO of InsaneoBerry. She speaks about transforming personal hardship and constraint into a creative, loving approach to leadership and game development that celebrates finding beauty and meaning in everyday life. Read more about Jenny here:
Linnea Sebastian Ejersbo – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Linnea Sebastian Ejersbo, Game Developer at Betula Games. They speak about how their love for interdisciplinary, emotionally rich storytelling led them from visual arts to founding Betula Games, where they create diverse, feminist narratives like Dødsbo; they stress that meaningful industry change comes through collective effort and urge aspiring developers to stay authentic, inclusive, and balanced while pursuing values-driven careers. Read more about Linnea here:
Karina Ziminaite – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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 Karina Ziminaite, Head of Content Production at Esport World Cup Foundation. She speaks about her journey from journalism to esports, emphasizing how storytelling, adaptability, and people-centered leadership have shaped her approach to guiding creative teams and amplifying authentic human stories on a global stage. Read more about Karina here:
Estelle Bailly – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Estelle Bailly, Localization & Globalization Expert and Life & Career Confidence Coach. She speaks about her 25+ years in gaming localization, sharing how pivotal experiences with leadership, burnout, mentoring, and imposter syndrome shaped her people-centered approach and inspired her transition into coaching to help others grow with confidence. Read more about Estelle:
Sofiia Voinycha – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Sofiia Voinycha, Co-Founder & Creative Director at Robin Entertainment. She speaks about her shift from M&A lawyer to game studio founder, how resilience and intuition guide her leadership through the challenges of war, and how with Polystrike she’s working to challenge industry norms and open new possibilities for women in gaming and esports. Read more about Sofiia here:
Becca Henry – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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 Becca Henry, Head of Brand & Communications at G2 Esports. She speaks about how her passion for music and gaming shaped her authentic, creative approach to esports communications, emphasizing honesty, education, inclusivity, and mentorship while inspiring the next generation in the industry. Read more about Becca here:
Luna Javier – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Luna Javier, Co-Founder, Game Design Consultant & Educator. She speaks about her journey as the first female game developer in the Philippines, highlighting the importance of mentorship, building supportive networks, and collaborative leadership in shaping both her career and the future of women in the gaming industry. Read more about Luna here:
Lucy Zini – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Lucy Zini, Environment Concept Artist at Compulsion Games. She speaks abouthow she balances creativity with practicality in concept art, draws inspiration from travel and real-world references, and emphasizes patience, passion, and self-confidence as keys to thriving in the game art industry. Read more about Lucy here:
Ingrid Fridesjö – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Ingrid Fridesjö, CEO at Blamorama Games. She speaks about her journey from traditional storytelling in journalism and film to creating interactive, educational games that engage players, emphasizing the power of combining local roots with a global mindset to build a creative, collaborative game studio. Read more about Ingrid here:
Eva Piatrushina – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Eva Piatrushina, Live Designer at Sharkmob. She speaks about her transition into AAA game development and her role as a Live Designer, emphasizing the importance of player-focused design, balancing creativity with data, and fostering community through mentorship and collaboration. Read more about Eva here:
Moira (Meeix) K. – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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 Moira (Meeix) K., Esport Shoutcaster & Content Creator. She speaks about her relentless drive for improvement, the unpredictable yet rewarding nature of freelance content creation, and the ongoing risks and challenges of building a sustainable career in esports. Read more about Moira here:
Dr. Sharon Coleclough – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Dr. Sharon Coleclough, Senior Lecturer Technical Game Design at University of Staffordshire. She speaks about the value of embracing diverse skills and nonlinear career paths, the power of sharing authentic personal stories, and the importance of self-advocacy and belonging. Read more about Sharon here:
Nicole Amato – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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:
Velichka Georgieva – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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:
Astrid Castle – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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:
Kristin von der Wense – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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:
Lucina Hum – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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:
Dorothee Acker – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories
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:
