S02E22: Athena Peters - Creator of worlds, histories, and leader of unicorns.

Hey! I Want Your Job!

When you think of an up-and-coming C-suite exec in the technology sector you probably don't imagine a 5'2", 40-something LGBTQ+ woman with purple hair whose dress fashion is self-described as "pajama-chic". You'd be wrong. Athena Peters is a veteran creative leader in the gaming industry who has a star-studded career working on some of the biggest titles with the biggest studios in the industry. After dealing with rampant misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, and masculine centric narcissism of that world for 20 years Athena declared it enough. Today Athena is at the creative helm of her second venture (her first, Incantrix Productions is very alive and kicking, delivering insanely creative live events and epic LARP scenarios) into the world of gaming with Rainbow Unicorn Games. Their motto? Women, POC, Indigenous & Queer stories are rarely considered by the video game industry, and yet we make up the majority of people playing. It’s time to make games for this majority. At Rainbow Unicorn Games Athena is assembling a team unlike any other in the industry to create a style and premise of game without violence, preconceptions of gender, race, or body-type and with deep and engaging story lines. Like most trailblazers there are bumps and struggles along the way. In the interview Athena talks about some of that, and how she got to where she is. If you want to know more about Athena or her work check out these links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/athena-z-...Incantrix: https://incantrixproductions.com/Rainbow Unicorn Games: https://www.rainbowunicorngames.com/Romancing Jan: https://www.romancingjan.com/Hey! I Want Your Job is sponsored by the resume and career experts at O&H Consulting. Find out more about O&H's services at: https://www.oandhconsulting.com/. This week's episode is hosted by Michele Olivier.

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