esports industry

Esports Connected – The Importance of Insurance For Esports Companies With Chris Johnson

It may not be something we think about (or want to think about every day), but insurance is part of our daily lives, and getting the right one for your business and life can save you a lot of headaches when you actually need it. That’s exactly what Chris Johnson, from the Johnsonese Brokerage LLC…

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Helping the Gaming Industry To Be More Inclusive

This week, Rebecca Dixon joins us to talk about the perceptions, shared beliefs, and reality of female gamers in the space. Rebecca is the co-founder and CEO of the*gameHERs, arguably the largest community of female gamers. She is also one of the Esports Trade Association’s Board Members. Rebecca was the Managing Director of Advertising and…

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Connecting the Worlds of Design and Gaming

Cisco Garrido, the Senior Graphic Designer at AOE Creative, is joining us today to talk about resilience, commitment, and following and trusting our passions.  Originally from Venezuela, and after his mentor died at a young age, Cisco moved to Panama to avoid the financial and social crisis getting in the way of his progress. His…

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How Mastering Statistics Led to the Esports

Adding value to a company is, without a doubt, the easiest way to put a foot in any industry. If our business card is a concrete plan for improving a business, we will most likely get hired for the position or, going even further; the company might create the job position for us.  Our guest,…

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Why You Need To Pay Attention to Ergonomics

Good ergonomic conditions don’t depend exclusively on the quality, price, or even the ergonomic qualities of the furniture we use when we are gaming, in our workstations, or wherever we spend the most time.  Jeannie Koulizakis, today’s guest, indicates that good ergonomics conditions include all the mentioned above plus a lot of other things, like…

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How To Build a Brand on Tik Tok

Braedon Sheppard joins us today to talk about content creation, his journey and experiences in gaming and esports, and the relevance and proper use of TikTok to engage with audiences, brands, and gamers.  Braedon is the founder and President of Sheppard Media LLC; he is a TikTok Gaming Content Creator with over 230K followers and…

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Creating Better Gaming Stations in Esports

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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How To Create Great Partnerships With Esports Teams

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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How the Gaming World Gave Her Purpose

Visiting us today is Alexandrie Brekke, Allie, to talk about diversity, bullying, the feminine presence in gaming and esports, and how she used video games to rescue herself from a dark place. Allie Brekke is the Director of Operations at Kungarna, Brand Manager at Antares Gaming, and an Esports Marketing Consultant. Allie is passionate about…

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Creating Some of Esports Biggest Tournaments

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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