We can learn a lot from today’s guest, Karsten Williams, about resiliency, commitment, gratitude, and using past experiences to improve our personal and professional lives. Karsten Williams is a 6 times American Ninja Warrior finalist, Director of Ninja Warrior North Texas, former Alpha Warrior athlete and body transformation specialist. We delve into Karsten’s journey to…
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In today’s episode, co-hosted by Brandon Brunhammer, we meet Monica Miller, Collegiate Esports Program Development Consultant at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, storyteller, gaming enthusiast, and health & wellness advocate. Throughout our conversation, directly from the Power event in South Bend, Monica shared her journey into gaming and esports and how she got involved…
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Sponsoring esports teams remains this kinda undecipherable-but-with great-opportunities-in-it space for many brands. Many brands and agencies would approach it as supporting traditional sports teams, and they might get good results with that strategy. Still, with esports, the story is a bit different. Today, Joe McMahon, Manager of Marketing and Esports at Wavemaker Sports & Live,…
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Joining us today at the Power event in South Bend is the ESTA Elevator Pitch winner Matt Jackson, founder, and CEO of the Ultimate Gaming Championship (UGC). Throughout our conversation, Matt reveals the details of how he went from organizing LAN parties in the basement of his parent’s house to founding one of the most…
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Let’s think of every pixel on a screen as an independent source of information. We will look at the fidelity between an author’s creation and the final product displayed with different eyes. Today, we have another set of fantastic guests, Mike Ellsworth and Jason Tirado. Mike is a Senior Sales Engineer at Lightware Visual Engineering,…
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In an industry as skeptical as the gaming industry, being the interpreter between two groups of people that need but can’t talk to each other is a rare and priceless skill. Our guest, Jay Hairston, is one of those few people in the industry who fluently speaks both languages, the one companies and brands talk,…
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The best way to understand what an esports athlete needs to perform at their maximum is by treating them like traditional athletes. Our guest, Josh Otero, believes they must pay attention to their resting time, eating habits, hydration, and avoid grinding all day. Keeping up with our series of interviews at the Esports Next Conference,…
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Welcome back! We are still at the Esports Next Conference, and today, our MVP, Megan Van Petten and Bubba Gaeddert, have a conversation about how the event is going so far. Their conversation revolves around the networking opportunities of events like this and why it is essential to know that it is not a “one-and-done”;…
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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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When you think of video games, you may think of a child sitting by themselves playing inside. However, what many people often don’t realize is the tremendous community-building opportunities that are created because of gaming and esports. Brandon Tschacher is all about deepening that community through the MKEsports Alliance, a company he founded. Brandon is…
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