Today, Rob is an entrepreneur, explorer, investor, philanthropist, and sought-after speaker on a mission to help people create their own success and best life by encouraging them to have the confidence to take their first small step. For the next 17 years, Rob shepherded Pictionary to sales of 38,000,000 Pictionary games sold worldwide in over 60 countries. With no manual to turn to, he made his own rules by relying on his intuition, hard work, and an unwavering entrepreneurial spirit to build Pictionary into a global powerhouse. Putting together the first 1000 games by hand in his tiny apartment, Angel mastered all the needed business skills including sales, marketing and distribution. Using a few simple tools, a Webster’s paperback dictionary, a No.2 pencil, and a yellow legal pad, he created the phenomenally successful and iconic board game Pictionary®. In 1985, ROB ANGEL was a 26-year-old waiter from Seattle. For entrepreneurs and C-suite executives, people searching for guidance on how to start a business, or who simply love a great business story, Game Changer is an inspirational read by the creator of Pictionary-one of the world’s most beloved board games.

In Game Changer, Rob shares the remarkable inside story of how, as the inventor of Pictionary, he turned a simple idea into an iconic global brand by breaking rules and breaking records, never giving up or giving in, and working harder when most would walk away all while having the time of his life.Ĭandid and compelling, Game Changer is as much a captivating memoir as it is a blueprint to personal and professional success. When Mattel acquired Pictionary in 2001, a staggering 38,000,000 games had been sold in 60 countries. Still, within three years, Pictionary became the bestselling board game in North America, and shortly after, the world. Getting there wasn’t easy as the Pictionary creator, Rob had to navigate his way through production mishaps, cash flow troubles, and countless copycats trying to scratch their way past his game. He produced the first 1,000 games by hand in his tiny one- bedroom apartment, disrupted the market by selling to nontraditional retail outlets, and did countless demonstrations at the bottom of the escalator at Nordstrom, a store with no game department.

With no experience, Rob Angel used his guts, drive, and intuition to create one of the most beloved board games of all time: Pictionary. Game Changer is the story of how a twenty-three-year-old waiter from Seattle had the outrageous dream of beating industry giants Milton Bradley and Mattel at their own game. THE STORY OF PICTIONARY AND HOW I TURNED A SIMPLE IDEA INTO THE BESTSELLING BOARD GAME IN THE WORLD

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