Welcome to the Manaverse Podcast
The Manaverse Podcast is where we explore what it takes to build a successful friendly local game store! Since 2015, I’ve been interviewing a wide variety of game store owners and industry professionals doing some really interesting things in the world of trading cards, minis, games, and more.
If you want to learn how some of the best game retailers in North America have built their businesses and local communities up from the ground floor, you’ve come to the right place!
MVP070: Round Table – MTG Arena And Counterfeit Games
The round table is back. John Coviello (Little Shop of Magic), Wayne Mittlesteadt (Dueling Grounds), and Gary Sproul (The Haunted Game Cafe) join me to discuss two things: Wotc's new digital offering MTG Arena and the impact of counterfeit games on the industry. In...
MVP069: 3 Growth Hacks For Your Game Store That You Can Implement Today
Learn about the three growth hacks that you can implement in your game business today that can potentially lead to exponential growth. Discover how to build in a viral component into your events and your offers that will make your customers want to bring their friends...
MVP068: The Future Of MTG E-Commerce
Nate Petersen is the owner of Backstage Hobbies and Games, West Michigan's premier vintage Video Game, Board Game, and Trading Card Game store. This episode isn't just a feature on Nate's game store in Michigan. Nate is also the Director of Retail Operations at ION...
MVP067: The New Dueling Grounds
Welcome to another episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Wayne Mittelstaedt is back on the podcast for a one on one interview and we're going deep into the trials and tribulations of a major business move. Wayne shares a ton of valuable lessons and insights that he has...
MVP066: How To Build A Winning Team
Welcome to another episode of the Manaverse Podcast. We've got a great show for you today because today the whole round table is here to talk about finding and hiring the right people so you can build a team that helps you grow your game business.Wayne Mittlesteadt is...
MVP065: Personal Development And Tools For Success
This is the third episode in the series where we're exploring the question "If a game store wants to grow their game store business today, what should they do?" If you haven't listened to the previous episodes of this series, I recommend you go and do that before...
MVP064: Round Table – The Games Industry Is Changing
The round table is back!John Coviello and Gary Sproul join me to discuss the recent changes in the gaming industry and their impact on the business.We go over Game Workshop changing their policy about online shopping carts, minimum advertised prices, and organized...
MVP063: How To Craft An Exceptional Experience
One of the most common threads among the game stores that have been featured on this podcast is that they provide their customers with an exceptional experience. Each transaction in your business fundamentally comes down to how your customer feels before, during, and...
MVP062: Marketing Your Game Store
How would you like to wake up every day, knowing that your game store is steadily growing.Events are pulling in larger and larger numbers of people. The number of sales is going up, along with the size of each transaction. And your customers are happy to spend money...
MVP061: Building Mind Sculpt Games From The Ground Up
In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast we're talking about Great Bend's newest game store, Mind Sculpt Games. So new it doesn't exist yet.Usually, I interview game store owners that have been in business for a few years and have found some success already but...