Episodes
21
Aug. 19, 2023
Playing by the Rules: How Legal Expertise Shapes Esports Success
Today’s guest is Justin Jacobson, Esq., an entertainment, esports, and video game attorney from New York City. We take a dive deep into the world of esports, its legal intricacies, and the business side of gaming. Key points: Justin's professional jo...
Guest: Justin M. Jacobson, Esq.
15
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 ...
14
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 ...
Guest: Dimitris Farmakis - Greece
13
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 organization The importan...
Guest: Dhiman Kashyap - India
12
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...
Guest: Ido Brosh - Israel
11
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 ...
Guest: Brad Kirby - South Africa
10
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...
9
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...
Guest: Nick Holden - South Africa
8
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...
Guest: Ulises Fahnert - Chile
7
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...
Guest: John Cash - US
6
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...
Guest: Atsu Sikanku - Ghana
5
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...
Guest: Mitch Esguerra - Philippines
4
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...
Guest: Eniola Edun - Nigeria
3
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...
Guest: Sagar Nair - India
2
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...
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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 of our guests show the dep...