Danny Stokes

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Game Development Executive: Operations Leadership · Startups & IPO · Business Development · Product Development & Launch · Digital Sales · Team Leadership · Social Casino Expert · Lottery Innovation @ Lottery Now
Danny Stokes's Location
Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, United States
About Danny Stokes

Online gaming entrepreneur, business developer, and executive leader who grew startup to $10M, then sold company, remaining as Executive Producer to build product division to $240M and 1.5M+ DAU; later helped restructure division for IPO. Successfully transitioned from retail to digital sales model, with 3 products on initial Apple App Store launch.P&L expert in every aspect of gaming company operations, with passion for creating new products and instilling fun employee cultures. Takes products from idea to launch while assembling team, establishing studios, defining roadmaps, and setting budgets. Drives both creativity and revenue growth in startup and mature environments. Team builder who motivates by example with both accountability and support. Excels at identifying, hiring, and developing talent; grew product team 30 to over 250 in 18 months. Bridges gap between executive management and development staff to align development schedules with revenue estimates and optimized workflows and resource use.Notable Achievements • Built apartment-based startup to $10M, successfully transitioning from retail to multi-platform digital distribution model for 10% sales increase; products included as part of initial Apple App Store launch.• Negotiated company sale, then grew flagship products to $20M in first year for new owner and eventually to top-5 spot and $250M in annual sales before helping restructure division for IPO.• Led company in transitioning all mobile game products to shared codebase to significantly ease product development while meeting all game release date targets.• Directed successful crisis response to 2007 Midwestern flood that destroyed offices and product inventory, repurposing old content to create new retail product that generated 25% more revenue than previous year.• Built development team from 30 to over 200 employees to drive product innovation that made division major revenue driver ready for IPO and spinoff.

Danny Stokes's Current Company Details
Lottery Now

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Game Development Executive: Operations Leadership · Startups & IPO · Business Development · Product Development & Launch · Digital Sales · Team Leadership · Social Casino Expert · Lottery Innovation
Danny Stokes Work Experience Details
  • Lottery Now
    Head Of Product
    Lottery Now Nov 2020 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
  • Sto Co.
    Chief Executive Officer
    Sto Co. Jan 2018 - Nov 2020
    Founded and in process of funding and growing startup mobile gaming business. (stocompany.com)• Created and launched Solitaire Time Warp™ for iOS, Android, Kindle, and Facebook.
  • Scientific Games
    Executive Producer
    Scientific Games 2015 - 2018
    Las Vegas, Nv, Us
    Continued to drive and manage explosive game design / commercialization success begun with own company Phantom's Jackpot Party Casino, acquired by Williams Interactive in 2012, and in turn bought by Scientific Games (scientificgames.com). Named Executive Producer with full P&L oversight of flagship Jackpot Party Casino product line, growing development team to over 100. Defined product vision and new product features, created product roadmaps, marketing plans, budgets, and schedules.• Grew flagship Jackpot Party Casino revenues to almost $200M/year with DAU of 1M+, delivering $40M in additional sales from partner product Gold Fish Casino.• Co-led growth of Scientific Games to almost 350 employees and top-5 rank among social casino gaming companies after 2015 purchase of Williams Interactive, increasing development staff for Jackpot Party Casino alone to 100.• Won Prometheus Award for Software Company of Year based on Jackpot Party Casino revenues.
  • Williams Interactive
    Director Of Mobile Development
    Williams Interactive Jun 2012 - 2015
    Chicago, Il, Us
    Asked by new owners to manage flagship Jackpot Party Casino product line after WMS purchase of Phantom in 2012 (now part of Scientific Games: sggaming.com/games/wms). Managed adaption to very rapid growth, directed product and market expansion, and created and managed new mobile game division. • Successfully integrated Phantom operations and product line into heavily regulated, publicly traded WMS corporate culture, and managed very rapid growth by increasing staff from 35 to over 200 within 2 years.• Doubled Jackpot Party Casino product sales from $10M at time of purchase to $20M after 12 months.• Headed creation and development of new social casino product Gold Fish Casino, building new development team and capturing $40M in sales by end of second year.• Led development team to capture Team of the Year award in 2013.
  • Phantom Efx
    Founder / Director Of Development
    Phantom Efx 1998 - Jun 2012
    Us
    Started PC-based casino game business at home with partner; directed product development, growing company to 35 employees with globally top-ranked products. Transitioned products to mobile and social media distribution platforms. Negotiated sale to leading gaming company WMS Industries in 2012 (now part of Scientific Games / WMS Industries).• Founded company with friend in apartment; developed extensive CD-format product line with international demand sold at Best Buy, Walmart, Office Max, and other leading retail chains.• Successfully transitioned products to online / mobile / social media formats including Facebook and App Store, driving 10% revenue increase; created world's first 2d and 3d subscription-based casino MMO / MMORPG games.• Increased global online and retail sales to $10M per year by time of acquisition by WMS Industries.• Created innovative download program sales model enabling buyers to purchase individual new slot games each month, all plugged into shared lobby, with CD versions also available, adding 10% of recurring annual revenue.• Developed game patch "launcher" for retail CD products that automatically captured updates, resolving critical bug without having to re-print CDs and avoiding thousands of dollars in production costs.• Helped company recovery from 2007 "100-year flood" that destroyed offices and inventory, quickly leasing new space and re-purposing old content with added new content to create successful new retail products, actually boosting 2007 sales by 25% over 2006.• Developed FPS, Darkest of Days, for PC and Xbox
  • T8 Webware
    Board Of Directors
    T8 Webware 2009 - 2010
    Partner and Board Member, T8 Webware (acquired by ProfitStars)

Danny Stokes Skills

Online Gaming Mobile Games Game Development Social Games Video Games Game Design Gaming Industry Casual Games Gaming Monetization Casino Perforce Start Ups Mmo Mobile Applications Social Media Marketing Gameplay Computer Games

Danny Stokes Education Details

  • University Of Northern Iowa
    University Of Northern Iowa

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