Why should you consider games as a holiday gift for business associates?
Find out by downloading and listening- on-the-go to Episode 97. In this encore episode, we speak with Shari Spiro, CEO and Founder of Ad Magic and Breaking Games, one of the largest and most successful independent printer in the US of tabletop games, including the wildly popular Cards Against Humanity.
Since its launch in 1998, Ad Magic has manufactured and printed cards, customized poker chips and board games for a host of household names and brands including: HBO, Delta Airlines, The Wall Street Journal, Symantec, Ford, Walt Disney, The Luxor Hotel and Wynn Hotel in Vegas, AirBnB, LinkedIn, Game of Thrones, Garth Brooks, Tom Hanks, and even the CIA.
Shari and her company have received multiple business awards; most recently, Shari received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 New Jersey award. (see more below)
You’ll gain insights on:
How games can sharpen everyone’s skills for decision-making, problem-solving and collaboration
Selecting the most appropriate games for your company and objectives
Three useful guidelines for using the power of games – both formally and informally
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About Shari Spiro
Shari Spiro is the CEO and Founder of Ad Magic and Breaking Games, one of the largest and most successful independent printer in the US of tabletop games, including the wildly popular Cards Against Humanity, and other customized playing cards and board games.
Since its launch in 1998, Ad Magic has manufactured and printed cards, customized poker chips and board games for a host of household names and brands including: HBO, Delta Airlines, The Wall Street Journal, Symantec, Ford, Walt Disney, The Luxor Hotel and Wynn Hotel in Vegas, AirBnB, LinkedIn, Game of Thrones, Garth Brooks, Tom Hanks ,and even the CIA.
Breaking Games is growing dramatically and has won numerous awards. In May 2015, Ad Magic was honored by ACG New Jersey with a Corporate Growth Award at the association’s 2015 Corporate Growth Conference and Awards event. They were also recognized as #4 in the Women President’s Organization List of 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned or Led Businesses in 2015. Most recently, Shari was honored as a winner of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 New Jersey award. Read More about Shari Spiro
Resources for This Episode
Read the article Game your brain: the new benefits of neuroplasticity
Find out more about The Game of 49
Read Shari’s blog: Remaking the Game: KickStarter and the Morphing of Marketing
Download “5 Questions To Ask When You Need to Move Even Faster”
Listen to related Growth Igniters Radio episodes:
Shari Spiro: What Does It Take To Lead a Growth Company? (Episode 22)
Pam Harper & Scott Harper: Pam & Scott’s 2016 Holiday Book Pairing − Adapting to Seismic Changes in the Business Environment (Episode 94)
Pam Harper & Scott Harper: Pam & Scott’s 2016 Holiday Book Pairing Part 2: Launching Ourselves and Our Companies into the New Year (Episode 96)
Tim Hebert, CEO of award-winning Atrion: Getting the Most Out Of Life and Business – Lessons from Mt. Kilimanjaro (Episode 45)
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