Episode 123

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20th Jan 2023

MVP123: Nostos Boutique on Creating a Truly Unique Game Store Brand and Culture

We've got Krisy Viola, the owner of Nostos Boutique on the the podcast today.

Nostos is a small, well-loved, and carefully curated WPN Premium shop filled with the very best of comic books, trading cards, and vintage and modern toys in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Their tagline is "a homecoming for all things pop culture" and we're going to talk about what makes their shop such a vibrant and successful pillar of their community!

This interview is the perfect example of how a truly unique and inspired brand, combined with a carefully curated community-oriented culture (alliteration!), can make a fantastic game store.

Seriously, don't miss this one!

Links Mentioned

https://www.nostosboutique.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nostosboutique/

https://twitter.com/nostosboutique

https://www.instagram.com/nostosboutique/

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About the Podcast

The Manaverse Podcast: Magic: the Gathering Business / Game Store Entrepreneurship / LGS Professionals
Grow your business, sell more games.
The Manaverse Podcast is a podcast created for you, the gamer with aspirations of building your own local game store (LGS), the entrepreneur running an LGS who wants to grow their business, and the player who wants a behind the scenes look into their favourite hobby. If you’re looking for inspiration, new ideas, and interesting perspectives then Tom Traplin has you covered. Learn the business of selling some of the best games in the world including Mtg, Warhammer, Warmachine, Dungeons and Dragons, board games and Euro games from some of the best retailers in the industry. Once a week, Tom talks with some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the game industry and pulls out the strategies, tactics, and systems that make their businesses so effective. With a special focus on Magic: the Gathering, you will learn how to level up your LGS and build a better community with Tom Traplin and the Manaverse Podcast.
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Thomas Traplin

Tom Traplin has been involved in the Magic community for the past 18 years in a variety of roles. As a player he played competitively in cities all over North America. As a tournament organizer he's managed hundreds of events and given away thousands of dollars in prizes. As the owner of an LGS he built up a local community and made a living selling Magic cards.

Tom is also the host of the Manaverse Podcast where he interviews some of the best game store entrepreneurs in North America including Pete Hoefling, John Coviello, Lynn Potyen, and many more. He is also a husband, father, business strategist, digital marketer, Dragonball Z fan, and philosopher. Not necessarily in that order.

His mission is to encourage more people to become game store entrepreneurs by giving them the tools and skills they need to succeed.