Michelle Pun

Commander
DISC Type : D

Head of Production at Manticore Games Inc.

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Michelle is an award-winning Head of Production with over 15 years of experience leading game design at companies like Manticore Games, Osmo, Disney, and Zynga. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, colleagues describe her as an exceptional, creative, and driven leader who consistently delivers on budget.

She is passionate about creating great experiences and bringing quality, healthy entertainment into the world to make peoples lives a little better. This mission is complemented by her interest in supporting industry diversity through organizations like Women in Games International (WIGI).

Michelle has played a key role in developing products that have won four major industry awards, including the Oppenheim Toy Platinum twice.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Healthy Entertainment
She is driven by a personal mission to bring quality, healthy entertainment into the world that can make a positive impact on people's lives.
Educational Gaming
Pioneered a curriculum-based product line at Osmo with the launch of 'Osmo Math Wizard', successfully merging educational concepts with engaging gameplay for children.
Game Production
Her career is focused on game design and production, with a proven track record of 100% on-or-under-budget delivery and process improvement.

Media Appearances

Michelle has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2024
Head of Production at Manticore Games Inc.
2-2023 - 3-2024
Director of Production at Manticore Games Inc.
6-2021 - 2-2023
Director of Production at Osmo
4-2019 - 5-2021
Production Group Manager at Osmo
11-2016 - 3-2019
Producer, Games at Osmo

Education

2005 - 2007
MET from Carnegie Mellon University
1999 - 2003
BFA from York University

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Exp : 18 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Production at Manticore Games Inc.
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Insights For Selling To Michelle

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Michelle is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Michelle

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Michelle move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Michelle take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Michelle

Personality Compatibility


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