๐ŸŽฎ Josh B.

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Founder @ DigitalDevConnect
California, United States
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San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
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About ๐ŸŽฎ Josh B.

Senior Director Business Development for global gaming powerhouse FunPlus, supporting teams in the East & West around platform, marketing, tech and other partnerships as well as managing licensed IP partners in Hollywood and beyond.Previously founded and operated DigitalDevConnect for nearly a decade as a consultant/freelancer, working with both emerging & leading companies in the gaming and general consumer internet space across business development, partnerships, sales, marketing, product and other functional areas.I am unlikely to accept requests to connect via LinkedIn from people I do not know.

๐ŸŽฎ Josh B.'s Current Company Details
DigitalDevConnect

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๐ŸŽฎ Josh B. Work Experience Details
  • Digitaldevconnect
    Founder
    Digitaldevconnect
    California, United States
  • Funplus
    Senior Director Business Development
    Funplus Mar 2022 - Present
    Zug, Zurich Area, Ch
    Sole BD lead based in North America supporting our global team of 1,500 across China & Europe and our three $1B+ lifetime revenue game franchises as well as new titles.Primary business contact working between our IP partners and our internal teams on the upcoming DC: Dark Legion (Warner Bros/DC Comics) and Foundation: Galactic Frontier (Skydance) game projects.Business lead for IP collaborations between FunPlus original IP games and external IP:- End to end (source, negotiate, close and on-going support) partnership support for the collaborations working across all key internal functions.- Regular contact with tier 1 IP holders across movies, TV, sports, anime, celebrities and other categories.- Key collaborations include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Viacom/Paramount), Pacific Rim (Legendary), Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics) and more TBA.Support/lead outreach for high profile AAA projects exploring strategic partners for collaboration.Support internal marketing and platform relations' teams via global HQ points of contact for distribution (Apple, Google, etc.) and marketing/adtech.Source new and emerging distribution opportunities (i.e. store fronts and marketing partners) for our marketing/game teams.
  • 1336 Studios
    Advisor
    1336 Studios Dec 2019 - Present
    Apex, Nc, Us
    Next generation cross-platform, multiplayer games.
  • Digitaldevconnect
    Expert Witness
    Digitaldevconnect Jun 2016 - Mar 2022
    Providing expert witness services for cases in the consumer mobile & video game realm including:- SRRN Games, LLC v. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.- Stand Up Digital, Inc. vs. Kevin Hart
  • Digitaldevconnect
    Founder
    Digitaldevconnect Sep 2012 - Mar 2022
    Founded DigitalDevConnect to work with both emerging & leading companies in the gaming and general consumer internet space:- helping match game developers with leading publishers around the world looking for game content for both global and regional (i.e. Korea, China or Japan) opportunities- working with top grossing developers in China, Korea and Japan to import their mobile games to the West, either via publishing partnership sourcing or guidance on self-publishing strategy- helped leading Asia-focused game publisher secure partnerships with top grossing games from iOS & Google Play as well as advising on overall publishing strategy, including a strategy for selecting games for publishing and providing insight on key game mechanics to improve published titles- working with mobile game developers around strategic investment and M&A opportunities with Western & Asian game companies, including projects involving tier 1 licensed IP- led session with marketing team with the world's largest app store on the topic of the mobile gaming market in Asia- working with multiple leading mobile messaging platforms to identify and partner with leading mobile game developers around the world- worked with first mobile products for the NBA & NFL of one of the world's largest trading card companies around product and marketing strategy- provided mobile game developers feedback on monetization strategy, game mechanics to drive key metrics, launch strategy, etc.- support mobile service providers addressing the mobile market with developer relations' support, including emerging products focus on revenue & distribution, including ad monetzation in China, rewarded market research, Facebook gamer targeting data service & machine learning based Facebook marketing campaign optimization.More details at www.digitaldevconnect.com
  • Digitaldevconnect
    Speaker
    Digitaldevconnect Sep 2012 - Mar 2022
    Spoken at manyof the leading mobile & video game focused conferences across the globe:GDC -- GDC Next -- Casual Connect -- Samsung Developer Conference -- LA Games Conference -- Pocket Gamer Connects -- Gaming Insiders -- Gamesforum -- GMIC -- Mobile Apps Unlocked -- Mobile Growth Fellowship & events for Chartboost, Latis Global & BetableFor more detail visit http://www.digitaldevconnect.com/speaking/
  • Tapas Media
    Partnerships
    Tapas Media Feb 2020 - Sep 2021
    El Segundo, Ca, Us
    Tapas is one of the largest webcomic and graphic novel app. Sourced new gaming partnerships for Tapas' Earn Center monetization offering (direct CPE campaigns), including some of the company's largest partners ever, including Scopely and Moonactive.
