Episodes

July 2, 2022

Esports in Africa with Michael Akintaju in Atlanta

Today’s guest is Michael Akintaju. He lives in Atlanta, GA in the US, and is from Lagos, Nigeria. He is a writer at the AfroGamer where you may have heard him on the AfroGamer Podcast. He is also a project …

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June 25, 2022

Sponsorship and Marketing with Nick Holden from South Africa

Today’s guest is Nicholas Holden. He is an industry-respected esports and gaming specialist in South Africa. He is the managing director of African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL.co.za) and works with Entravision 365 Digital as their Gaming Solution Speci...

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June 18, 2022

Creating Esports Jobs Around the World from Chile with Ulises Fahnert

Today’s guest is Ulises Fahnert from Santiago, Chile. He is the Founder of NowPlayNoGames and has many years of experience in a wide variety of esports ventures. NOTE: The most important message that was brought home in this discussion was …

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June 11, 2022

Creating a University Esports Program with John Cash

Today’s guest is John Cash, the Founder & Global Professor JCSU Gaming & Esports Initiative at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. In addition, he is the Chief Development & Education Officer and Investor …

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June 4, 2022

Creating Esports Businesses in Africa with Atsu Sikanku

Today’s guest is Atsu Sikanku from Ghana and the UK. He is the International Relations Manager and co-founder of Esports Africa News, Playtourney.live, Tema Esports Club, Team Falcon, Esports Innovation Centre. NOTE: The most important message that w...

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May 28, 2022

Content Creation With Mitch Esguerra of Galaxy Racer

Today’s guest is Mitch Esguerra, CEO of Southeast Asia at Galaxy Racer, a Transmedia Powerhouse focused on Esports, Content Creators, Music and Sports, with over 100 content creators amassing over 500 million followers and generating over 2.5 billion...

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May 21, 2022

Tournaments with Eniola Edun of GAMR Africa

Play Games. Create Jobs. Change Lives. Today’s guest is Eniola Edun. She is the Chief Executive Officer/ Co-Founder at Gamr, the leading platform for esports competitions based in Lagos, Nigeria. NOTE: The most important message that was brought home...

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May 14, 2022

Community and Content with Sagar Nair of India

Play Games. Create Jobs. Change Lives. Today’s guest is Sagar Nair. He is the Co-founder & CEO at Qlan from Mumbai, India. He is also the co-founder of The Times of Esports – an esports news website. His introduction to …

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May 7, 2022

Teams: Professional Player Queen Arrow from Kenya

Play Games. Create Jobs. Change Lives. Teams are the backbone of the esports industry, and the professional players are the athletes who are front and center to the audience. In episode 2 we talk with Sylvia ‘Queen Arrow’ Gathoni from …

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April 30, 2022

The Role of Esports in Creating Jobs

1. The Role of Esports in Creating Jobs Play Games. Create Jobs. Change Lives. In Episode 1 we talk with Kofi Sika LATZOO (Senegal) and Kwesi Hayford (Ghana) about the role of esports in creating jobs around the world. Both …

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Feb. 16, 2022

Gamers Change Lives - Play Games. Create Jobs. Change Lives.

Playing games can change lives. Listen to our rally cry, join us on our quest to present the amazing stories of esports entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Gamers Change Lives Podcast Show Notes – Rally Cry Episode Episode Title: Play Games. …

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