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Esports tournaments come in many forms. Along with teams, esports tournaments are the other major building block in creating an esports enterprise. In this episode the audience will hear how someone has successfully created multiple tournaments whic…

Landing a sponsor for your esports team or tournament is not easy. But necessary. As pointed out before this is by far the biggest source of income in our industry. We also talked about how to be creative in searching for the next sponsor. After yo…

In researching upcoming guests for The Gamers Change Lives Podcast, the common thread seems to be that there is no career path, no set of qualifications that leads to becoming a successful entrepreneur in esports. Qualifications are requirements se…

In research and talking with esports professionals around the world for upcoming episodes of The Gamers Change Lives podcast, the one topic that defines the difference between emerging markets and the more developed economies is one factor: mobile g…

In maintaining an esports sponsorship relationship that you worked hard to land, the most important task will be to show your results back to the sponsor. You want them to know that you are a valuable and reliable marketing partner. The best way to…

We are talking to some amazing people who have been successful at creating esports teams and managing players. We cannot wait to share their stories. You will hear how they have proven that esports can create jobs. And change lives. When you subscri…

A successful esports enterprise needs funding. Whether it is a team or a tournament. And the proven model is to tap in sponsorships. That is true no matter what part of the world you inhabit. As noted by the New Zoo report for 2021 (link in the com…

These numbers are from Stream Hatchet. A link to the full report is below. What can I say. I just like the numbers. Twitch is the beast in the world of esports streaming. With 24.3 billion hours watched in 2021, up from 18.5 billion in 2020 –…

The short answer, everywhere. We live online. And we can access people around the world. Literally. (This is actually the fun part.) Think of it as a quest. As a gamer, you know how that works, right? First, think of what mentorship really is. A me…

As I say all the time, I do not have all the answers. Or even all of the questions. So, when I was talking with a few esports professionals in Africa recently about the lack of local servers, I thought I would investigate the issue. I learned that …