Adam Michaelson’s Team of Video Gamers

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October 17, 2020

Rich welcomes Adam Michaelson, who currently leads Strategic Partnerships at Virtway. Adam has been leading high growth tech companies in the education and training sectors for the past 7 years. With prior experience in law, education, teaching, and event production, Adam is powering Virtway’s leadership in the virtual events and training sector.

Over the past 2 years, Adam and his team at Virtway have developed new 3D virtual events and training formats to create fully virtual and hybrid learning and event solutions. Working alongside several of the largest companies in the world, Virtway forges on to offer gamified training and events in its industry-leading 3D virtual environments, available on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android. Adam focuses his time and energy on projects that are sustainable, inclusive, and fun. When he’s not near a computer, he’s in his town’s shared garden, or on his bike. Listen to this podcast to hear Adam discuss how he’s implementing innovative team building through gaming.

" There is this layer of energy of how we interact (virtually) with people when we don’t place them inside the office."
- Adam Michaelson
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