Building a great team is one of the cornerstones of creating a successful company. For Matthew Benson, a great team is built under three principles, recognizing who you are and what skills you have, hiring someone ready to navigate the ups and downs, and identifying the moments of the business. Some people are better for…
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Your kids’ love for gaming may lead them to their next big job before they even get out of high school. Yes, not college, but high school. Esports jobs are in extremely high demand right now, and corporations are doing all that they can to train kids who have some talent and skills in this…
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Although we feel the gaming industry is already huge, we are only at the beginning. Rob “Street” Davis is convinced that the brunt of work and growth will come from people that are not even making money right now in esports. To him, in five or ten years, the conversations around gaming and esports will…
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Although the world went (even more) virtual in the last couple of years, virtual events still struggle to match the audience engagement level of live events. However, Jacob Ramey knows several ways to keep audiences engaged and active in virtual and hybrid events. For him, events are about connection; virtual handshakes and hyper-realistic immersive experiences…
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John Younger remembers being in his father’s car, his father picking important calls from his car phone, popular in the ’80s and ’90s. He could never tell if his father was talking to a friend, a colleague from work, a client, or a potential partner; the old man would treat everyone the same way. Creating…
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When a career ending injury shattered her dreams of playing professional soccer, Becca Brown wanted to find another opportunity to continue working within the world of sports. After working various internships durning her time at UNT, Becca took advantage of programs for students and found an opening within the Dallas Mavericks’ Organization. From there, she…
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Sometimes, a great opportunity lies behind a text message, an email, or a tweet, but unless we send those, we will never know. Trevor Johnson might have been ignored many times or rejected by several others, but one thing is sure: every opportunity he got in the gaming industry started with a message from him…
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Soon after he started organizing LAN parties and gaming events, Kye learned that those meetings were a lot more than just playing video games. It was a safe space for hundreds of students and young people in general to grow a sense of community, of belonging, and to learn life skills in a comfortable setting….
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We all know that the popularity of esports is rising, but now we’re seeing cities get behind this industry in trying to attract new events and offer new opportunities. Arlington, TX is at the forefront of this new movement with the Esports Stadium Arlington, the largest esports dedicated building in North America. Just like most…
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What started as a search for a chef ended up connecting me with a fantastic person, full of incredible energy and eager to learn and be part of the gaming community, Lacey Hester. Lacey Hester is the daughter of the NFL legend Terry Bradshaw and one of the stars of the reality show The Bradshaw…
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