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Thank you for picking up the first edition of the Charisma+2 Quarterly. I created this as a means to showcase gamers, models, and industry professionals who fully realize that, yes, we are gamers, but also real people too! If you would like to have a printed copy of it, please visit Cplus2magazine.com/issues Sometimes we need inspiration, sometimes we have some hope to give. At times, we just want to be fun and silly or play games and cosplay. Other times, we simply want to discover the real story of the lives behind some of the industry’s leading professionals (such as will be showcased in our column, “Level Up IRL”). We also get emails asking, “whatever happened to___ (model)?” You will get to read about some of the incredible things our former and current models have been doing. Eight years ago, I made a very conscientious choice to uplift spirits, provide safe haven, and create possibilities for girls (now guys too) in the gaming industry. I had Three Rules: No Jerks, No Drama, and Always Be Professional. These tenants still stand and have brought together some of the finest guys and girls I have ever met. Each decision at Charisma+2 has been based with some crucial foundational questions in mind. Will this: encourage the hopeless? represent without bias the strengths of those who apply? instill a strong business ethic that can be carried over into the workplace after they move on? benefit those less privileged? and make sound business sense? In addition, choosing to have strict authentic geek standards, narrowed me to reject non-gamer Playboy and mainstream models who would have brought in significant revenue, but not complied with the other requirements. It may have taken a bit more work to get the agency where I wanted by sticking to my principles, but I do not regret it because it meant I was able to keep my self integrity and that of my agency. Going forward in 2015, we look forward to expanding our celebrations of some fabulous geek girls and guys who are friends of Charisma+2 featuring the crafts, charity work, and excitement of people just like you!

Thank you for picking up the first edition of the Charisma+2 Quarterly.
I created this as a means to showcase gamers, models, and industry professionals
who fully realize that, yes, we are gamers, but also real people too!
If you would like to have a printed copy of it, please visit Cplus2magazine.com/issues
Sometimes we need inspiration, sometimes we have some hope
to give. At times, we just want to be fun and silly or play games and cosplay.
Other times, we simply want to discover the real story of the lives behind some of the
industry’s leading professionals (such as will be showcased in our column, “Level Up IRL”).
We also get emails asking, “whatever happened to___ (model)?”
You will get to read about some of the incredible things our former and
current models have been doing.
Eight years ago, I made a very conscientious choice to uplift spirits, provide
safe haven, and create possibilities for girls (now guys too) in the gaming industry.
I had Three Rules: No Jerks, No Drama, and Always Be Professional. These tenants
still stand and have brought together some of the finest guys and girls I have ever met.
Each decision at Charisma+2 has been based with some crucial foundational
questions in mind. Will this: encourage the hopeless? represent without bias the
strengths of those who apply? instill a strong business ethic that can be carried over
into the workplace after they move on? benefit those less privileged? and make
sound business sense?
In addition, choosing to have strict authentic geek standards, narrowed me to reject
non-gamer Playboy and mainstream models who would have brought in significant
revenue, but not complied with the other requirements. It may have taken a bit more
work to get the agency where I wanted by sticking to my principles, but I do not regret
it because it meant I was able to keep my self integrity and that of my agency.
Going forward in 2015, we look forward to expanding our celebrations of some
fabulous geek girls and guys who are friends of Charisma+2 featuring the crafts,
charity work, and excitement of people just like you!

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A notefrom theEditor-in-Chief<br />

Thankyou forpicking up the firstedition ofthe <strong>Charisma</strong>+2 Quarterly.<br />

Icreated thisasameansto showcase gamers,models,and industryprofessionals<br />

who fulyrealize that,yes,we are gamers,butalso realpeople too!<br />

Ifyou would like to have aprinted copyofit,please visitCplus2magazine.com/issues<br />

Sometimeswe need inspiration,sometimeswe have some hope<br />

to give.Attimes,we justwantto be fun and silyorplaygamesand cosplay.<br />

Othertimes,we simplywantto discoverthe realstoryofthe livesbehind some ofthe<br />

industry’sleading professionals(such aswilbe showcased in ourcolumn,“LevelUp IRL”).<br />

We also getemailsasking,“whateverhappened to___ (model)”<br />

You wilgetto read aboutsome ofthe incredible thingsourformerand<br />

currentmodelshave been doing.<br />

Eightyearsago,Imade averyconscientiouschoice to upliftspirits,provide<br />

safe haven,and create possibilitiesforgirls(now guystoo)in the gaming industry.<br />

Ihad Three Rules:No Jerks,No Drama,and AlwaysBe Professional.These tenants<br />

stilstand and have broughttogethersome ofthe finestguysand girlsIhave evermet.<br />

Each decision at<strong>Charisma</strong>+2 hasbeen based with some crucialfoundational<br />

questionsin mind.Wilthis:encourage the hopelessrepresentwithoutbiasthe<br />

strengthsofthose who applyinstilastrong businessethicthatcan be carried over<br />

into the workplace aftertheymove onbenefitthose lessprivilegedand make<br />

sound businesssense<br />

In addition,choosing to have strictauthenticgeekstandards,narrowed me to reject<br />

non-gamerPlayboyand mainstream modelswho would have broughtin significant<br />

revenue,butnotcomplied with the otherrequirements.Itmayhave taken abitmore<br />

workto getthe agencywhere Iwanted bysticking to myprinciples,butIdo notregret<br />

itbecause itmeantIwasable to keep myselfintegrityand thatofmyagency.<br />

Going forward in 2015,we lookforward to expanding ourcelebrationsofsome<br />

fabulousgeekgirlsand guyswho are friendsof<strong>Charisma</strong>+2 featuring the crafts,<br />

charitywork,and excitementofpeople justlike you!<br />

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