The Creative Juice Podcast
Creative Juice is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to Fortnite Creative and UEFN game development. It brings together game developers, business professionals, and gamers for authentic, casual, and humorous conversations about creativity, industry insights, and real-world success stories. Episodes are recorded with video using tools like Riverside and later distributed as audio on major podcast platforms. Each episode lasts between 30 minutes and 1 hour and features in-depth interviews with top talent and studios—all while keeping the focus on uncovering what fuels each guest’s creative juice.
This is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Epic Games, Inc.
Episodes
38 episodes
Building Star Wars Droid Tycoon on Fortnite: Scott Ulliman and Nate Reese of Future Trash
When Epic invited Future Trash to pitch a Star Wars experience, the temptation was to go as big as the universe itself. Scott Ulliman and Nate Reese kicked around lightsabers and even a Death Star before choosing the least obvious hero: droids....
Adam Feragne, Founder of Dilly App, on Eight Years of Building and Shipping Beat the BrainRots
Adam Feragne spent close to eight years building Dilly App before it looked anything like a business. Most of those years produced no money at all, and every dollar that did come in went straight back into the product. He talks openly about the...
The Truth About Discovery, Tester Tabs, and Building UEFN Horror Solo | ItsBlind (Top Horror Creator)
Most UEFN creators build the game they want to play. ItsBlind thinks that is exactly why so many maps die on arrival. In this conversation he explains the gap between what a developer wants to make and what the player base will actually sit thr...
He Almost Left UEFN Forever. Then the Backrooms Blew Up | Giova
Giova had his leaving UEFN post written and sitting in drafts. Nothing was working, school was over, and a real job was waiting. So he made a deal with himself: build the best game he possibly could, one last time. That game was Backrooms, and ...
What Top Fortnite Creators Actually Do Differently | Live from Unreal Fest with Mustard Plays, Kevin Marciano (FOAD) & TomJank
Every builder is asking the same question: why do some maps blow up while others with just as much effort go nowhere? Recorded live at Unreal Fest minutes after State of Unreal, this episode puts three operators with very different playbooks on...
Inside the 57,000 Member Gaming Community She Built from One TikTok - Nancy Chen
Community building in Fortnite and UEFN usually gets treated like it happens by accident. Nancy Chen is proof it does not. She posted a single TikTok in early 2024 asking where the Fortnite girlies were, woke up to 200,000 views, and decided to...
A Single Tweet Got Him a Cease and Desist (And What It Costs to Build on a Platform You Don't Own) - Richytoons
Richytoons built a first person practice map to support Fortnite's Ballistics mode, and without any promotion it grew through Discovery into one of the most played warmup maps in the ecosystem. Then the mode was sunset, and the map went from ar...
How a Small UEFN YouTube Channel Landed Disney, Amazon MGM, and Jack in the Box Brand Deals - Javi Romero
UEFN is not just a game engine. That is the thesis Javi Romero, founder of Sulfuric Media, opens this episode with, and it is the line most UEFN creators are leaving real craft on the floor by ignoring. Unreal Engine powers the Mandalorian, AAA...
How Fake DMCAs, AI Art, and the Brainrot Trademark Rush Are Reshaping UGC Game Law with IP Attorney Rose Kautz
Most UGC creators do not call a lawyer until after the DMCA already hit, the freelancer dispute already started, or the trademark squatter overseas already filed. Rose Kautz, an IP attorney at Hanson Bridgett LLP who teaches IP for startups and...
Lee Graham: Inside the Epic Layoffs, the List That Helped 1,000 Devs, and Why He Called It a Blessing
He Got Cut From Epic. What He Built Next Changed Everything.Lee Graham ran the UEFN Accelerator at Epic Games for six and a half years, helping major brands and game IPs enter Fortnite Creative and build for the creator economy. On March...
Brainrot Skins, Brand Deals, and Building a Creator Business in UGC - Brendan Stock (Chartis CEO)
Brainrot skins hit the Fortnite item shop and a UEFN studio built the deal. Brendan Stock is the CEO of Chartis, the company behind over 45 brand integrations inside UEFN in a single year and the team that drove the Brainrot collab from a TikTo...
