Ion Hazzikostas opened PAX West 2018 with his Storytime Session keynote where he shared his life story and how those cumulative experiences and skill sets led him to be hired by Blizzard Entertainment without any game design experience. Ion was formerly a lawyer, and left his career behind to work on World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Blizzplanet attended the keynote and shares its video.
Source: N4G PC PAX West 2018 Storytime Session Keynote with Ion Hazzikostas