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Rachel Presser Biz and life coach to game devs and creatives.

Los Angeles, CA
Rachel is an indie game developer, writer, tax law expert, business and B2B/B2C marketing adviser and content strategist, and freelancing coach. In short, she's a professional hustler who loves to help other people develop fulfilling careers and attain both financial freedom and self-worth. As an IRS-licensed Enrolled Agent with a decade of practice experience, she wrote the first and only tax law book dedicated to indie developers and has frequently been called upon in the industry for her perspective on game dev tax matters. She teaches the best-selling Basics of Business For Indie Developers and Taxes For Indie Developers classes at Playcrafting NYC, and has spoken at Indiecade East, East Coast Game Developers' Conference, IGDA events, and guest-lectured…

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  • Answers 8

Rachel did such a great job answering all of my questions about how to navigate international tax laws, giving me many tips on how to avoid unexpected headaches. My accountant did not have this specific experience, so it's very reassuring to talk to someone who has not only done it but can skillfully communicate how things work in layman's terms. I am so glad I came across Rachel's work through her talk at a game event and would recommend to any indie game devs working internationally.

Source: Clarity Karen Stritzinger Jul 17, 2024

Rachel was able to answer all of our questions regarding company financing and tax laws. She also provided information beyond the questions to give us a more complete picture of how we should handle our finances going forward.

Source: Clarity MATTHEW A ZAHM Apr 25, 2022

Rachel was very insightful, helpful, and supportive on what I need to do, and gave a wealth of experienced advice. I will definitely be looking to her for help when I am in a business bind!

Source: Clarity Jeremy Reece Mar 13, 2022

I went into the call hoping for clarification on a development path for an upcoming project and I came away from the call with SO MUCH more than I hoped for. Rachel clearly understands the game development business and has a wealth of information to share. My call saved me hours of time and should shorten our development time!

Source: Clarity Sue Cline Sep 7, 2021

Rachel was able to answer my questions and provide me a wealth of knowledge and guidance on my next steps. Would absolutely recommend!

Source: Clarity Lee Smith Mar 5, 2021

Rachel was very helpful in discussing my situation and how to best approach it. Would highly recommend!

Source: Clarity Daniel DiIorio Feb 23, 2021

I highly recommend Rachel. She has extensive experience in the indie development scene, business, branding and tax advisement and it showed in the call. I gained much needed clarity about the next steps with pitching to investors and growing a rock star team.

Source: Clarity Alexander Yurchenko Sep 24, 2020

Rachel is simultaneously extremely personable and knowledgable about everything I asked. I came in with 0 understanding of what to do what I wanted to and left with a really solid plan and explicit, actionable information about how to do what I'm looking to with a games business. Cannot recommend her enough for getting started with a small operation in the games industry!

Source: Clarity James Vaughan Jun 28, 2019

Rachel pointed me into the right direction and helped me navigate through some tax questions. Very friendly conversation!

Source: Clarity Daniel Huynh Jul 7, 2018

Rachel is very welcoming and inviting. She was very thorough with her answers, touching on my main topic and also giving prime examples from her personal perspective as well as general examples. She also gave some useful suggestions, resources about keeping track with our finances as a startup company. All my questions were answered. By the end of the call I had a clear understanding of how to move forward with my company's Capital Contributions & Distributions. I would definitely use her again.

Source: Clarity Tamaru Aultman Mar 11, 2018

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