The Business of Creators

Meet the Creators Shaping the Future of Gaming - Inside the World of Professional Modders

Ian Shepherd Season 1 Episode 35

Get ready to level up your knowledge of the gaming industry's hottest trend - in-game content creation! Join us as we dive into the world of Overwolf, where passionate gamers are turning their modding skills into cold, hard cash.

In this latest episode we have not one but two guests. We welcome Shahar Sorek, CMO of Overwolf - the powerhouse platform revolutionizing user-generated content in gaming, and Sean Philip van Zyl, aka Garuga123 - the mod maestro behind some of Ark's most popular prehistoric additions. We discuss

  1. An insider's look at the booming creator economy in gaming - from Minecraft to GTA, and how Overwolf is aiming for a billion-dollar payout to creators by 2030.
  2. The art and science of mod-making as Gurugo123 shares his creative process and the challenges of balancing passion with profitability.


The Business of Creators is a podcast for content creators and everyone interested in the Creator Economy. On this show Ian Shepherd speaks with the pioneers shaping the industry and digs deeper to get the scoop on new ways to create, distribute and monetize content.

Ian is co-founder of Electrify Video Partners, a company investing $m in established creators to accelerate their growth. Visit our new website at electrify.video.

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