What happens when the thing that defined you is taken away? When the path you were on disappears, and you're forced to discover who you are without it? Joel Burgess was known to everyone around him as a force of nature. A semi-pro rugby player who powered through life with sheer brute force and will. A big man with a big presence. The last one to leave the pitch or the pub after the match. Then a devastating injury at the peak of his career didn't just end his rugby dreams—it shat...
All content for The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor is the property of Lenn Pryor and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
What happens when the thing that defined you is taken away? When the path you were on disappears, and you're forced to discover who you are without it? Joel Burgess was known to everyone around him as a force of nature. A semi-pro rugby player who powered through life with sheer brute force and will. A big man with a big presence. The last one to leave the pitch or the pub after the match. Then a devastating injury at the peak of his career didn't just end his rugby dreams—it shat...
Leonardo Benitez: From Dig Sites to Digital Worlds
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
1 hour 9 minutes
2 months ago
Leonardo Benitez: From Dig Sites to Digital Worlds
From Ancient Temples to Digital Worlds: Leonardo Benitez's Journey from Archaeologist to Game Engineering Leader What happens when a childhood obsession with Indiana Jones transforms into a career unearthing ancient mysteries and then pivots completely into building some of the world's most successful mobile games? In this episode, I sit down with Leonardo Benitez, Head of Game Engineering at Scopely, the studio behind the phenomenon that is Monopoly Go! But before Leo was helping build games...
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
What happens when the thing that defined you is taken away? When the path you were on disappears, and you're forced to discover who you are without it? Joel Burgess was known to everyone around him as a force of nature. A semi-pro rugby player who powered through life with sheer brute force and will. A big man with a big presence. The last one to leave the pitch or the pub after the match. Then a devastating injury at the peak of his career didn't just end his rugby dreams—it shat...
