Many people dream of joining a large corporation with a drive for innovation, but of course, with that, they also need to be willing to deal with the challenges and hurdles that come their way. Chris Mann, former CEO of ULTIMATE and now COO of Subnation knows those challenges all too well but has always been willing to work hard for his passion and career in the gaming field.

In this episode he discusses his story, and why he continues to be so inspired by the culture of gaming and the content created from it.

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Full Episode Breakdown:

00:15 – Introduction to Chris Mann, the former CEO of ALT and current COO of Subnation.

02:22 – The history of how John Davidson and Chris Mann met at Esports Rising.

06:06 – The life of Chris growing up as a gamer.

08:55 – Chris talks about his passion for gaming, and how he created a career around it.

11:22 – Chris discusses his major step that led him to success.

13:49 – Sharing of college and neighborhood life experiences.

17:41 – One of the first employees doing mobile entertainment at the studio. 

19;50 – The biggest life lessons taken away from his job experience.

21:24 – “Innovation has always been sort of at the forefront of what I prioritize in my career.”

23:02 – How Chris’ passion molded him into who he is today. 

27:09 – The story of how he spent a long time creating digital video networks. 

29:07 – He tells the story of how he was recruited out of Sony by Mandalay Entertainment.

31:54 – .Why he took a different job offer

33:39 – “What I learned at Sony was  you need to sometimes just go.”

35:48 – “If you do your own thing, you have the entire world to go to.”

37:07 – How Chris gained the experience to stand up for himself

42:20 – “It’s really nice to be able to make a decision and literally the same day begin on that journey.”

45:32 – The job of taking top mobile games and building a play for prizes.

48:27 – The story of the biggest project of re-inventing in the oral category and smart toothbrushes.

51:42- The ecosystem partnerships between oral care and banking

56:30 – The things Chris Mann looks forward to in his life.

01:00:38 – Amazon is coming, but in a much bigger way.