Mark Kolb

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Director and Game Designer at Brainy Games

Canada

Overview

Mark Kolb is a game designer and founder of Brainy Games, widely known as the "Local Merchant of Fun. " A former programmer with an education from Ryerson University, he has successfully invented and published numerous games. His creations transition from personal projects to commercially successful products, including a game distributed by Outset Media.

Marks passion lies in creating tactile entertainment, which he pursues as a creative retirement hobby. He designs and produces over 140 unique lasercut wooden and acrylic games, puzzles, and brainteasers at a local makerspace. He also organizes community scavenger hunts and engages with locals at artisan fairs.

His self-published card game, "Connections, " was rebranded as "SideLinks" and is now sold worldwide in major retail stores like Barnes & Noble.

Personality Overview

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ROI Driven

Friendly But Slow

They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions  They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Topics They Care About

Tactile Game Design
Designs and creates physical games and puzzles using laser cutters. His most successful card game, SideLinks, is sold internationally by a major publisher.
Creative Entrepreneurship
[Predicted] As a former programmer, he successfully reinvented his career by turning his passion for game design and making into a thriving business with licensed products.
Community Engagement
Creates online historical scavenger hunts and community crosswords to connect local people. He received an Ontario 150 grant for his community-focused projects.

Media Appearances

Mark has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2017
Director and Game Designer at Brainy Games
1-2016
Local Merchant of Fun at Brainy Games
1-2015
Co-Founder and Interim CTO at UbiNames
3-2010
Co-Director at Telmasters
3-2009
Director at Tel Domains

Education

1972 - 1975
computer applications technology from Ryerson University

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Exp : 26 Location : Canada Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director and Game Designer at Brainy Games
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Insights For Selling To Mark

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable

DONT's

  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mark is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mark

  • They are likely to give you a clear answer without taking you around in circles. However, if you share a good relationship, they might not be so forthcoming.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mark move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Mark take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Mark

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