by Thomas Traplin | May 1, 2017 | Podcasts
In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast, our special guest is the most excellent Lynn Potyen. Lynn is the owner of the The GameBoard in Sheboygan, WI and in the words of the Geek and Sundry article she was recently featured on: "She is a pioneer in many ways for... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 18, 2017 | Community, Podcasts, Tournaments
Guardian Games Portland, the Grandest Game Store in Portland is the subject of this episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Gene Joo is the special guest today, he's the Magic Department Manager of Guardian Games in Portland, and he shares the strategies that he's used to... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 30, 2017 | General Business, Podcasts
Megacorp was created and designed by Mark G. Koh, a serial tech founder with a lifelong love of card games and business. Growing up in Singapore, southeast Asia, Mark discovered tabletop games at an early age of 8- beginning with Advanced Dungeons and dragons. He... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 9, 2017 | Fundamentals, Podcasts, Sales, Tech
In this episode of the Manaverse Podcast, the hosts of the show look back on 2016 and do a postmortem report. It's always a good idea to look back on what went right and what went wrong. You can learn some very valuable lessons from your past if you have the data and... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 14, 2016 | Podcasts
The round table hosts of the Manaverse Podcast come together to discuss the past month. We live in exciting times and November has been an interesting for the guys. John Coviello, Wayne Mittlesteadt, Gary Sproul, and Tom Traplin share their experiences and lessons... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 6, 2016 | Podcasts
Every owner of a profitable game store will eventually face a difficult decision. Do you move your store or do you expand? Well, lucky for you this episode of the Manaverse Podcast covers both! Gary Sproul from the Haunted Game Cafe and John Coviello come on to...