by Thomas Traplin | Aug 7, 2015 | Marketing, Podcasts, Sales
Today’s show features Alex Moore. Alex is the chef and board game manager at Bampot, a board game cafe in Toronto. Bampot, or the full version: Bampot: Bohemian House of Tea and Board Games is a trendy place that offers loose leaf tea, vegetarian and vegan food and... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 31, 2015 | Community, Mindset, Podcasts
Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast features Aaron Tillman. He’s the proud owner of Nerdish Haven in Coffeyville Kansas. In this episode we explore an LGS in the very first days of it’s existence. That’s because Nerdish Haven opened it doors for the first time on... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 24, 2015 | Fundamentals, Podcasts
Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast is a little different from the usual show. In this shorter than average episode I talk about the different stages in a Magic player's career and how each stage relates to an LGS owner's business. We explore how a player begins... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 17, 2015 | Podcasts
Jennifer Ward comes onto the Manaverse Podcast this week to share with us the future: A world dominated by crazy squirrels. Ok, that's not true, but she has come to share with everybody what makes Crazy Squirrel Game Store in Fresno, California so awesome. We dive... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 10, 2015 | Fundamentals, Marketing, Podcasts, Sales
Gary Ray on the Magic: the Gathering bubble On today's episode, my featured guest is Gary Ray, the store owner of Black Diamond Games in Concord, California. Gary is a purveyor of board games, card games, and all things fun and has been around the block when it... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 3, 2015 | Community, Marketing, Podcasts
Erik Bigglestone and Games of Berkeley are the focus of this week's episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Erik shares his experience as part of a gaming family and the story of how he came to be the owning manager of Games of Berkeley, one of the oldest friendly local...