Leaving Blizzard

Apr 18, 20164 min read

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Published: Apr 18, 2016

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Hi guys, lots happening recently, and I wanted to share here something I shared on Facebook last week, seemed like it was journal worthy

Also, thank you so much for all the birthday wishes!!! 30 is a big one. SO much happened in the last 10 years, can't wait to see what happens in the next!

Anyways here's the Facebook post, if you've read it already just ignore this journal!

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Today is my last day at Blizzard Entertainment. Not only that but it's also my last day as a game developer after a 10+ year run in this wonderful industry.

Let’s pull back for a second and see how it all started. I was lured into this career at the tender age of 19 and went full force into it from the beginning. I was working in Montreal as an artist, improving like crazy and I was loving it. One day some time later, I received an email from then-recruiter Kenny asking me if I'd be interested in a position on this new team they were forming at my dream studio, Blizzard - I couldn't believe it.

I traveled to California on my own for the first time to meet the guys on the team and apparently did good enough at my interview that a short while later, I was a Blizzard employee… a real Blizzard artist, woah.

I left my parents’ house at 22 and moved to sunny OC, living on my own for the first time in my life, in a new country and a new job. I wasn't scared or nervous, I was SO EXCITED. There I met amazing artists from whom I tried my best to soak knowledge from and at the same time, made a ton of awesome friends along the way (you know who you are).

It's also there that I met this hot animator from the WoW team, Mai. I think we hit it off pretty good - we had a bunch of really good dates. Oh and we do have 2 kids together now, let's see how things go! <3

Indirectly, Blizzard has provided me with so much that I'll always be thankful for the opportunity they gave me. I took that opportunity by the balls and built myself a dream career and life that I'm proud of.

That's the thing with dreams though... When you achieve them, you look for the next one, a bigger one. In my case, it was starting my own company: Cubebrush.

As hard and physically taxing as it was to be working full time, be a father and a husband and build a startup company - I never questioned it. It just seemed obvious that this was the next chapter of my life. I've missed a lot of sleep in these last few years but luckily, results started to show and man... what a feeling.

Just 2 weeks ago I decided to let my Blizzard family team know that I was leaving and while it's been one of the hardest decision I've had to make in my life so far, I'm thrilled to find out how this new chapter pans out. With my company growing and requiring more and more time, it was necessary for me to make the decision to dedicate everything to it.

I owe it to our users and to the hundreds of sellers making an extra income on the platform to fully assume my role as full time CEO and push even harder to keep growing and reach for the stars. For a long while now I’ve found my life purpose as someone who helps artists improve and make a better living, and I think I can best achieve that with Cubebrush.

We have grandiose plans for the future and I could not be more excited and motivated to take you all along for the ride. It’s going to be a wild one!