Having A LOT of fun with 007: First Light. I haven’t laughed with absolute joy at a game in a very long time.

Our 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 workshop at 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 is TOMORROW! 🎉 We look forward to welcoming current and aspiring leaders and game-makers to explore the kinds of situations that test real teams every day. It'll be thoughtful, a little chaotic, and a lot of fun! Grab a spot and join us 🎟️👇

Ok, that’s enough Summer now…

I was lucky enough to be invited to the World Premiere for 007: First Light yesterday evening. Congratulations to the whole Team at IO Interactive - a tremendously impressive Game that sets a whole new chapter for Bond. Super excited for all involved!

Can always count on Spotify to humble you…

I am in London today for @baftagames.bsky.social Connect Games Forum! I’ll be on a panel talking about the Future of Work at Midday and then hosting the Leadership Roundtables for the afternoon.

Absolutely foaming that he’s not allowed to bite the plumber… 😂😂😂

My humbling experience for the Bank Holiday is listening to my partner setting the childlock on the vacuum because myself and both dogs have now accidentally sat on it and deployed it…

Everyone’s suddenly “What if we could ship 19 titles a year?” But I’m like “I don’t want that…” 🫠🔥

Oh no! We did a thing… 👀❤️

Ok, your partner is great and all but are they sending you newt pictures whilst you’re at the London Games Festival? (He also particularly hates newts so it makes it extra special) 😂

We're a Strategic Partner of Raise The Game! 🙌 We'll be supporting RTG by advocating for and advising around intentional leadership practice. This greatly aligns with our wider mission to support long-term impact across the Games Industry, and we're look forward to everything that comes next! 🎉

Come and find us at @londongamesfest.bsky.social! 🎉 We are delighted to be supporting the 𝗟𝗚𝗙 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 this year, offering free tickets to 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 and 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 for those facing financial hardship or a change in employment status. 🎟️ Apply here: forms.gle/yiJ92uhFQHPo...

Games Leadership® exists to champion intentional leadership practice and support long-term impact across the Games Industry. Find out more at Games Leadership® and try their new, FREE Leadership Self Audit tool at gamesleadershipselfaudit.scoreapp.com

Our April 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 will be in two weeks! ☕ Join us for a casual hangout and relaxed networking with the Games Leadership® team and community. Register via Luma for handy reminders in the run-up, or simply join our Discord server and onboard before hopping in on the 22nd 👇

The London Games Festival relief tickets programme has returned - offering free tickets to select LGF events to those facing financial hardship supported by @gamesleadership.bsky.social. Applications can be made here: forms.gle/yiJ92uhFQHPo...

Me, starting to play a city-builder: I will plan each district and build carefully and modestly. Me, 1 hour into a city-builder: I have mapped out every district ever, maxed the tech tree and have all utilities working at 1000% efficiency. IS THIS WORK? I don’t care, MORE, MORE BUILDING.

Long Bank Holiday weekend means the storms almost here 😂 Battening down the hatches! 🌧️⛈️🌧️

We did a thing over at @gamesleadership.bsky.social Keen to hear what people think of it! ❤️

Me removing animal hair from everything in my house before I serve it to you: “Sorry about that…”

My favourite part of coming in and out of London is the existential crisis deliveroo has about me. “Please, are you back? Here’s £7 off if you order something. Say you’ll stay. I love you.”

GDC week doesn’t feel quite the same this year. Usually I’m waving you all off to the States but this year feels like you’re all just… here. 👀🙃

Late to the party but - Sriracha! That’s it, that’s the post. ❤️🫡

Busy week! Had a fun time at the Ukie Conference yesterday meeting some wonderful new people and reconnecting with those I love a lot. ❤️

Are we overthinking Art? I can sing an entire verse and chorus of The Cheeky Song in 2025… (you’re probably overthinking your Art).

