{"id":9,"date":"2026-03-01T22:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevengarrad.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-03-01T23:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:15:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stevengarrad.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id9_70936d-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9_70936d-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id9_70936d-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-5xl, 10rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column9_36a309-c6, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column9_36a309-c6:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9_36a309-c6 kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xxl, 4rem);line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_c54d5d-8f\">Steven Garrad<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\">I help games feel native everywhere.<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_e94584-5a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_e94584-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_e94584-5a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_e94584-5a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_e94584-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_e94584-5a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_e94584-5a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9_e94584-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_e94584-5a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading9_e94584-5a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9_e94584-5a\">20+ years across Microsoft, Blizzard &amp; 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevengarrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blizzard-1000.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevengarrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blizzard-1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/stevengarrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blizzard-1000-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/stevengarrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blizzard-1000-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h5 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><strong>Blizzard Entertainment<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">2016\u20132021<br>Versailles<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9_774eba-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column9_774eba-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9_774eba-5e > 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