Aug 10, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 12 segments
Season 2 Episode #19: Fawzi Mesmar wrote "I want to make games in Japan" in kindergarten. That compass took him across five countries and studios like King, DICE, and EA.We explore why leadership is…
Fawzi MesmarGuestJoshHostHello, and welcome to Tech Effect, the podcast where we interview industry leaders and experts on the topics and trends shaping the tech industry.
My name is Josh from Tesla Labs' marketing team, and today I'm joined by Farzee Mesmar.
Farzee is currently a creative director and vice president of global creative at Ubisoft, working on games like Beyond Good and Evil 2 and Star Wars Outlaws.
He has over 20 years experience in the gaming industry.
He's an award-winning creative director, game designer, leader, author, public speaker, mentor, and retired esports player.
So it's my pleasure to welcome to the show today, Fozzie.
me.
You have quite an accomplishment sheet there.
It's a bit of a mouthful, I'm sorry.
It's good.
It's very impressive.
I wish I'd done that much.
um but yeah welcome to the podcast and some of the
it's not running it's not running but yeah something i like to do with all our podcast guests to help our audience understand more about you and your journey is take it back to the start so taking it back to the beginning you spent 20 years in the gaming industry and you've worked on games that are loved globally But you started at a small indie studio and have grown to where you are today.
But what was it that sparked your interest initially? You started at that indie studio and really wanted to work in gaming.
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