Nate Martin

Nate Martin
Born Nathan Burk Martin
(1983-01-13) January 13, 1983
Beaver, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Occupation CEO
Website http://www.puzzlebreak.com

Nate Martin (born January 13, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, game designer, and software executive. Considered the "founding father of escape rooms"[1], he is the co-founder and CEO of Puzzle Break, the first American room escape company.[2][3] He is an alumnus of the DigiPen Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation and Computer Science.[4]

Career

Software

In 2006, Martin started at Microsoft in the Windows team. Before leaving in 2013, he worked as a software engineer and program manager on dozens of products including Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows 8.1.[5]

Martin joined Electronic Arts as a Senior Product Manager in 2013 to help run the Global Online Services organization. During his time at EA, he worked on several games including Battlefield 4,[6] Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Puzzle Break

In August 2013, Martin and Dr. Lindsay Morse co-founded the escape room company Puzzle Break. Based in Seattle, Puzzle Break was started with an initial self-investment from Martin of $7,000.[7] Under Martin’s leadership, Puzzle Break has opened locations in Seattle, San Francisco, Long Island, Boston, and on several Royal Caribbean cruise ships. Puzzle Break’s revenue in 2016 was over $1,000,000.[8] He was named a 2017 Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree.[9]

Media

Martin is a frequent lecturer and podcast guest on the topics of escape rooms, interactive entertainment, and entrepreneurship. His interviews have appeared in the New York Times,[10] Entrepreneur Magazine,[11] Forbes,[12] MarketWatch, and many other periodicals. He appeared on MSNBC’s Your Business where he was referred to as the founding father of escape rooms. In 2017, he spoke on the future of experiential storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Nate Martin Broke Out By Locking People in Rooms". Jewish in Seattle Magazine. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. ↑ Galbraith, Susan. "What in the world is an Escape Room, and how do you survive it??". KOMO. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. ↑ "How Novelty Businesses Can Succeed | OPEN Forum". www.americanexpress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Graduate Entrepreneur Brings People and Puzzles Together - News & Events - DigiPen Institute of Technology". News & Events - DigiPen Institute of Technology. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  5. ↑ "IAmA Nate Martin, Co-Founder & CEO of Puzzle Break, the first American-based Escape Room company. Let's talk about locking strangers in rooms & video games IRL. • r/IAmA". reddit. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  6. ↑ "Nate Martin Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  7. ↑ Shaw, Sally French, Jessica Marmor. "The unbelievably lucrative business of escape rooms". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  8. ↑ "From working at Microsoft & EA to leaving and building Puzzle Break". Escape The 9 to 5 Grind. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  9. ↑ "https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/09/01/nate-martin-puzzle-break-ceo-40-under-40.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-10. External link in |title= (help)
  10. ↑ Glusac, Elaine (2016-08-05). "When 'Get Out!' Is Just a Game". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  11. ↑ Halpern, Ashlea (2016-12-05). "How To Make Money In Trendy Businesses-And Survive When The Trend Ends". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  12. ↑ Stone, Zara. "Escape The Startup Is A Terrifying Twist On Silicon Valley Culture". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  13. ↑ "How escape rooms and live theater are paving the way for VR". The Verge. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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