The Power Issue • April 2017 50 production , where they are looking at their setting , what their world would look like , the mechanisms of their gameplay , through production where they implement all of that , to post production where we help them market and sell those games .” Many innovators and entrepreneurs take a winding path to get where they end up and Leggett is no exception . Prior to One More Story Games , she was ( and still is ) a coach and international speaker , talking about mindfulness , having a joyful life and the ups and downs of entrepreneurship . Prior to this , she acted as executive assistant for eight years for various organizations . As far back as 2001 , she proposed a master ’ s focus on why the internet was going to change the publishing industry . She says now that she was a bit ahead of her time , but happy that she ’ s able to work doing what she loves . Growing up , Leggett says , she was a natural leader and felt comfortable being at the center of whatever was happening . “ That kid that all the other kids follow around , that was me . I ’ ve always been that person who other people will come to . I think one of my superpowers is that I ’ m disarming . I tend to get along with a lot of different kinds of people . I like to hear their perspectives on things and I think that trait has evolved into a leadership role .” Responsibility came for Leggett when she grew up hard of hearing in a deaf household ; she often ended up being a language interpreter between her mom and the rest of the world . These types of mature duties were likely a good grounding for her to draw on .
The video game industry is 87 percent male dominated , but Leggett says she has managed to hold her own nicely despite that . “ Oftentimes I get a look of disbelief when I tell some men what I do . I haven ’ t really encountered overt discrimination as of yet ; I think perhaps because we are still under the radar . It ’ s