Episode 396: General Michael Grant of the Stern Army
Michael is the leader of the Stern Armies around the world, and there are many! Hear from Stern Pinball's Senior Manager of Global Location Entertainment, what keeps him busy, and how he has the...
Highlights
- Stern Army is on pace to add 300 new locations in 2024
- There are hundreds and hundreds of Stern Army locations around the world
- JAWS had nearly 400 official Stern launch parties
- Approximately 20% of JAWS launch parties were women's events
- 15 countries hosted JAWS launch parties
- Stern Army locations include bars, FECs, dispensaries, cake companies, record shops, and comic book stores
- Stern has hired Lloyd Dorton from Sieben to manage Stern Army and Insider Connected in Europe
Notable quotes
“We're on pace to add 300 Stern Army locations this year. It's really incredible.”
“For JAWS. We had nearly 400 launch parties, which is something I'm very proud of, and we're seeing growth with each release.”
“About 20% of those are women's events. So I'm very, very happy to support women's pinball leagues and clubs.”
“We had 15 countries host JAWS launch parties.”
“Pinball is for everyone. So come on in. There's plenty of room. The water is great.”
“I rediscovered pinball about 10 years ago when I was on a date at an amusement park in New Hampshire. We were walking around, and I saw a pinball arcade.”
“The leaderboards are fun... it's also promoting the location. So pinball goes hand in hand with supporting these local businesses.”
Entities
- Marco Specialties· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Midwest Gaming Classic· event
- Pintastic· event
- JAWS Pinball· game
- New England Pinball League· organization
- Stern Army· organization
- Angelo Genetampo· person
- Emoto· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Lloyd Dorton· person
- Michael Grant· person
- Ray Day· person
- Roper Fuentes· person
- Insider Connected· product
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