Gemma Foster | Operations Director of Dlala on her roots in creating operating infrastructure in a growing team

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08/02/2022 1h 8min Temporada 1 Episodio 2
Gemma Foster | Operations Director of Dlala on her roots in creating operating infrastructure in a growing team

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In this week's episode, we deep dive into all things money and operations with Gemma Foster, the operations director at Dlala studios.It's a very practical podcast with a lot of great process tips about how to operate a growing team whilst keeping track of costs.We touch upon how to approach legal and other contractual situations that can arise when you’re small and have limited budgets. Towards the end, we also chat through the difficulties Dlala went through in surviving the loss of a $3million Disney deal. If you have anything to do with the finance, operations, legal or production in your team, this is a must listen. About DlalaWebsite: https://www.dlalastudios.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlalastudiosAbout Peter BottomleyWebsite: www.whitepapergames.comX: x.com/pete_bottomleyChapters00:50 Gemma's operations at Dlala20:20 How to handle accounts with different currencies25:15 How to approach legal agreements31:55 What documents to start as a small teams37:45 Inserting culture into your documentation41:00 Surviving the loss of a $3,000,000 deal49:00 Reinvesting in your studio51:40 Identify what your long term goals are53:30 Delegating large amounts of work during maternity leave55:50 Delegating in multi-disciplined role1:04:25 Projecting to execute on vision

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