  • Manticore Games Inc.
    Business Development
    Manticore Games Inc. Feb 2021 - May 2021
    San Mateo, Ca, Us
    Partnerships to support evangelism/education of platform opportunity to creators/game developers.
  • Tapresearch
    Publisher Partnerships, Gaming
    Tapresearch Dec 2016 - Oct 2020
    Menlo Park, Ca, Us
    Helped scale early mobile gaming partnerships for rewarded survey based in-app monetization provider, including key partners like Jam City and Pocket Gems.
  • Kongregate
    Partnerships, Asia
    Kongregate Oct 2019 - Jun 2020
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Sourcing distribution and publishing partnerships for mobile & PC games in Asia.
  • Mau Vegas
    Mobile Gaming
    Mau Vegas Sep 2018 - Jun 2020
    Las Vegas, Nevada, Us
    Oversee the mobile gaming track and content at the world's premiere business focused event for mobile app companies, attended by nearly 3,000 each May.
  • Gaming Insiders
    Editor
    Gaming Insiders Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
    Editor for the weekly Gaming Insiders' video game industry newsletter for Grow.co. Sign-up at https://gaminginsiders.com/subscribe/.
  • Casual Games Association
    Advisor
    Casual Games Association Sep 2013 - Jan 2020
    Supporting the Casual Connect events (Asia, US, Europe and Kyiv) as an advisor.
  • Apptopia Inc.
    Sales
    Apptopia Inc. Feb 2016 - Dec 2019
    Boston, Ma, Us
    Sales support for leading app intelligence platform. Focus on companies in the gaming and adtech areas.
  • Budge Studios
    Partnerships, Asia
    Budge Studios Aug 2018 - Feb 2019
    Montreal, Quebec, Ca
    Sourcing partnerships for China for upcoming licensed IP mobile game.
  • Maple Media
    Business Development
    Maple Media Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Focused on sourcing mobile games for acquisition and/or publishing
  • Soulgame
    Business Development
    Soulgame May 2017 - Sep 2018
    Advised on overall publishing strategy as well as sourcing casual and hypercasual games from Western development for publishing.
  • Yomob
    Business Development
    Yomob May 2017 - Sep 2018
    Pasadena, Ca, Us
    Provided strategic guidance for Western market entry as well as business development for new partnerships for emerging ad monetization platform.
  • Games Forum Ltd
    Advisor
    Games Forum Ltd Feb 2015 - Sep 2018
    London, Uk, Gb
    Mobile Games Forum is a highly attended and thoughtful event, covering the trends and business models that are shaping the mobile games landscape today.
  • Binaree, Inc.
    Advisor
    Binaree, Inc. Oct 2016 - Jun 2018
    Seoul, Seoul, Kr
    Deep knowledge of both the East & the West at this mobile gaming studio located in Seoul. Advising around partnerships and general strategy.
  • Hatch Entertainment Ltd
    Consultant
    Hatch Entertainment Ltd Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
    Espoo, Fi
    Provided business support for innovative mobile game streaming service, including:- market sizing research- North America launch & marketing strategy
  • Geewa
    Consultant
    Geewa Dec 2017 - Jan 2018
    Praha 8, Prague, Cz
    Providing investor due diligence on upcoming game.
  • Playglint
    Consultant
    Playglint Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
    Provided guidance around business development, product, operations and more for mobile game publishing start-up.
  • Execution Labs
    Mentor
    Execution Labs Jan 2015 - May 2017
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
  • Behaviour Interactive
    Partnerships, Asia
    Behaviour Interactive Mar 2016 - Mar 2017
    Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec, Ca
    Sourcing of large scale partnerships from Asia (China & South Korea) to fund AAA mobile games based on tier 1, global entertainment IP.
  • Behaviour Interactive
    Partnerships, Asia
    Behaviour Interactive May 2016 - Sep 2016
    Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec, Ca
    Focused on sourcing distribution/publishing partnerships across Asia (China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan & Southeast Asia) for Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade on PC.
  • Viber
    Business Development | Mobile Game Partnerships
    Viber Jun 2016 - Dec 2016
    Luxembourg, Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg, Lu
    Worked with mobile game team at leading mobile messaging platform to source and secure mobile games for distribution & publishing via Viber's platform.
  • Daily Magic Productions
    Consultant, Revenue & Growth
    Daily Magic Productions Jun 2016 - Oct 2016
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    Advised team around product, revenue, monetization, marketing and growth as the studio pivoted to focus on free to play mobile games.
  • Mino Games
    Partnerships, Asia
    Mino Games Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
    Montreal, Quebec, Ca
    Sourcing investment, distribution and publishing partnerships for Mino Monsters 2.
  • Golden Rat Studios
    Partnerships, Asia
    Golden Rat Studios Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Focused on discussions with key publishing & distribution partnerships in the greater China region.
  • Ludia
    Asia Strategy Advisor
    Ludia Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
    Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec, Ca
    Provided leading developer & publisher of licensed mobile games with insights around the Chinese mobile gaming market, including market trends, local publisher insights and operational guidance related to launch of key licensed games in the Chinese market.