My love language is WhatsApping you Instagram reels that I NEED you to look at and comment on… 👀❤️

Watching a group of Industry men I don’t trust find each other and start a ‘project’ together feels new every time - but if I had a pound for every time it’s happened they’d be coming to me to invest…

"𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙 - 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝." Hear from our Blueprint alum, @nathkalantar.bsky.social, about the part of the course that resonated the most and what it taught her 👇 Discover what 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 has to offer here: www.gamesleadership.com/blueprint

Sure, I bet it’s JUST LIKE Game Dev… Senior Registered Nurse sounds like something I’m totally qualified to just walk in and do. 👀

“Serves 2” Me: Like fuck does it.

What so games studios can just SUSTAIN? BE SUSTAINABLE? Do other studios know about this?

Starting soon! 👀❤️

We're introducing a new event series to our calendar! 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 💬☕ The first of these is next week: 🗓️ Wednesday 30th July, 13:00 - 14:00 BST. 📍 Online in our Games Leadership® Discord server 👉 If you haven't joined us there yet, hop on in: discord.com/invite/Xyd5m...

We had plans for a super fun day today but then little pom girl got sick, so it’s just been a day of lying in the dog basket with her. Totally worth it of course ❤️

Having THE BEST time at Develop Conference Not loving my past me’s wardrobe choices - I’ve brought enough pants for everyone but forgot about Brighton and the wind battles so constantly cold and entangled in things. 😂😭 Looking forward to catching up with everyone this evening! ❤️

Towards the end of May, Director @melphillips.bsky.social delivered a talk at 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 on '𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰'. 🎮 We debuted an original framework, aimed at providing guidance for early start-up studios: 🏛️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽® 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 🏛️

Wow! The heat today has been draining! Completely lost track of time and now am ready to lie down in front of the fan. 🫠

You’re rich Aunt called. She said you’re too good for him and should come over to hers for drinks and chat. ☀️❤️

Suddenly a father of 4 and I’ve never felt so responsible for something… 😭😭😭

Excited to be part of #EVA25 with Spielfabrique today! I’m running a session on 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 (a topic that feels especially needed right now). Burnout isn’t a badge of honour, and it’s not something we should normalise. Here's to lifting some of the weight for Founders ❤️

𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭. At #EVA25 Workshop 3, follow @melphillips.bsky.social from @gamesleadership.bsky.social through “Becoming a Less Stressed Founder.” 🧠 Tools, space, reflection. 📅 11 June | 13:30 CEST @creativeeurope.bsky.social‬, @kickstarter.com, @ofaj-dfjw.org

Curious about how 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 could benefit you? 🤔 Hear from our very own April 2025 alum, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿, about her experience! 👇 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲? Receive a handy breakdown of everything you need to know about 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁, straight to your inbox: mailchi.mp/gamesleaders...

We're delighted to share that Director @melphillips.bsky.social has been nominated for the 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 in the 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 category, in recognition of her efforts with Games Leadership® and contributions to the Games Industry! 🎉 Here's what she has to say:

Having dinner and a load of pet treats just fell out of my bra… and I think that’s just who I am now. 🤷🏼‍♀️🙃

Last week, Director @melphillips.bsky.social attended @ukieofficial.bsky.social's 𝗛𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, where she shared 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽® 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 as part of her talk on '𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴: 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵':

Feeling ready to take the leap to run your own studio, or curious about what exactly it involves? Catch @melphillips.bsky.social delivering a talk at 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆, where she'll cover '𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰' 🎮 🎟️👇 Ticket link below!

It's been a strange week where the rollercoaster of highs and lows really was rolling... Delighted to end the week sharing the news that I've been announced as a Finalist for 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 in the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 for my work with @gamesleadership.bsky.social ❤️

Recently, Director @melphillips.bsky.social sat down with 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗰𝗵 at 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 to discuss: ❓ Does power always corrupt? ❓ How do you know when you're doing it 'right'? ❓ Is there a secret formula for success? (We'll give you that one for free. The answer's no!) Full video below 👇

On my way to @ukieofficial.bsky.social HR Connect 2025 today where I will be speaking about Difficult Conversations in the Games Industry (and also showing off my shocking farmer’s tan)! Looking forward to seeing everyone! ❤️