Tuesday, March 3 — 10 meetings, 3 externals. The big news: Riot League of Legends is officially ready to kick off next week (March 9). Ashley has looped Cat in; you're tagged for viz. Scheduling a Monday call — confirm your GDC week availability. Mission 42 kicked off a new pod today (Ashley → Sarah Benjamin). Creative Assembly needs you to send the One Sheet deck per Jon's request. Rippling payroll issue needs immediate attention — someone wasn't paid last cycle. Jay Minn (WotC) Copper follow-up is due today. 25 Gmail drafts still queued.
🚨 Needs Attention
KICKOFFRiot League — Viz Dev Kicks Off Week of March 9
Kat Verbii (Riot Games) says the League team is ready to start and wants to schedule a kickoff for Monday — which is GDC week. Ashley replied and looped Cat Chapman Smith. Jason tagged for viz. Need to confirm Monday availability or propose an alternative slot during GDC.
ACTION REQUIREDRippling — Employee Not Paid Last Payroll
Rippling sent a notification that an employee was not included in the last payroll run. Check the Rippling dashboard immediately to identify who was missed and trigger an off-cycle payment if needed.
FINANCIALMission 42 Invoices — $46,110 Pending
Two invoices received: Invoice #1364 and Invoice #1350, totaling $46,110. Review and approve for payment. Mission 42 pod also kicked off today per Ashley.
DUE TODAYFollow-up with Jay Minn (WotC) — GDC Prep
Copper task due 2026-03-03. GDC prep / vendor relationship follow-up with Jay Minn at Wizards of the Coast.
Manuel Dechet from Coherence reached out about meeting up at GDC. Reply to confirm whether you'll be at the conference and propose a time.
DEAL ACTIONCreative Assembly — Send One Sheet Deck
Ashley is asking you to send the One Sheet deck per Jon's request following the Sega/Creative Assembly meeting about Total War games. Ashley sent a follow-up email already; you may need to send the deck directly.
📅 Today at a Glance
9:00
30 min
Eivar (Effecto) / Jason (UXIF)
External Effecto
12:00
25 min
Corey Dangel and Jason Schklar @ UX is Fine
External
13:00
30 min
Ashley Conley and Christian de Luna
External Christian de Luna
14:00
50 min
Cat // Dave // Jason — Studio Operations & Financial
Internal Recurring
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📼 Monday, March 2 — 5 Meetings
Team Staffing & Transitions Sync
10:24 AM · Internal · ~6 min
Internal
Key Points
Brief sync on Ryan and Grant staffing transitions
Team capacity and resource planning discussion
Short sync — action items to follow in standup
Jason / Ash / Cat — Monday CRM Standup
10:30 AM · Internal
Internal
Key Points
CRM hygiene review — open tasks, overdue follow-ups
AI tools discussion: usage policies and integrations
Operations sync: pipeline status and account coverage
Jason and Ash — Get Stuff Done
11:00 AM · Internal
Internal
Key Points
GDC prep: deck review, meeting list, logistics
Sola project discussion and milestones
Converge AI event planning and participation strategy
Working session — action items distributed to both
Unreal — Hardware Support
12:30 PM · Internal
Internal
Key Points
Laptop and hardware procurement for Unreal project team
Discussed equipment specs and approval process
Action: finalize hardware order and confirm budget sign-off
Kayla Sachs and Jason Schklar @ UX is Fine
2:00 PM · External · Epic Games
External
Kayla SachsSr. Sponsorships — Epic Games
Key Points
Unreal Fest sponsorship discussion — opportunities and tiers
Epic Games partnership alignment and co-marketing possibilities
Next steps: proposal to be sent following Kayla's internal review
External client meeting with Eivar from Effecto. Review agenda and bring any relevant portfolio or case studies.
10:00
60 min
Squad Onboarding Session: Option 1
External Play Apps Accelerator · Shiri Sivan
Play Apps Accelerator onboarding — Option 1 timeslot. Shiri Sivan organizing. Second session at 8 PM for option 2.
10:30
30 min
Accounts Management
Internal Recurring
Regular accounts management review. Pipeline, status updates, and follow-up tracking.
11:00
50 min
Mike / Jason
Internal Recurring
Weekly 1:1 with Mike McMahon. Bring: AI/transcript policy discussion (Copper task pending), Unreal Fest budget questions from yesterday's Slack thread.