  • Ace Labs Llc
    Consultant
    Ace Labs Llc Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
    Las Vegas, Nv, Us
    Product, marketing and general market strategy for Legend of Aces for iOS and Android.
  • Avid Games
    Consultant
    Avid Games Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
    Tunbridge Wells, Gb
    Supported product, revenue/monetization and marketing strategy for NFL & NBA trading card apps with Panini for iOS & Google Play.
  • Zynga
    Asia Strategy Advisor
    Zynga Apr 2015 - Nov 2015
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Focused on sourcing Asia partnerships for both multiple top grossing mobile games as well as upcoming games in coopoeration with central business development team- led engagement of 50+ partners for publishing and distribution across South Korea, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Taiwan/Hong Kong, Turkey and Russia through initial outreach to term sheet delivery as well as creating weekly updates presented all the way up to the CEO- advised studio leads for multiple game teams on general strategy for international market entry including trends by market, competitive intelligence, market potential by game, strength of proposals and potential partners
  • Tango Me
    Business Development
    Tango Me Jul 2014 - May 2015
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    First business development resource for 2nd generation mobile gaming strategy:- supported strategy & messaging around $25MM mobile games' partnership fund- developed workflow for evaluation of over 300+ submissions for mobile games' fund & moved all submission through workflow from end to end, including due diligence around commercial potential of publishing and investment opportunities
  • Arbiter Games
    Advisor
    Arbiter Games Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
    Boost your mobile game ARPDAU, lifetime value and engagement via easy to integrate tech that offers real-money, single player, skill based challenges in your mobile game.
  • En Masse Entertainment
    Mobile Gaming Advisor
    En Masse Entertainment Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Provided leading publisher of free to play PC games with on-site training focused on mobile gaming best practices around marketing, product and analytics in advance of release of company's first mobile games.
  • Chukong Technologies ่งฆๆŽง็ง‘ๆŠ€
    Business Development
    Chukong Technologies ่งฆๆŽง็ง‘ๆŠ€ Mar 2013 - Dec 2014
    Initial BD resource for the Chukong team in the Bay Area with only 3 other staff & working directly with the General Manager:- primary focus of collaborating with Chukong HQ in Beijing to source top grossing mobile games for publishing in China; end to end outreach (initial contact to term sheet delivery) of 50+ studios via both proactive outboard outreach and a provided target list, including King, Kiloo, Supercell, GREE and many more- represented Chukong at various events across the United States, including speaking via lectures & panels- advised team around set-up of game publishing business unit, including operational requirements, business terms, evaluation process & more- supported developer relations and Western market strategy around cocos2d-x game engine, including execution of various developer focused promotional and engagement activities- managed various ad-hoc projects around various areas of mobile such as game tools, game development technology, app distribution & advertising
  • Nextext
    Consultant
    Nextext Jul 2013 - Nov 2013
    Advised on strategy and operational execution related to the launch of mobile game publishing business.
  • Majesco Entertainment
    Consultant
    Majesco Entertainment Mar 2013 - Jun 2013
    South Plainfield, New Jersey, Us
    Product & monetization support for upcoming free to play mobile game.
  • Mightycause
    Consultant
    Mightycause Mar 2013 - Apr 2013
    Alexandria, Virginia, Us
    Helped create gaming industry presentation for conference session.
  • Trialpay
    Consultant
    Trialpay Jan 2013 - Feb 2013
    Foster City, California, Us
    Developed presentation related to the mobile gaming market for an industry conference.
  • 6Waves
    Associate Director, Products
    6Waves Jan 2011 - Sep 2012
    Hong Kong, Hk
    Grew US product team to 5 members who currently manage a portfolio of 75+ apps across Facebook & iOS from 35+ developers from around the world; managed & launched over 100+ apps including those from top developers like Kabam, Nexon & Atari as well as games based on IP from Eminem, Disney, Dungeons & Dragons, Starz & BBCLead product team that focuses on publishing operations (platform integration, growth, localization) and game advisory (monetization, retention, virality, new user experience) to support partners and reach its multi-million dollar revenue goal as well as profitable team P&L and target KPIs (ARPU, LTV, return rate, activation rate, etc.)Collaborate with marketing to drive ROI positive growth of published games via cross-promo, paid acquisition & email through optimal budget allocationCreated & managed product review process for feedback on potential games for publishing & funding considerationKept partners updated on platform best practices and new feature releases to maximize product growth and monetization on Facebook, iOS & Android (Facebook API, Open Graph, Game Center, etc.)Lead product development strategy & execution as well as business development for WaveX, the companyโ€™s open source mobile traffic exchange, working with 6wavesโ€™ engineering team in Hong Kong
