Season 2
Bonus Episode! Team Ghana Goes to Bali
We have five guests today: Kwesi Hayford President of the Esports Association, Ghana with the team he took to the IESF World Championship in Bali in December 2022: Emmanuel Manu-Gyamfi (NELLmvp), Edmond Addo Mensah (shyBOY), Daniel Sungna Iddi (SPAMA...
Divergent Thinking, Eliminating Judgement, and the Value of a Bad Idea
Our guest today on the podcast is Jeremy Utley, the Director of Executive Education at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. The Stanford d.school. Our discussion included: Jeremy talks about ideas. Where they come from, and how to …
Going Global: Navigating Media Strategies and Attending International…
Our guest today on the podcast is Ronny Lusigi, the CEO of IndexG Esports in Nairobi, Kenya. Plus for the first time our podcast Executive Producer, Reginald Nsowah, is joining the conversation from Ghana. Our discussion included: Ronny’s talks about...
Pitching to Brands, the Power of Mentorship, plus Women in Esports
Today’s guest is Rebecca Longawa. Highly regarded as a maven in the esports industry, she a global speaker and founder of the esports consultancy firm, Happy Warrior. Our discussion included monetization in esports, mentorship and networking, plus wo...
Review and Gratitude for 2022
What a year we have had in 2022! Our first episode on February 15 started our journey talking about how esports can create jobs around the world. We have been fortunate to have had so many guests who generously gave …
How to Bring Esports to Brands
We have two guests today: Nick Smith and Romain Tixier – Co-founders of GosuRabbit a next gen marketing agency based in the UK. Nick is in the UK and Roman is in Lyon, France. Our discussion included: The story of …
Deep Dive Into Venture Capital Investing in Africa
Our guest is Mohamed Karar. He is a Venture Partner at Launch Africa, one of the most active early-stage venture capital firms in Africa. Once Mohamed, talking to us from Cape Town, South Africa, learned what a venture capital partner …
Government Support for Youth Through Esports
Our guest is Soufiane EL FILALI. He is Marketing & Communication Director at La Fédération Royale Marocaine des Jeux Électronique – FRMJE (The Royal Moroccan Federation of Electronic Games) Our discussion included: Soufiane describes the journey of e...
Community Initiative and Sponsorship Tactics
We have two guests today: Kieran Sanford. Co-Founder of ForG4MERSake in London, and Baba Dioum, the Manager SOLO Esport in Dakar Senegal. Our discussion included: How Kieran and Baba each came to esports from different paths. They each talk briefly …
Connecting Brands with Gen Z Through Esports
Our guest is Tushaar Garg from India. He is the Founder and CEO @StreamO as well as the Founder and CEO of Irony Esports. Our discussion included: Tushaar talks about how large the market is in India, for those playing …
Esports Growth Strategies, Education, and Events
Our guest is Frank Sliwka, Global Esports, Gaming & Digital Entertainment Opinion Leader, Keynote Speaker, COO, and Hon. Professor from Singapore. Our discussion included: Frank’s introduction to esports while watching the excitement of gamers, bring...
Creating the Ultimate Venue for Games Culture
Our guest is Jon Satterley from Melbourne Australia. He is CEO & Co-Founder at Fortress Australia. Our discussion included: How a passion for heavy metal music and the world of entertainment led to the creation of a cathedral to games …
A Deep Dive into Esports Sponsorship
Our guest is Malph Minns from the UK. He is Managing Director at Strive Sponsorship. Our discussion included: The difference between esports sponsorship and that of traditional sports and other entertainment industries based on Malph’ s extensive exp...
Esports Investing: The Investor’s Perspective
Our guest is Dave Harris from Australia. He is Managing Director at Guinevere Capital. He is also an Investor and former Chairman of EXCEL Esports and a Founding Partner at League of Legends Circuit Oceania. Our discussion included: How investing …
The Business Side of Streaming and Esports Events
Our guest is Christian Bishop, Director of Twitch Properties - Gaming & Esports. Our discussion included: Christian’s esports journey from venues, esports arenas, production companies, tournaments/leagues, teams and now on the platform side. “Going t...
Esports Venues, Festivals, and Innovative Partnerships with Sidick Ba…
Sidick Bakayoko from Côte d'Ivoire is the Founder and CEO at Paradise Game. Our discussion included: Sidick’s background including how he learned that being number one in a startup is a lot different than being #2 or #3. Paradise Game …
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
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”
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 …