S5 Ep6: From Play to Purpose: Rahul Nath’s Career in Creativity
- Author
- Felicity Brown and Samantha Ng
- Published
- Fri 29 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://audioboom.com/posts/8769656
In this episode of the APCDA Podcast, we sit down with Rahul Nath, founder and creative director of Vertical Slice Games Media. From an unconventional start in the gaming industry to directing films and building an immersive media studio, Rahul shares how resilience, curiosity, and a love for craft have guided his career. He reflects on pivotal life moments, lessons from failure, and why staying uncomfortable fuels growth. This conversation is rich with insights on creativity, entrepreneurship, and designing a career on your own terms.
Shownotes:
0:00 Learnings by the hosts
4:12 Introduction of the guest
5:20 About the guest - Who is Rahul
7:15 What motivates and drives him
11:05 Getting started in the gaming industry
12:20 Create your own luck
13:15 Do it for the love of craft and other things will follow
15:00 Formative years
19:53 3 pivotal moments
22:28 Starting film directing
25:55 Most important career decision to date
29:30 Lessons learnt in life
33:18 What's next
39:15 Best career advice
Shownotes:
0:00 Learnings by the hosts
4:12 Introduction of the guest
5:20 About the guest - Who is Rahul
7:15 What motivates and drives him
11:05 Getting started in the gaming industry
12:20 Create your own luck
13:15 Do it for the love of craft and other things will follow
15:00 Formative years
19:53 3 pivotal moments
22:28 Starting film directing
25:55 Most important career decision to date
29:30 Lessons learnt in life
33:18 What's next
39:15 Best career advice