12:00
25 min
Corey Dangel and Jason Schklar @ UX is Fine
External
External meeting with Corey Dangel. Short 25-min slot — review any outstanding items ahead of GDC.
12:30
30 min
GDC Deck Review
Internal
Internal review of the GDC presentation deck. Note: Ashley flagged Matt has an old version — confirm everyone is working from the latest file before this meeting.
13:00
30 min
Ashley Conley and Christian de Luna
External Christian de Luna
Ashley's meeting with Christian de Luna (external). Review any background on Christian before the call if relevant to a deal or partnership.
14:00
50 min
Cat // Dave // Jason — Studio Operations & Financial
Internal Recurring
Studio ops and financial review. Bring Mission 42 invoice status ($46,110) and Rippling payroll issue for discussion.
15:00
30 min
Mike / Ashley / Jason — AI & Transcripts
Internal
Discussion on AI usage and transcript handling. Relevant Copper task: "Discuss AI policy with Mike regarding use of Krisp transcripts in external AI tools" — this meeting is the venue to resolve that.
20:00
60 min
Squad Onboarding Session: Option 2
External Play Apps Accelerator · Shiri Sivan
Play Apps Accelerator onboarding — Option 2 evening timeslot.
25
Gmail drafts queued Open Drafts in Gmail →Bulk: ~19 Exel by Merak follow-ups · 6 miscellaneous older drafts
📧 Email — Notable & Actionable
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Kat Verbii (Riot Games) — League Viz Dev Kickoff Scheduled
League team ready to kick off week of March 9. Wants Monday meeting — which is during GDC week. Ashley looped Cat Chapman Smith. Jason tagged for viz. Confirm availability or propose alternative.
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Rippling — Employee Not Paid Last Payroll
System notification: one employee was not included in the last payroll run. Check Rippling dashboard and initiate off-cycle payment if needed.
Two invoices received from Mission 42. Review and approve for payment. Mission 42 also kicked off a new pod today.
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Manuel Dechet (Coherence) — GDC Meetup Request
Manuel from Coherence asked about meeting at GDC. Confirm attendance and propose a time if interested.
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Alan Yeats (Pocket Sized Hands) — DICE Follow-up
Post-DICE follow-up from Alan Yeats at Pocket Sized Hands. Opportunity to continue the conversation and move toward a proposal.
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Vanessa Nery — GDC Meeting Rescheduled
Vanessa rescheduled your GDC meeting. Check for updated time and confirm the new slot.
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W Seattle Hotel — Reservation Confirmed
Reservation confirmation received for W Seattle. GDC hotel logistics in order.
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Carl Kwoh (Jam & Tea) — Meeting Updated to Wednesday
Carl moved your meeting to Wednesday. No action needed — calendar updated.
📁 Google Drive
📄
Xsolla Mutual Referrals Agreement
Modified 2026-02-28 · Contract/Agreement · Slightly outside today's lookback window but recently active. Review status of the Xsolla referral partnership agreement.
💬 Slack DMs
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Mike McMahon — Unreal Fest & AI Discussion
Thread covers Unreal Fest budget planning and AI tool limitations (semantic search limitations came up). Relevant context for today's 11AM 1:1.
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Ashley Conley — GDC Deck Version & CC Card Issue
Ashley flagged that Matt has an old version of the GDC copy — resolve before today's 12:30 deck review. Also flagged a CC card wallet error (action may be needed).
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Rory Alexander Farrell Madden — AI Game Sign-in
Rory's AI game sign-in issue has been resolved on PC. No further action needed.