  • 6Waves
    Senior Product Manager
    6Waves Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
    Hong Kong, Hk
    Sole product manager overseeing both the publishing operations and game feature advisory through the life cycle of multiple games, including titles from Kabam (Kingdoms of Camelot), 50 Cubes (Mall World) & Lolapps (Critter Island)First of 3 hires to start SF office; managed everything from operations to IT to HR to other administrative functionsSupported business development team in sourcing partner leads for publishing, including at industry events
  • Electronic Arts
    Product Manager | Business Analyst
    Electronic Arts Dec 2009 - Jun 2010
    Redwood City, Ca, Us
    Member of cross-functional team with heads of Publishing, Production & Engineering at Pogo that drives all content/slate planning for Pogo across open web, Facebook & iPhoneLeading build out/implementation of metrics/KPI tracking infrastructure across both new titles and key current titles to support agile development; provide on-going product support to each game team/game service via analytics & insightsDevelop business case justification for all new content/titles including monetization strategy, competitive analysis, cross-platform strategy & launch plan
  • Electronic Arts
    Quantitative Research Manager
    Electronic Arts Sep 2008 - Jun 2010
    Redwood City, Ca, Us
    Support all facets of the international Pogo organization, Electronic Arts' online casual gaming destination with domains in the US, UK, France & Germany, including production, marketing, ad sales and the executive leadership with research & strategic insights to address their business issues & road mapped projects.Drive insights for product strategy by integrating internal player metrics with attitudinal data from customer surveys to improve player conversion, retention and monetization.Collaborate with product managers to improve monetization products (subscriptions, micro-transactions & downloadable games), game features & game content.Primary research includes internal online survey research as well as competitive analyses, while secondary research includes industry reports & comScore MediaMetrix; current work focuses on international growth, monetization strategy and sizing growth & understanding trends in casual gaming, especially on social networks.Responsible for the revenue forecast of the online casual gaming category, as well as tracking of worldwide web traffic metrics for Pogoโ€™s core geographies.
  • Hawkpartners, Llc
    Associate
    Hawkpartners, Llc Apr 2006 - Aug 2008
    Boston, Ma, Us
    Project based work for a boutique strategy consulting firm focused on creating actionable results to solve the business issues of numerous Fortune 500 clients.Key client work includes creating and implementing an attitude and behavior based physician segmentation for use by the sales force of the worldโ€™s leading pharmaceutical company. Conducted decision tree analyses using mock juror data as a jury consultant assisting a law firm representing a top-three financial institution in settling a multi-billion dollar case pre-trial.Use of both qualitative and quantitative research techniques, including in-person interviews, focus groups and online/phone surveys for projects requiring primary research. Heavy emphasis on quantitative research, including in-depth analysis of research data using SPSS to mine for pertinent insights.
  • Forrester Research
    Quantitative Associate, Ultimate Consumer Panel
    Forrester Research Nov 2004 - Apr 2006
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Leveraged multiple data streams, including financial statement activity, attitudinal survey data and credit bureau data, to provide 9 of the top 11 US credit card issuers, national banks and various other Fortune 500 companies with custom analyses to guide strategic initiatives of the marketing, sales and product development groups.Communicate key findings in the form of written reporting and client presentations; heavy usage of SPSS, Excel and PowerPoint in analyses.Oversaw technical support and customer service operations for the 15,000 household panel, including management of incentives, email support and general panel health. Executed panel growth, through both general and proprietary panelist recruitment, including research and testing of new recruitment methodology/channels, streamlining of the registration process and boosting panelist response rate while decreasing recruitment expenditures.Gave company-wide training in both SPSS and online survey programming.
  • Knowledge Networks
    Senior Research Analyst
    Knowledge Networks Aug 2003 - Sep 2004
    Nuremberg, Bavaria, De
  • Knowledge Networks
    Research Analyst
    Knowledge Networks Jan 2003 - Aug 2003
    Nuremberg, Bavaria, De
  • Dj1212 Dj Service
    Owner & Dj
    Dj1212 Dj Service Jan 1996 - Dec 2001
    Doing what I love and earning $ along the way; parties as well as opening for local concerts ranging from Run-DMC to Sandra Collins.
  • Marketing Management Analytics
    Intern
    Marketing Management Analytics Jun 2001 - Aug 2001
    Norwalk, Ct, Us
  • Sun Microsystems
    Intern, Global Education & Research
    Sun Microsystems Jun 2000 - Aug 2000
    Palo Alto, Ca, Us

๐ŸŽฎ Josh B. Skills

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๐ŸŽฎ Josh B. Education Details

  • Williams College
    Williams College
  • The Branson School
    The Branson School

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