Episode 36 - Leah Knighton: Co-Founder and CCO at Ker-Chunk Games
Leah Knighton is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Ker-Chunk Games. Along with co-founder and CEO Molly Proffitt she has managed to start and grow a company in a highly competitive market. They balance client work with developing their own original IP, and they're making it work. Jeremiah sat down with Leah at the Ker-Chunk office for a short conversation about how they got their business off the ground, their commitment to creating inclusive and empowering games, and what they've been working on lately.
_PS: There are still a few sound issues I'm trying to learn how to avoid. We appreciate your patience!_
[**Leah's Profile**](http://bit.ly/2r9xT3Z)
[**Ker-Chunk Games**](http://bit.ly/2J2vWSb)
- [Call Me Phrasey (iOS game)](http://bit.ly/2xrXN7u)
- [Princenapped (iOS game)](http://bit.ly/2KQr2d1)
- [Rainbow Tree Stickers (for Apple Messages)](https://apple.co/2NpWQrp)
- [2 Dads + 4 Kids](http://bit.ly/2YuDx16)
- [Puppet Minis (Unity Asset Store)](http://bit.ly/30581XI)
- [Hyper Casual Games](https://hypercasualgames.org)
- [Colorblind stats (I was WAY off)](http://bit.ly/2xogMQm)
_Audio Editing by [Adam Greenlee](http://bit.ly/AdamGreenlee) And Jeremiah Clark_
- “The reason we wanted to talk to you was because you guys are doing the thing that so many people dream about doing, and you’re making it work!”
~ Jeremiah Clark
- “...we decided we wanted to be empowering to women, empowering and inclusive to different [types of gamers]... we wanted to really have a message.”
~ Leah Knighton
- “[Ker-Chunk Games started as] a side hustle. We were completely boot strapped. We had no funding.”
~ Leah Knighton
- Discussing how to get started in a creative field: “Put your toes in the water, do something small, and then build up from that.”
~ Leah Knighton
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