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Nicole Jekich of Funko and PlaytestNW

We interview Nicole Jekich, co-designer of Food Truck Champion, Director of Events for PlaytestNW, and Producer/Game Developer at Funko Games. 
Nicole describes the ins-and-outs of her role as a Producer, the difference between working with a large publisher vs a small publisher. We talk about the games and themes, such as food, that inspire her. 
Nicole shares the story of how PlaytestNW started and her advice on how to build a strong game design community. 
Hosts: Tammy Lyon and Mark Yuasa  

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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/51464/nicole-jekich  
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolejekich 
https://twitter.com/NJekich 
https://www.forrest-pruzan.com/team.html 
https://twitter.com/playtestNW
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