Cook on Monday Morning #61: The Clive Downie Story

The Cook On Monday Morning Podcast

Cook on Monday Morning #61: The Clive Downie Story

Clive Downie is the Chief Marketing Officer at Unity Technologies, a company that brings state-of-the-art, affordable multi platform tools & services to developers of interactive content everywhere. Downie has been in the gaming industry for more than 20 years, with 15 years of experience at Electronic Arts overseeing franchises like FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and Command & Conquer. Born and raised in the small hamlet of Devon, England, Downie spent his youth watching planes pass overhead and daydream about travel and endless possibilities. During our interview we discuss the principles that have remained a constant in Clive’s life, as well as, the many highlights and lessons learned throughout his purpose-driven career in tech.

[Twitter] (https://twitter.com/clivedownie) [Unity Technologies] (https://unity.com/) [Unity Technologies Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/unitytechnologies)

Topics discussed in this episode: [00:00] Introductions [02:13] Do you remember how we met? [04:45] Tell me about Unity [13:30] Since you’re asking me to open up…. [16:52] You want something, you’ve got to earn it [21:38] Always seize opportunity [23:40] Marketing Madden Football - in England [28:20] This is our culture [30:55] Do you think that perception exists? [35:02] Your hardest moment in business [36:13] Rapid Fire - Seize the Day

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“How to Start a Podcast During a Pandemic” https://medium.com/@stevon.cook/how-to-start-a-podcast-during-a-pandemic-bae746a3ccd3

About The Host: Stevon Cook is a small business owner, policy maker and media personality. He is the founder of The Luther Harris Holding Company, a strategic advising company that focuses on creating partnerships, diversity recruitment and helping companies drive impact in the communities where they do business.

As the host of The Cook on Monday Morning podcast, he interviews high capacity leaders in a variety of industries. The goal of the podcast is to build a community of people creating lives that make them excited about Monday morning. At Cook on Monday Morning we believe that if we can own Monday morning, we can own the week, if we can own the week then we can own the year and if we change your year, we can change your life.

Cook is the former President of the San Francisco Board of Education. He was elected in 2016 with over 150,000 votes. He also served as CEO of Mission Bit, an education nonprofit focused on ending generational poverty through coding education for high school students.

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