by Thomas Traplin | Apr 24, 2023 | Podcasts
We've got Michael McKinney on the podcast today. Michael is the logistics manager of 95 MTG and 95 Game Center in Wilmington and we dig into some really interesting aspects of the way 95 Game Center runs and how it built up the singles side of the business. We talk... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 11, 2023 | Podcasts
Daniel Vander Kooy comes onto the Manaverse Podcast and talks about the OGL, whether Wizards of the Coast is killing the golden goose, what's happening in the hobby industry, and how game store owners can prepare. Links Mentioned https://corporate.hasbro.com/en-us Get... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 3, 2023 | Podcasts
***Skip to 7:58 if you don't want to listen to the intro or disclaimer.*** Erik Bigglestone makes his return debut on the Manaverse Podcast to share his experience dealing with an ADA lawsuit last year and talk about ways for game stores to protect their businesses... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 29, 2023 | Podcasts
Hypothesis: Customer Lifetime Value highly correlates to a high number of positive interactions within the first 100 days, and the likelihood of those interactions is highly correlated to to the quality of the experience in the first 100 seconds. Your game store may... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 29, 2023 | Podcasts
We've got Adam Scholtz on the podcast. Adam is the owner of Cosmic Games in Bellingham. Cosmic Games is Bellingham's premier source for Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Video Games and more. Links Mentioned for Cosmic Games https://www.cosmicbham.com/... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 22, 2023 | Podcasts
We've got Maryam Al-Hammami on the podcast. Maryam is the co-owner of The Game Chest, a four location local game store business in California. Maryam and I discuss what it takes for a game store to grow into a multi-location business, how making the in-store...