by Thomas Traplin | Dec 22, 2021 | Articles, General Business, Mindset
I’m going to make a bold statement here: You need fun in your life. You’re probably thinking “That’s a bold statement?” It is. When you’re an entrepreneur, it can feel like climbing an infinitely high mountain. It’s like that... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 20, 2021 | Podcasts
If you're a game store owner, you're ridiculously busy most of the time. You've got inventory to manage, events to organize, people to hire, and a million products to stay on top of. It's a lot to handle... and marketing your game store often becomes an afterthought.... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 17, 2021 | Articles, Marketing
Over the last seven years I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing nearly 100 game store owners from a good portion of the world, talking about what makes their game store tick and exploring what it takes to be successful in the game industry.During that time,... 
by Thomas Traplin | Nov 26, 2021 | Podcasts
Today we are talking with Alex Thor and Jonathan Adams. Alex is the Director of Operations at RPG Travel and Jonathan is their resident gaming master. Both of these fine gentlemen were featured at the recent 2021 LGS Success Summit and today we are going to explore... 
by Thomas Traplin | Nov 8, 2021 | Podcasts
Athena Games in Norwich, UK In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast, we're talking with Jamie Grinstead from Athena Games. Athena Games is Norwich's premier tabletop game destination for gamers of all sorts and we dive into their origin story, what sets them...