What It Actually Takes to Build a Sustainable Career in UGC ft. Wertandrew
Wertandrew is one of the most respected OG creators in Fortnite Creative and UEFN, known for building some of the most ambitious solo experiences in the space including Domus Mortem and Time Skip Chronicles. Matt sits down with Wert to get the ...
From Finance to Fortnite's Tycoon King: Sleighted Sloth on Going Full-Time in UEFN
This week on Creative Juice, I sit down with Sleighted Sloth, one of the most respected tycoon creators in the UEFN space. Jon walked away from a six-year career in credit card app development to go all in on Fortnite Creative in 2024, and what...
He Worked Inside Roblox, Epic, and Meta. Here's What They Don't Want You to Know.
Deepak Nair is one of the only people in the world who has worked inside Roblox, Epic Games (Fortnite Creative), and Meta Horizon Worlds. In this episode, he shares what he learned from all three ecosystems and holds nothing back.We get ...
Why Most UEFN Games Fail (And What AAA Studios Do Differently) | Brian Grayson, Head of Publishing at Ghost Gaming
Brian Grayson has seen the industry from nearly every angle.He started in law, helped scale Hi-Rez Studios during the growth of Smite and Paladins, led publishing and R&D initiatives, and now applies those lessons inside Fortnite thr...
Building Worlds and Building a Career with PixelatedDreamz
PixelatedDreamz is a Fortnite and UEFN environment artist who has quietly built one of the strongest freelance careers in the ecosystem. Starting from Creative 1.0 and early Minecraft builds, he found his niche in environments, landscapes, and ...
Graeme Bull: The Truth About Discovery, Scaling, and Building UEFN Games That Last
If you’ve ever shipped a UEFN map you genuinely believed in, but Discovery never gave it a real shot, this episode is for you.I’m joined by Graeme Bull, one of the most trusted educators in the UEFN and Verse space, to break down ...
Most Unreal and UEFN Maps Fail for the Same Reason - Micah Berninghausen
In this episode of The Creative Juice Podcast, I sit down with GameDevMicah to break down what it actually takes to push Unreal Engine and UEFN beyond the obvious.We dig into real world optimization mistakes, common performance traps cr...
Building Top Fortnite Game, Scaling a UEFN Studio, and Working With Disney | Team Gauntlet
Eddie Benson and Joel Bestart, Co-Founders of Team Gauntlet, join the podcast to share the real story behind Kraken and how a small team built one of Fortnite’s most successful long-form UEFN experiences.We unpack what happened before K...
From Naruto to BTS: How Yu7a and Vysena Became One of Fortnite’s Top Creative Studios
Yu7a, CEO and Co Founder of Vysena Studios, joins me to break down the real story behind some of Fortnite’s most iconic creative projects. We talk about how Naruto and BTS came together in Creative 1.0, what brands still get wrong when entering...
How Fortnite Maps Really Blow Up The Data Behind Viral Success (CEO of FCHQ - Jon Hughes)
Fortnite creators always talk about the Discovery system, but almost nobody understands how it actually works. In this episode, I sit down with Jon Hughes, founder of FCHQ and one of the leading analytic minds in Fortnite Creative and UEFN. Jon...
How to Sell Your Game: Inside the Business of Acquisitions with Jim Ying
Jim Ying, Managing Director & Founder of Mihada Capital, joins me to break down what it really takes to sell your studio or game. We dive into when to sell, what buyers actually look for, common mistakes creators make, and how acquisitions ...
From Tiffany’s to #1 Fortnite Team: How Dummblond Built Fortnite’s Most Iconic Worlds
From Tiffany & Co. to Hive Studio, Dummblond has built some of Fortnite’s most iconic Creative hubs and maps, with more than 100 million plays worldwide. In this episode, she shares how she transitioned from luxury retail to game developmen...
From Roblox Flop to Forbes: How Topcat Built a 7-Figure Digital Fashion Empire
Philipp Batura, founder of Topcat, joins me to share how he went from failing at his first Roblox game to building a 7-figure digital fashion business featured in Forbes. We talk about the rise of Roblox UGC, scaling to <...
From Fortnite OG Map to Roblox Hits: CEO Michael Herriger on Atlas Creative’s Journey
Michael Herriger, co-founder of Atlas Creative, joins me to talk about building the OG Fortnite map with UEFN, working with brands like the NBA and Microsoft, and expanding into Roblox with hits like Arcade Basketball. We cover player-fi...