Elizabeth B. Loverso
Vice President – Red Storm Entertainment Inc.
Video Game Industry
High Tech
Male Dominated
Red Storm
Entertainment - 124
Employees In
Production
4 Females
Can you spot the women in this
picture? Hint: There aren’t any.
What I Do
Develop AAA quality
Video Games – Xbox
360, Wii, PS3, PC
Direct Development of
Tom Clancy games
for Ubisoft
Entertainment’s Red
Storm Studio
1st and 3rd Person
Shooters – mature
games for big boys!
Career Evolution
1993 BS Communications Appalachian State
University
1994 Acclaim Entertainment – Production
Assistant
1996 SouthPeak Interactive – Production
Coordinator
1999 Red Storm Entertainment – Operations
Manager
2000 – Manager of External Development
2001 – Director of Product Development
2010 – Vice President of Product Development
How Did I Get Here?
Great Role Model
Fearless
Always Learning
Put In The Effort
Accepted Criticisms
and Adapted
Passion For What I
Do
Traits & Characteristics That I
Play With
Confident
Ambitious
Generous
Encouraging
Independent
Loyal
Risk Taker
Physical Presence
Leadership
Know Your Stuff
Resilience
Adaptability
I Play Like A Man
I know no boundaries
I am well aware of
what I am playing and
who I am playing with
Play by a man’s rules
Shoot straight and
make things happen
Don’t make it personal
Emphasis on “shoot
straight”
How I Play
I am assertive
Confident
Truthful
Don’t accept no for an answer
Willing to compromise
Ask for forgiveness, not permission
How I Won
Used my “Female” Skills!
Listen, absorb
Open door policy
Delegate
Compliment my people
Learn to accept compliments
Appreciate everything I have
How To Win
Speak with authority
Be direct and to the point
Say what you mean, mean what you say
Make timely decisions
To get what you want – ask!
Choose Your Allies Wisely
Be transparent to
some
But not everyone…
Be aware
Network
Manage Up
Surround yourself
with capable people
Not necessarily the
smartest
The right ones for the
job
Make your people
look good
To themselves
And to everyone else
Like What You Do!
If you love what you do – you will feel
fulfilled
To be successful you must believe you
are a success
Know what you want
Don’t be afraid to ask for it
Fulfillment = WIN!!!