Stonemaier Games & the Business of Fun
Rule Breaker Investing
The Motley Fool
4.5 • 928 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, eight years later David welcomes back game designer and publisher Jamey Stegmaier for a lively conversation about scaling a creative venture, building a mission-driven culture, and fostering community in a niche that’s far bigger than most people realize. Discover how Jamey’s focus on crafting delight, coupled with a transparent approach to both fans and collaborators, has fueled Stonemaier Games’ growth and influence. Whether you’re a dedicated board gamer or just interested in entrepreneurial insights, you’ll walk away with fresh perspectives on innovation, purposeful leadership, and the power of “fun” as a serious business edge.
Host: David Gardner
Guest Star: Jamey Stegmaier
Producer: Desirée Jones
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| 0:00.0 | Wingspan. In birding, it's the tip-to-tip measure of flight. In the board game world, |
| 0:06.9 | it's a surprise mega hit, logged on board game geek more than 700,000 play sessions, |
| 0:13.8 | dwarfing even classics like Catan. But our guest, Jamie Stegmire of Stonemeier Games, has |
| 0:19.9 | soared far beyond wingspan from scaling a creative business and cultivating a passionate community to becoming a prolific content creator on YouTube. |
| 0:30.2 | We're going to talk about the art of designing delight, the power of mission-driven culture, and how fun can offer big insights for entrepreneurs everywhere. |
| 0:41.3 | Jamie Stegmire of Stonemeier games only on this week's Rule Breaker Investing. |
| 0:47.6 | It's the Rule Breaker Investing podcast with Motley Full co-founder, David Gardner. |
| 0:56.1 | Welcome back to Rule Breaker Investing, which this week brings together a few of my passions, |
| 1:02.4 | and I hope yours too. |
| 1:03.9 | We're talking about business, creativity, entrepreneurship, and games. |
| 1:09.4 | And I get to welcome back one of the people I admire most in the world |
| 1:13.0 | of tabletop gaming, and that is Jamie Stegmeier, who last appeared on Rule Breaker Investing, |
| 1:18.0 | November 2nd, 2016. A lot has happened in his world, in your world, in the gaming world, |
| 1:27.3 | well, really just the world ever since. In fact, |
| 1:30.0 | I think I'm going to make that my first question for him. This week's conversation with Jamie |
| 1:33.8 | isn't just for board game enthusiasts. It's free coaching for you from a world-class innovator. |
| 1:39.4 | It's about building a passionate community about turning a creative passion into a thriving enterprise. So whether you love |
| 1:46.4 | analyzing stocks or simply want to bring more delight into your personal or professional life, |
| 1:51.4 | I hope you'll walk away from my conversation this week with Jamie to pursue your own big |
| 1:56.3 | ideas with renewed confidence and flair. Now, before we get started, I want to mention next week's show. |
| 2:02.5 | I'm already rubbing my hands together because I get to welcome Randy Zuckerberg, |
| 2:07.1 | who is an American businesswoman. |
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