Ep 20: Jillian Winn: Game On and Follow Your Passions

In this episode, we had the opportunity to discuss entrepreneurship and gaming with diva Jillian Winn. Jillian shares her insights into entrepreneurship, gaming and women, and her passions.

Her journey in technology really started by exploring an interest in Telecommunications at Michigan State University. The college has one of the top gaming programs in the country, and as she went through grad school, she became more involved in game research. She went on to co-found a mission-oriented company called Signing Savvy (https://www.signingsavvy.com), a sign language resource, which aims to provide the most comprehensive online sign language resource for parents, educators, interpreters, students, or anyone interested in American Sign Language.

 Jillian chats with us on the following:

• Her choices in college that led to web development and game research


• What gaming studies show us about women gamers


• Stereotypes of launching an online business


• How Signing Savvy helps 10 Million users


• Ways she gives back to women in technology and tries to help cultivate the local technology community

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