Episodes

Our guest is Jon Satterley from Melbourne Australia. He is CEO & Co-Founder at Fortress Australia. Our discussion included: How a passion for heavy metal music and the world of entertainment led to the creation of a cathedral to games …

Our guest is Malph Minns from the UK. He is Managing Director at Strive Sponsorship. Our discussion included: The difference between esports sponsorship and that of traditional sports and other entertainment industries based on Malph’ s extensive exp...

Our guest is Dave Harris from Australia. He is Managing Director at Guinevere Capital. He is also an Investor and former Chairman of EXCEL Esports and a Founding Partner at League of Legends Circuit Oceania. Our discussion included: How investing …

Our guest is Christian Bishop, Director of Twitch Properties - Gaming & Esports. Our discussion included: Christian’s esports journey from venues, esports arenas, production companies, tournaments/leagues, teams and now on the platform side. “Going t...

Sidick Bakayoko from Côte d'Ivoire is the Founder and CEO at Paradise Game. Our discussion included: Sidick’s background including how he learned that being number one in a startup is a lot different than being #2 or #3. Paradise Game …

Our guests are Trev Keane, Director Esports Strategy: EPIC Global and Advisor/Judge at Stadia Ventures, and Cholwe Shabukali, Co- Founder and Managing Director at Team Gematrix and a Zambian Esports Pioneer. Our discussion includes: Cholwe’s backgrou...

Today’s guests is Luca Tucconi from Cape Town, South Africa. He is the National Gaming & Esports Specialist at Red Bull. Before that he founded ORENA, South Africa's Premier Esports Tournament & Events Agency. Our discussion included: Luca’s backgrou...

The Gamers Change Lives Podcast Season Two: “Follow the Money” Do you have big goals for your esports team, or tournament, or enterprise? I’ll bet the answer is a big “YES!” We are gamers, right? We know what thinking big …

Today’s guests are Chantal-Denise Ortega, the Brand Partnerships Manager at Galaxy Racer North America, and HER Galaxy speaking from Mexico City. And Xinmiao Zhang who manages game pipelines and projects at Tencent speaking from Shanghai, China. Our ...

Today’s guest is Dimitris Farmakis. He is the Head of Esports at Yieldly and Yesports. Our discussion included: An overview of esports in Greece. Yesports: What is the mission of Yesports? How do you recruit teams and streamers? Is language …

Today’s guest is Dhiman Kashyap, Co - Founder, CEO of Resilience Esports & ex-Head of Operations at Esports Federation of India (ESFI). Our discussion included: Establishing and building a team to create a successful esports organization The importan...

Today’s guest is Ido Brosh, “The Esports Guy from Israel.” Ido is the VP Europe of the International Esports Federation. He is also the President of Esports Europe and Founder and CEO of Winzard. Ido's esports accomplishments demonstrate that working...

Today’s guest is Brad Kirby from Cape Town South Africa. Pioneer in African gaming and esports. Seasoned Project Manager with Business Development and Digital Marketing Management experience. Deep understanding of the gaming and esports industry and ...

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 …

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...

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 …

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 …

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...

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...

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...

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …