The Entreprenerd Podcast by Under the Capes

Greetings Entreprenerds! This week I talk with Justin Handlin from Crit Academy about Capes & Crooks: A 5E Superhero RPG live now on Kickstarter! Justin and Crit Academy have published dozens of DMsGuild products and successfully launched Memorable Monsters on Kickstarter last year. Capes & Crooks is a brand new 5e superhero RPG. Customize your […] The post Episode 76: Capes & Crooks: A 5E Superhero RPG from Crit Academy appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is podcaster and game designer, Jeff Stormer. Jeff hosts the Party of One Podcast, an actual play podcast focused on two-player RPG experiences. He is also the designer of over a dozen RPGs such as Mission Accomplished! and Big Fight Feel. In this episode, we talk about the marketing […] The post Episode 75: The Marketing Campaign for Anyone Can Wear the Mask byJeff Stormer appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Justice Arman. In addition to penning best-selling DMs Guild adventure supplements such as Devil’s Advocate: A Guide to Infernal Contracts, Justice works for Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse, where he works on boxed sets like the Legendary Edition of Curse of Strahd and the Gold Edition for Eberron: […] The post Episode 74: Creating D&D Content with Justice Arman appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guests this week are Roni, Jaime, and Rachel from Nerdy Curious who return to the podcast after appearing in Episode 25. After coming together through the NerdHQ community at San Diego Comic Con; Roni, Jaime, Rachel and Jen started a blog to share their nerdy interests and hobbies. The blog covers Nerdy […] The post Episode 73: Moving to Twitch with Nerdy Curious appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greeting Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Chris Sully. I had Sully on the podcast back in Episode 4 to talk about Nerdfu. In the three years since, he has left his job at Funko and started a successful Twitch gaming stream and movie podcast. Sully brings a decade of marketing and social media experience […] The post Episode 72: Twitch Streaming and Podcasting with Chris Sully appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guests this week are Dave and Ted from Nerdarchy, a multiplatform content creator focused on Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games. They have over 3,300 videos on YouTube with advice, guides, reviews and other D&D related content. They also provide content through Patreon, blog posts, Nerdarchy merchandise, adventures and supplements, […] The post Episode 71: Growing a D&D Brand with Nerdarchy appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Kyle-Steven Porter, artist, podcaster and event coordinator. Kyle is the Diversity Lounge Manager for PAX and a board member for Flame Con, the world’s largest queer comic con. Through Geeks OUT, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to rally, promote, and empower the queer geek community, Kyle attends conventions, […] The post Episode 70: Organizing Diversity Events with Kyle-Steve Porter appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Anya Combs, Director of Games at Kickstarter. Anya works to make the games category as successful as possible and help creators marketing and Kickstarting video games, board games, TTRPGs and other gaming projects. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher. In this episode we discuss: 2:30 How Anya became Director of Games at […] The post Episode 69: Anya Combs, Director of Games at Kickstarter appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Victoria Tran, Communications Director at Kitfox Games. The indie game studio is currently developing Boyfriend Dungeon, Lucifer Within Us, Dwarf Fortress, Mondo Museum and more. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher. In this episode we discuss: 3:00 How Victoria got into game marketing 5:00 Best strategies for indie games marketing 9:00 Testing […] The post Episode 68: Indie Game Marketing with Victoria Tran appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Christopher Carter, CEO and Co-founder of GlobalComix, digital comics publishing platform that provides publishing and translation solutions for comics publishers, professionals, and indie creators. With tools to easily get comics published, translated and mobile reader friendly, GlobalComix aims to help comic creators bring their work to a global […] The post Episode 67: Digital Comics Publishing with GlobalComix appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Grace Herbert from Zonbi’s Workshop, cosplayer, YouTuber, and author of “The Cosplay Handbook: A Book of Costume and Prop Making Techniques”. Zonbi shares her experience from nearly 15 years of prop and costume making in over 150 YouTube tutorials. She was also a contestant on SyFy’s Cosplay Melee […] The post Episode 66: Creating a Cosplay Book with Zonbi’s Workshop appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Mike Shea aka Sly Flourish, the author and publisher of The Lazy Dungeon Master, Sly Flourish’s Fantastic Adventures, and many other Dungeons and Dragons adventures and resource books. His books, blog and YouTube channel provide resources for Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons to help build the better D&D […] The post Episode 65: Publishing D&D Books with Sly Flourish appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is George Vega, illustrator, comic book artist and creator of The World of M. This new comics project was recently funded through Kickstarter and has just released the first issue. World of M is a steampunk, fantasy adventure story set in a world where machines, magic and mayhem are […] The post Episode 64: Comic Book Kickstarters with George Vega Art appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Happy New Year Entreprenerds! The new year is a great time to look back at your past year, re-evaluate your goals, and set a plan for the next year of your geek business. In this special episode, I walk you through what I do to perform a Year in Review and talk about the specific […] The post Episode 63: Performing a Year in Review appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings entreprenerds! My guest this week is Robin Bates from Coaching for Geeks, a community and resource for geeks looking to improve their business, health, relationships and all-around life. The Coaching for Geeks Facebook community brings together geeks to offer advice and encouragement as you work towards your geek goals. Robin is a life coach, […] The post Episode 62: Coaching for Geeks appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Guy Sclanders, the host of How to Be a Great GM, a YouTube channel focusing on providing GM tips, guides and insights to improve roleplaying sessions as a game master and player character. He is also the Host and Dungeon Master for Wizards of the Coast’s live play […] The post Episode 61: Monetizing a YouTube Channel with How to Be a Great GM appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Heather Antos, Editor at Valiant and Image. Her past work includes Marvel and Star Wars where she helped create characters such as Gwenpool and Dr. Aphra. She also regularly blogs and teaches other comic book creators how to improve their work, grow their network and launch projects on […] The post Episode 60: Breaking Into the Comics Industry with Heather Antos appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Castro Yves from Givewave Studios, a prop and costume making studio offering tutorials, patterns, kits and commissions. His work has won cosplay contests and he is the Cosplay Shop Captain at Lowell Makes, a collaborative maker space in Lowell, MA. You can find Castro in Episode 57: Fan […] The post Episode 59: Building a Cosplay Prop and Costume Business with Givewave Studios appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings Entreprenerds! My guests this week are The Role Initiative. Started at PAX East 2016, The Role Initiative is a non-profit that organizes Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League events for over a dozen conventions and many more game stores. At PAX Unplugged 2018 they organized over 150 Dungeon Masters and volunteers. TRI also provides their […] The post Episode 58: Organizing Live D&D Events with The Role Initiative appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.

Greetings entreprenerds! If you missed our panel at Fan Expo Boston last weekend, we have the recording for everyone to get some great info on building their geek brand! Why was Wayne Enterprises so successful? How did Ollivander make fine wands since 382 BC? If you’ve ever wanted to start a business, blog, podcast or […] The post Episode 57: Fan Expo Boston Panel – Turn Your Geeky Passion Into an Entreprenerd Business appeared first on The Entreprenerd Podcast.