# Phil Black

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Boosting Selective College Admissions and Affordability with Phil Black

In this episode, Lisa and Phil discuss: The increasing competitiveness of college admissions and how students can stand out College affordability challenges and emerging solutions for middle-income families How military-affiliated education pathways like Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) are…

302. Call of Duty vs Battlefield: Ex-DICE, Bungie & Activision Experts Unpack It All

This one’s for the shooter heads. Host Phil Black (ex-DICE) is joined by Chris Sides (ex-Bungie) and longtime strategist Chris Anjos (ex-Activision) to dig into the decade-long arms race between Battlefield and Call of Duty. The muzzles are off. Chapters: 02:01 Meet the Experts 03:54 Historical Con…

015 - Building a $10M Service-First Construction Business with Phil Black

In this episode of America’s Home Experts - Shop Talk, hosts John and Steve sit down with Phil Black, the owner of Custom Deck Creations. Phil shares his incredible journey from reading a 900-page code book to building one of Michigan’s most successful residential construction companies. We di…

TWIG #374 GDC 2025: The Honest Debrief

The full Deconstructor of Fun crew, all six of us, recorded live and on-site in San Francisco at the end of GDC week. No prep, no scripts. Just the real conversations from a week of side events, back channels, and late nights. Questions we answer in this episode: What's the one word that captures …

TWiG #375: GDC 2026 Post-Mortem, Epic’s Surrender & Google Play’s Legal Rebirth

The Deconstructor of Fun crew is back from San Francisco, recovering from a whirlwind GDC week to break down the massive shifts hitting the industry. No prep, no scripts. Just the real conversation on whether the "lowest attendance since 2011" is a sign of a dying conference or just a more efficien…

Season 7, Episode 15: The modern mobile gaming economy (with Phil Black)

On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Phil Black, one of the co-hosts of the Game Economist Cast, a podcast dedicated to game economy design, and a consultant with Game Economist Consulting. Previously, Phil held game economist and analytics roles at Amazon Games, DICE, and Scopely.…

50 Years of Dance and Circus Magic with Robin Dawn Ryan - Ep 036

50 Years of Dance and Circus Magic with Robin Dawn Ryan In this episode of Step Up Your Studio, Steve Sirico sits down with Robin Dawn Ryan, owner of Robin Dawn's Dance Academy in Cape Coral, Florida, and a true industry legend celebrating over 50 years in business. Robin shares her incredible jo…

Ep. 237 Revisited | My Daughter Will Get Into The Ivies, Right?

In this week's podcast, I try to answer one of the most common questions I hear from parents - especially about their first-born, highly-competitive, multi-talented daughters: "She'll get into the Ivies, right?" Does your daughter check any (or all) of these boxes: very bright (4.something GPA) AP…

Epsiode 103 - From 1 Deck to 250 a Year: Phil Black on Scaling & Deck Build

 Phil Black, founder of Custom Deck Creations and Deck Build, joins Alex Danner to break down how he went from launching a deck company with no contracting background to completing around 250 decks per year with as many as 18 crews.  If you have any questions about your marketing, feel free to reac…