With a B.Sc in Game Design, Mari “Mak” Kumaran was fully poised to enter the gaming industry when he landed the role of a writer and content specialist at Sportskeeda almost 2 years ago.

Jacob Girdler joined Roblox on a whim more than a decade ago when he was 9 years old. The entrepreneurial teen, who largely works alone, has now designed over 300 games for the platform.