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Show Notes
Genius Games Founder and CEO John Coveyou is our guest for a special episode of Toys & Tech of the Trade. Learn how this former soldier leveraged crowdfunding and a love for science into a brand that has seen its products featured in publications such as Gizmodo, Popular Science and The Wall Street Journal just to name a few.
John’s story is one of sacrifice and perseverance that we hope lights the fire in you to chase your dream and see it to fruition.
Genius Game’s next title is Nerd Words: Science which kicks off its Kickstarter campaign now. You learn more about Nerd Words: Science and contribute to the campaign here.
Toys, Tech & Awesome Stuff Mentioned In This Episode
•Peptide: A Protein Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/peptide-a-protein-building-game
•Ion: A Compound Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/ion-a-compound-building-game
•Jamey Stegmaier: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/62640/jamey-stegmaier
•Jamey Stegmaier Blog: https://stonemaiergames.com/e-newsletter/blog/
•Stone Age Board Game: https://amzn.to/2ufMP3C
•Too Many Monkeys: https://amzn.to/2ugGpRP
•The 4 Disciples of Execution: https://amzn.to/2CqB8f1
•The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://amzn.to/2OflozU
•Genius Games on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Y9nXIn
Guest Links
•Nerd Words: Science (Kickstarter): http://kck.st/2TjeavG
•Genius Games (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/GotGeniusGames
•Genius Games (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GotGeniusGames/
•Genius Games (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQ59CvQ6aPevIDOP9XtzTQ
•Genius Games (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/gotgeniusgames/
•John Coveyou (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/john.coveyou/
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Toys & Tech of the Trade
Conversations with content creators and entrepreneurs and awesome folks that are on our radar showcasing the gadgets, gear, and tech they use to run their business and create their content as well as the "toys" that put a smile on their face.
Meet the Host
Rich is a veteran podcaster with over fifteen years of experience with his first podcast My Take Radio getting retired after 400 episodes.
After a brief hiatus from behind the mic, Rich returns to the podcast space alongside Jimbo Slyice for The Variant Issue. Once The Variant Issue concluded its run Rich focused on building the RAGE Works Podcast Network but the mic called him back to host Toys & Tech of the Trade.
When not podcasting you can find Rich writing on the RAGE Works site and occasionally streaming video games on Facebook.