About this episode
Author, public speaker, and entrepreneur are just a few great titles for today's guest, Gabe Zichermann. He is the CEO and Founder of Onward, a company that helps you achieve tech-life balance. Gabe is also known for his expertise on the topic of Gamification. Having written three books, "The Gamification Revolution", "Gamification by Design" and "Game-Based Marketing". Gabe grew up in Toronto with his two parents that immigrated from Hungary and Romania. He had a passion for games from a young age of 8 when he got his first computer, a Commodore VIC-20, and programmed his first computer game. After college, his first big success was Trimedia, which he sold in 2005. From there Gabe helped define the field of Gamification. In this episode, we get to discuss Gabe's full background, both the ups and downs of life, including: The power of games and their application to the rest of the world What is "Gamification" How to recognize when to change your life Why it can be so important to take a step back The importance of doing the self-work as an entrepreneur His success with building Trimedia Growing his newest company Onward The future of tech-life balance Ambition Today Question of the Day™ : "On the topic of tech life balance, how do you recommend people keep themselves in check?" The Single Greatest Piece of Advice Anthony Has Ever Learned: Join the Ambition Today A-list to listen now! Quote Of The Episode: "The most important thing is to understand who you are and what your strengths and weaknesses are, and be able to name it" Links from this episode: Gabe's Books on Amazon Onward Gabe's Twitter Gamification WeWork Founder Institute Audible ========== This episode of Ambition Today is supported by: + Founder Institute New York: goo.gl/RGezjW + WeWork: goo.gl/hyzzuP + Toptal: goo.gl/OObfM9 + Audible: goo.gl/Urjq6k ========== Visit Ambi
