#2 Gemma Foster – Operations Director of Dlala on her roots in creating operating infrastructure in a growing team

In this week’s episode, we deep dive into all things money and operations with Gemma Foster, the operations director at Dlala studios.

It’s a very practical podcast with a lot of great process tips about how to operate a growing team whilst keeping track of costs.

We touch upon how to approach legal and other contractual situations that can arise when you’re small and have limited budgets.

Towards the end, we also chat through the difficulties Dlala went through in surviving the loss of a $3million Disney deal.

If you have anything to do with the finance, operations, legal or production in your team, this is a must listen.

About Dlala
Website: https://www.dlalastudios.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlalastudios

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Chapters
00:50 Gemma’s operations at Dlala
20:20 How to handle accounts with different currencies
25:15 How to approach legal agreements
31:55 What documents to start as a small teams
37:45 Inserting culture into your documentation
41:00 Surviving the loss of a $3,000,000 deal
49:00 Reinvesting in your studio
51:40 Identify what your long term goals are
53:30 Delegating large amounts of work during maternity leave
55:50 Delegating in multi-disciplined role
1:04:25 Projecting to execute on vision

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