Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Laura Mazgaj, Lead Game Producer at Lively Studio. She speaks about how effective leadership in game production comes from creating the right balance between structure and creativity, fostering strong team collaboration, and leveraging a broad business and marketing perspective to connect disciplines, think systemically, and build high-performing teams. Read more about Laura here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Edwige Lelièvre, CEO & Lead Programmer at MD Studio. She speaks about the intersection of game development, research, and knowledge sharing, and how games can make cultural, historical, and ecological subjects accessible while fostering broader perspectives. Read more about Edwige here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Maria Amirkhanyan, Player Behavior and Product Growth Strategist. She speaks about how she transformed psychology into a strategic tool for game studios, why sustainable player trust matters more than short-term metrics, and how “mastery under pressure” shapes her leadership in the high-stakes world of game development. Read more about Maria here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Candela Ayala Vizán, Partner & Influencer Manager at Gameforge. She speaks about how her passion for online gaming communities led her from being a player of Gameforge games to building a long-term career there, evolving from community management into partnership and influencer roles while embracing growth, adaptability, and meaningful human connection. Read more about Candela here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Morrigan (Mori) Pickford, Outreach Coordinator & Games Design Lecturer. She speaks about her varied experiences from bartending and freelancing to teaching and directing have shaped a collaborative leadership style focused on communication, adaptability, supporting new talent, and trusting her team to help guide the creative vision of TheVampiresManor. Read more about Mori here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Anna Gruzina, Product Manager at InnoGames. She speaks about how following passion over fear, embracing curiosity, and staying authentic enabled her to build a dynamic marketing career while creating meaningful impact and encouraging others to trust their intuition and individuality. Read more about Anna here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Mays Dweiri, Multidisciplinary Artist, Animator, and Game Developer. She speaks about her background in architecture inspired her to create the interactive game A Heavy Morning, using space and player agency to depict the emotional weight of mental health struggles while encouraging persistence, self-compassion, and personal reflection. Read more about Mays here:

Womenize! – Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Kerryn Frean, Game Scout at Fireshine Games. They speak about their experiences as a vulnerable creative and community-oriented professional shaped a deeply empathetic, people-focused approach to scouting, seeing themselves not as a gatekeeper, but as a supportive bridge who amplifies developers’ voices and helps the right opportunities find them. Read more about Kerryn here: