Agenda

With the game industry becoming increasingly unstable, many professionals who were once relatively secure are finding themselves in positions where their future is uncertain. As freelancers, we are extremely accustomed to this landscape. In this series of three candid talks, veteran freelancers Akash Thakkar, Ryan Ike, and Star Victoria Power share eight field-tested lessons for building a sustainable creative career without steady employment: diversifying income, pricing your work, treating community as a survival tool, and protecting your wellbeing through the inevitable slow stretches. Whether you're a longtime freelancer, newly independent by circumstance, or watching the industry wobble beneath you, this session offers honest, practical strategies for a career built to withstand uncertainty.