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Esports Sponsorship, Investment, and Merchandising
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Oct. 1, 2022

Esports Sponsorship, Investment, and Merchandising

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...
Recruiting and Managing Esports Sponsors
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Sept. 24, 2022

Recruiting and Managing Esports Sponsors

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...
Season Two Trailer: ”Follow the Money”
Sept. 6, 2022

Season Two Trailer: ”Follow the Money”

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 and winning feels like.But ...
Guest: Tom Leonard
Women in Games: Creating a Pipeline
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Aug. 13, 2022

Women in Games: Creating a Pipeline

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 ...
Esports Sponsorship and Investment with Dimitris Farmakis from Greece
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July 30, 2022

Esports Sponsorship and Investment with Dimitris Farmakis from Greece

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 an issue ...
Esports Content Creation and Branding in India with Dhiman Kashyap
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July 23, 2022

Esports Content Creation and Branding in India with Dhiman Kashyap

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 organizationThe importan...
The Institutional Esports Movement with Ido Brosh from Israel
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July 16, 2022

The Institutional Esports Movement with Ido Brosh from Israel

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...
Servers Plus How to Introduce Gaming to Non-gaming Companies with Brad Kirby in South Africa
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July 9, 2022

Servers Plus How to Introduce Gaming to Non-gaming Companies with Brad Kirby in South Africa

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 ...
Esports in Africa with Michael Akintaju in Atlanta
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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 manager Lagos Esports Forum (LESF) and Co-Fo...
Sponsorship and Marketing with Nick Holden from South Africa
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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...
Creating Esports Jobs Around the World from Chile with Ulises Fahnert
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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 that creat...
Creating a University Esports Program with John Cash
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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 at...
Creating Esports Businesses in Africa with Atsu Sikanku
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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...
Content Creation With Mitch Esguerra of Galaxy Racer
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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...
Tournaments with Eniola Edun of GAMR Africa
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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...
Community and Content with Sagar Nair of India
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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 esports came through attending...
Teams: Professional Player Queen Arrow from Kenya
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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 Kenya about her...
The Role of Esports in Creating Jobs
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April 30, 2022

The Role of Esports in Creating Jobs

1. The Role of Esports in Creating JobsPlay 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 of our guests show the dep...
Gamers Change Lives - Play Games. Create Jobs. Change Lives.
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 EpisodeEpisode Title: Play Games. Create Jo...