Who’s Talking

David Helgason, CEO/Co-Founder, Unity Technologies

“By the way, if the story that John will tell you ever sounds too good to be true it actually isn’t: John did a lot of very good and very important work with us, and I loved working with him. He delivered incredible numbers, but also enabled a lot of great people doing a lot of good work with him.”

Allen Foo, Founder/CEO, VooX

“John always kept team morale up, and made it a point for his direct reports to continuously learn as a team. His ability to work through challenging times and to develop new ways to achieve the targets were always inspiring.”

Wil Yang, Global Business Development, Shin Starr

“John has a rare mix of productivity and diplomacy and sets a great example for the rest of the team, and explains why everyone loves working with him.”

John Riccitiello, CEO, Unity Software Inc.

“We’d not have the Unity Asia we have now without you.”

Shinobu Toyoda, President/Chairman, Unity Technologies Japan

“Nobody knows and loves all the cultures of Asia better than John Goodale.”

David Helgason, CEO/Co-Founder, Unity Technologies

“When we hired you we knew you could sell stuff. We had no idea you could build and lead such a great team.”

Projects

Nura Studios (San Francisco). Vice President, Asia.

An animation platform built by artists, engineers, and producers , so any storyteller can develop and share high-fidelity episodic content. Machines Have No Talent. Humans Do. (more)

ESCS.io (Europe). Strategic Advisor.

B2B gaming infrastructure platform enabling developers to embed automated tournaments, leaderboards, and built-in monetization with no heavy lifting required. Lightweight SDK enables white-labeled gamehub platform. Turn Your Audience in to a Gaming Destination. (more)

Strategic Advisory Roles:

I serve as a Strategic Advisor to about a dozen different companies globally. Please inquire for more details.

Principles

TRUST: The foundation of success.

Any business school teaches the formula S x E = R where Strategy times Execution equals Results (or Revenue). Trust takes it a step beyond, where Strategy times Execution, compounded by Trust equals Results/Revenue. In other words, (S x E)T = R. If you’re on my team, be prepared to undergo half- or full-day seminars on this topic.

DEMAND BUT SUPPORT: How miracles are achieved.

In managerial roles I’m pretty tough. I demand big things. Achieving stretch goals is a must! However, I don’t leave things there. I make sure that adequate resources are available to accomplish miracles, and I’m right there in the trenches with my teams getting stuff done.

LEAD BY EXAMPLE: Or, lead by doing.

I believe that the best way to inspire a team to be successful is to be successful myself. Professionally and personally I strive for excellence in all that I do, and I’ve “been there, done that.”

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD: Be tireless in work and play.

Every direct report I’ve ever had has said that there is no way that they could match my work pace. However, after the work is done I encourage playing equally as hard individually, as teams and most importantly, as family.