S5 Ep6: From Play to Purpose: Rahul Nath’s Career in Creativity

S5 Ep6: From Play to Purpose: Rahul Nath’s Career in Creativity

From APCDA Podcast by Felicity Brown and Samantha Ng

August 29, 2025 · 48 min · Season 5 · Episode 6

About this episode

Rahul Nath discusses his unconventional career journey in creativity and the gaming industry, sharing insights on resilience and personal growth.

In this episode of the APCDA Podcast, we sit down with Rahul Nath , founder and creative director of Vertical Slice Games Media. From an unconventional start in the gaming industry to directing films and building an immersive media studio, Rahul shares how resilience, curiosity, and a love for craft have guided his career. He reflects on pivotal life moments, lessons from failure, and why staying uncomfortable fuels growth. This conversation is rich with insights on creativity, entrepreneurship, and designing a career on your own terms. Shownotes: 0:00 Learnings by the hosts 4:12 Introduction of the guest 5:20 About the guest - Who is Rahul 7:15 What motivates and drives him 11:05 Getting started in the gaming industry 12:20 Create your own luck 13:15 Do it for the love of craft and other things will follow 15:00 Formative years 19:53 3 pivotal moments 22:28 Starting film directing 25:55 Most important career decision to date 29:30 Lessons learnt in life 33:18 What's next 39:15 Best career advice

People in this episode

Hosts: Felicity Brown, Samantha Ng

Guest: Rahul Nath

Topics covered

  • creativity
  • entrepreneurship
  • gaming industry
  • career development
  • resilience
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • creativity
  • gaming
  • entrepreneurship
  • career advice
  • resilience
  • failure
  • immersive media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vertical Slice Games Media

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