The Creative Juice Podcast
Matthew Zanazzo (Immature Gamer)
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Creative Juice is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to Fortnite Creative and UEFN game development. It brings together game developers, business professionals, and gamers for authentic, casual, and humorous conversations about creativity, industry insights, and real-world success stories. Episodes are recorded with video using tools like Riverside and later distributed as audio on major podcast platforms. Each episode lasts between 30 minutes and 1 hour and features in-depth interviews with top talent and studios—all while keeping the focus on uncovering what fuels each guest’s creative juice.
This is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Epic Games, Inc.
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S1E42 A Single Tweet Got Him a Cease and Desist (And What It Costs to Build on a Platform You Don't Own) - Richytoons
Richytoons built a first person practice map to support Fortnite's Ballistics mode, and without any promotion it grew through Discovery into one of the most played warmup maps in the ecosystem. Then…
S1E41 How a Small UEFN YouTube Channel Landed Disney, Amazon MGM, and Jack in the Box Brand Deals - Javi Romero
UEFN is not just a game engine. That is the thesis Javi Romero, founder of Sulfuric Media, opens this episode with, and it is the line most UEFN creators are leaving real craft on the floor by…
S1E40 How Fake DMCAs, AI Art, and the Brainrot Trademark Rush Are Reshaping UGC Game Law with IP Attorney Rose Kautz
Most UGC creators do not call a lawyer until after the DMCA already hit, the freelancer dispute already started, or the trademark squatter overseas already filed. Rose Kautz, an IP attorney at Hanson…
S1E39 Lee Graham: Inside the Epic Layoffs, the List That Helped 1,000 Devs, and Why He Called It a Blessing
He Got Cut From Epic. What He Built Next Changed Everything.Lee Graham ran the UEFN Accelerator at Epic Games for six and a half years, helping major brands and game IPs enter Fortnite Creative and…
S1E28 Brainrot Skins, Brand Deals, and Building a Creator Business in UGC - Brendan Stock (Chartis CEO)
Brainrot skins hit the Fortnite item shop and a UEFN studio built the deal. Brendan Stock is the CEO of Chartis, the company behind over 45 brand integrations inside UEFN in a single year and the…
S1E27 What It Actually Takes to Build a Sustainable Career in UGC ft. Wertandrew
Wertandrew is one of the most respected OG creators in Fortnite Creative and UEFN, known for building some of the most ambitious solo experiences in the space including Domus Mortem and Time Skip…
S1E26 From Finance to Fortnite's Tycoon King: Sleighted Sloth on Going Full-Time in UEFN
This week on Creative Juice, I sit down with Sleighted Sloth, one of the most respected tycoon creators in the UEFN space. Jon walked away from a six-year career in credit card app development to go…
S1E25 He Worked Inside Roblox, Epic, and Meta. Here's What They Don't Want You to Know.
Deepak Nair is one of the only people in the world who has worked inside Roblox, Epic Games (Fortnite Creative), and Meta Horizon Worlds. In this episode, he shares what he learned from all three…
S1E24 Why Most UEFN Games Fail (And What AAA Studios Do Differently) | Brian Grayson, Head of Publishing at Ghost Gaming
Brian Grayson has seen the industry from nearly every angle.He started in law, helped scale Hi-Rez Studios during the growth of Smite and Paladins, led publishing and R&D initiatives, and now…
S1E23 Building Worlds and Building a Career with PixelatedDreamz
PixelatedDreamz is a Fortnite and UEFN environment artist who has quietly built one of the strongest freelance careers in the ecosystem. Starting from Creative 1.0 and early Minecraft builds, he…
S1E22 Graeme Bull: The Truth About Discovery, Scaling, and Building UEFN Games That Last
If you’ve ever shipped a UEFN map you genuinely believed in, but Discovery never gave it a real shot, this episode is for you.I’m joined by Graeme Bull, one of the most trusted educators in the UEFN…
S1E21 Most Unreal and UEFN Maps Fail for the Same Reason - Micah Berninghausen
In this episode of The Creative Juice Podcast, I sit down with GameDevMicah to break down what it actually takes to push Unreal Engine and UEFN beyond the obvious.We dig into real world optimization…
S1E20 Building Top Fortnite Game, Scaling a UEFN Studio, and Working With Disney | Team Gauntlet
Eddie Benson and Joel Bestart, Co-Founders of Team Gauntlet, join the podcast to share the real story behind Kraken and how a small team built one of Fortnite’s most successful long-form UEFN…
S1E19 From Naruto to BTS: How Yu7a and Vysena Became One of Fortnite’s Top Creative Studios
Yu7a, CEO and Co Founder of Vysena Studios, joins me to break down the real story behind some of Fortnite’s most iconic creative projects. We talk about how Naruto and BTS came together in Creative…
S1E18 How Fortnite Maps Really Blow Up The Data Behind Viral Success (CEO of FCHQ - Jon Hughes)
Fortnite creators always talk about the Discovery system, but almost nobody understands how it actually works. In this episode, I sit down with Jon Hughes, founder of FCHQ and one of the leading…
S1E17 How to Sell Your Game: Inside the Business of Acquisitions with Jim Ying
Jim Ying, Managing Director & Founder of Mihada Capital, joins me to break down what it really takes to sell your studio or game. We dive into when to sell, what buyers actually look for, common…
S1E16 From Tiffany’s to #1 Fortnite Team: How Dummblond Built Fortnite’s Most Iconic Worlds
From Tiffany & Co. to Hive Studio, Dummblond has built some of Fortnite’s most iconic Creative hubs and maps, with more than 100 million plays worldwide. In this episode, she shares how she…
S1E15 From Roblox Flop to Forbes: How Topcat Built a 7-Figure Digital Fashion Empire
Philipp Batura, founder of Topcat, joins me to share how he went from failing at his first Roblox game to building a 7-figure digital fashion business featured in Forbes. We talk about the rise of…
S1E14 From Fortnite OG Map to Roblox Hits: CEO Michael Herriger on Atlas Creative’s Journey
Michael Herriger, co-founder of Atlas Creative, joins me to talk about building the OG Fortnite map with UEFN, working with brands like the NBA and Microsoft, and expanding into Roblox with hits like…
S1E13 From Hobby Coder to Studio Owner: CEO Ethan Guest on Fortnite Success & Brand Collabs
On this episode of The Creative Juice Podcast, Matt Zanazzo sits down with Ethan Guest, co-founder of Bloom Creative and one of the masterminds behind Zombie Escape, a Fortnite Creative map that…
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The Creative Juice Podcast has published 32 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.
The Creative Juice Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 55m.
