Ep 34: The Zack of All Trade with Zach Sharpe
Last but not least in this Sharpe Trifecta we interview Mr Stern Marketing himself, Zach Sharpe! We see if we can break his number one response of, "I can neither confirm or deny". Hint, it's not as easy as you would think. With plenty uncertain about the future, Zach gives us as much as he can about the future of Stern Pinball after Covid-19. Enjoy!
Kineticist’s take
Stern's Zach Sharpe reflects on career, family legacy, market dynamics, and industry growth.
Synopsis
Zach Sharpe, Director of Marketing at Stern Pinball, discusses his career path from advertising to pinball, growing up around the Williams factory with his legendary father Roger Sharpe, his personal pinball collection, and Stern's approach to market positioning, code updates, and maintenance education. He reflects on the differences between Williams' decline in the 90s and Stern's current growth, attributes Stern's success to being privately owned and serving both commercial and consumer markets, and shares his perspective on perfect games (citing Jurassic Park and Cyclops) and the pinball industry's evolution.
Entities
- Iris Worldwide· company
- Play Meter Magazine· company
- Raw Thrills· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Williams Valley Midway· company
- AMOA show· event
- Amusement Expo· event
- Pinball Expo· event
- Cyclops· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Taxi· game
- Walking Dead· game
- Chicago Art Institute· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Lou Malnati's· organization
- John Buscaglia· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Roger Sharpe· person
- Scott Danesi· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Zach Sharpe· person