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Maurice

Head Of Business Development

Xsolla Holding Company

University of Missouri - 2010
UCLA Anderson School of Management, MBA

Maurice has over 10 years of experience in business development, strategic consulting, and market research across industries including video games, tech, and digital media/entertainment.
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Gaming
Sales and Client Management
Creative Writing, Journalism
Scholarship Recipient
Pell Grant Recipient
Took Out Loans
Worked 20+ Hours in School
First Generation College Student

Q1Career path

Business Development

Networking

Career Pivoting

5:55

"Within about two months of leveraging my network, uh, was able to get a job, uh, at a consulting firm"

Q2Main responsibilities

Financial Analysis

Executive/Leadership

Business Strategy

3:13

"making sure that, you know, we're doing things as effectively and as efficiently as we can, uh, while still maximizing revenue"

Q3Day in the life

Communication

Problem-Solving

Executive/Leadership

3:30

"What I like about the job is that it's so varied that any day can look different."

Q4Most important skills - role

Flexibility

Strategic Thinking

Financial Analysis

3:58

"ability to, um, you know, read financial statements and understand, uh, what all of that means is, is very important in, in a role like this as well."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Execution

3:00

"No Day Is like the other"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Project Management

Executive/Leadership

Time Management

3:56

"It can be a challenge sometimes to make sure you're giving them all the attention that they need when they need it."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Entertainment

Passion

Technology

2:29

"It's a lot of creative people who are also very passionate about this industry. So it's great going to industry conferences and trade shows and running into familiar faces and catching up with people and learning about the projects that they're working on, and getting a sneak peek behind the curtain of what's the next big game on the horizon."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Creativity

Hard work ethic

Adaptability

4:42

"creativity...in marketing a creative product, you can have a little bit more fun and use a little bit more creativity"

Q9Wish known before - industry

Fast-Paced Environments

Adaptability

Problem-Solving

3:19

"Every day is just you're working on something different."

Q10Entry-level positions

Sales

Business Development

Account Management

1:57

"Entry level sales or account management roles are kind of the two points of entry for anybody coming out of undergrad."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Business Development

Relationship Building

Sales

4:50

"be relational, not transactional. Um, because if you are relational, the transactions will continue to come."

Q12College ideas for success

Relationship Building

Communication

Networking

3:05

"My first job that I ever got post undergrad was because of relationships that I had built with my professor."