⭐ VIP Unreads · 🔥 Priority · 🎯 Strat-pris — channel IDs not yet configured Right-click each channel in Slack → Copy Link → paste into TASKS.md Waiting On section
🔴 Due Today — 1 task
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Follow-up with Jay Minn (WotC) — GDC prep / vendor relationship
Due: 2026-03-03 (TODAY)
🟠 GDC Prep Batch — 9 tasks (due 2026-02-27)
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Jason: Send DICE follow-up emails — prioritize Brendon and Tyler first
Due: 2026-02-27
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Jason: Discuss AI policy with Mike regarding use of Krisp transcripts in external AI tools
Due: 2026-02-27 · Today's 3PM AI & Transcripts meeting is the venue
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Jason/Ashley: Decide on XDS hotel block — book 3 rooms, set refund deadline, release 3rd if not needed
Due: 2026-02-27
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Ashley: Follow up with Brendon to push for an Amazon face-time meeting at GDC
Due: 2026-02-27
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Ashley: Meet with Matt to create GDC Figma sandbox and add staffing ramp model visual
Due: 2026-02-27
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Ashley: Reach out to Tyler (Pokémon) today to lock in a pre-GDC meeting before conference chaos
Due: 2026-02-27
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Ashley: Request Figma edit permissions from Dave or Matt via Figma comment
Due: 2026-02-27
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Ashley: Send SAA contact (ex-Sega) the UXIF services deck + a relevant case study link
31 total Copper tasks · 30 overdue · click ✓ Done then hit Sync button to push to Copper
🤖 Claude Improvements — 7 Open Items
Item
Description
Edit & Save to Copper
Ability to edit AI-generated summaries and push changes back to Copper CRM notes or Google Docs
Participant Error-Checking
Krisp sometimes mis-transcribes names; reconcile attendees against Calendar + Email + Copper, flag uncertain matches
Quick Krisp Jump Link
From any meeting card, one-click to open that Krisp conversation to edit/update/query the transcript
Add Missing Slack Sections
VIP Unreads, Priority, and Strat-pris couldn't be found — right-click each channel → Copy Link → share IDs
Lookback Period Selector
1D/7D/30D defaults + calendar widget for custom ranges; applies to morning brief and future HTML reports
CTA Button Skill (general)
Reusable pattern: scan data-cta-* attributes on any report card, auto-add "Open in X" buttons. Applies across all reports.
Inline Editing + Done/Archive Skill
Click-to-edit in-place, click DONE to archive, floating sync button copies prompt to push changes to Copper/Krisp. SKILL.md at Reference/inline-edit/. Execution ready, pending review.
💼 Work — 4 Open Items
Item
Description
Assess Client Engagement Preferences
Engage clients to understand preferred short-term vs. long-term engagement types
Review Proposal Submission Process
Analyze current methods across project phases to optimize cost and value delivery
Explore AI & Globalization Opportunities
Gauge client openness to AI-empowered tools and global talent / globalization
Develop RFP Inclusion Strategy
Create approaches to get into bids where UXIF is currently not considered or visible
🧍 Personal
Personal Errands
Tenor sticks, headphones, Venmo
⏳ Waiting On
BLOCKINGSlack Channel IDs for Daily Brief
ChannelMapper is wired and ready. Need IDs for 3 sections: VIP Unreads, Priority, Strat-pris.
In Slack: right-click each channel → Copy Link → paste URLs here and Claude will drop them into Claude/Reference/morning-brief/slack-channels.json.
🟢 Active Deal Channels (Last 72h) — 6 channels
#deal-riot-league-live-195rio
Ashley: "OK they officially want to kick off next week. Cat I just looped you into the email thread. Trying to schedule a kick off for Monday. Jason for viz." — Mar 3, 8:18 AM
#deal-creative-assembly-ui-ux-imp
Ashley: "Jason I would now like to send our One Sheet deck per Jon's request." + "Follow up email sent for thank you and next steps" + Channel renamed from deal-sega-tbd. Met with Sega/CA about Total War games. — Mar 2–3
#deal-mission42-ux-193mis
Jason: "How we doing legally speaking?" + Ashley: "Howdy Sarah today is kick off for our newest pod." Aaron Stavely tagged. — Mar 2–3
#deal-riot-tft-unreal-197rio
Ashley to Aaron Stavely: "Riot Unreal has some questions around staffing, they messaged us on the riot side. If you could hop in and confirm that would be great." — Mar 2, 8:00 AM
#deal-pokemon-tcglive-198pok
Ashley to Jason: "Update from Melissa is no meeting at GDC. Sounds like they are just getting SoW in order for next contract which is promising." — Mar 2, 10:17 AM
#deal-behaviour-rfp
Jason: Reached out to a colleague from "Dinosaurs of Games User Research" who posted about hiring for the DBD team. Fingers crossed. — Mar 2, 4:06 PM
⚪ Quiet Deal Channels (No 72h Activity) — 14 channels
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