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Career Panel on How Game Studios Structure Teams

About the Event

Happy 2026! We’re back and excited to kick off the year with our first event 🙂

Fresh starts are a good reminder that solid foundations are what drive long-term success and the same is true for the teams behind major mobile game studios.

That’s why we’re hosting a Career Panel on January 22nd to explore how game studios structure their teams.

Our host, Brett Nowak, will lead a conversation with industry experts John Szeder, Rob Carroll, and Michelle Bizzarro on the decisions behind building teams for new games, including:

  • Team Structure & Resourcing Models – How studios balance internal teams versus external pods, and the role of centralized hubs compared to decentralized incubators.
  • Development Strategy & Investment Horizon – Whether teams are optimized for rapid validation and iteration or for longer-term, higher-conviction bets.
  • Operational Impact on Day-to-Day Work – How organizational and strategic choices affect workflows, collaboration, ownership, and team morale.
  • Project Wind-Downs & Talent Transitions – What happens when a game is closed—redeployment, layoffs, knowledge transfer, and long-term talent retention strategies.

Don’t miss the chance to hear industry leaders share insights on the foundations of mobile game teams.

Register Now

Date: January 22, 2026
 ⏰ Time: 10:00–11:00 AM PST

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Michelle Bizzarro

Michelle Bizzarro

Founder & Advisor · Bento Box Consulting

Michelle is a game and entertainment executive with a strong track record of leading product strategy, creative direction, and IP development across major companies like Riot Games, NBCUniversal, and EA. As the founder of Bento Box Consulting, she now advises studios on game vision, portfolio strategy, and business operations.

Rob Carroll

Rob Carroll

Fractional CPO & CEO · Code Gray & Roll Craft

Rob is a seasoned product and game development leader with over a decade of experience spanning mobile gaming, iGaming, and transmedia strategy. He’s currently the CEO of Roll Craft and consults through Code Gray, where he specializes in product strategy, monetization, and user acquisition across Web2 and Web3 platforms.

John Szeder

John Szeder

Fractional CTO & Cofounder · Seismic Studios & Tennex Network Corporation

John is a veteran engineering executive and fractional CTO with over two decades of experience driving technical strategy and scalable architecture across gaming, social platforms, and enterprise systems. He’s led engineering at companies like Zynga, Game Data Pros, and PLAYSTUDIOS, and currently advises through Seismic Studios. John specializes in end-to-end systems design, cross-platform development, and building high-performing engineering teams from the ground up.