Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition, we talked to Lenja Kaufmann, Solo Developer & Founder of Findling Games.  She speaks about how solo travel taught her that true independence includes knowing when to rely on others, how embracing uncertainty and taking imperfect first steps led her to create WATERFUL, and why her definition of success is ultimately making a game she is proud of rather than chasing external validation. Read more about Lenja here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Morgane Ruiz, Lead Games User Researcher at Klang Games. She speaks about how her academic background in sociology and anthropology informs her approach to game user research, explaining how she translates player insights into better design decisions while balancing analytical thinking with her own passion for playing games. Read more about Morgane here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Lea Hoppe, Head Instructor Games Programming at SAE Institute Germany. She speaks about how embracing challenges, mentoring students, staying open to learning, and building strong communication and industry connections helped her grow from a games programming student into Head Instructor while helping prepare the next generation of game developers. Read more about Lea here:

Womenize! - Inspiring Stories is our weekly series featuring inspirational individuals from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Gemma Bowen, Community Manager at Women in Games. She speaks about how embracing an unconventional career path, leading with empathy, and valuing authentic human connection have shaped her journey into building inclusive and meaningful gaming communities. Read more about Gemma here:

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: