Should parents really be encouraging their kids to play video games as we watch the gaming and esports world explode? Or is it all just an illusion that they really can get paid doing what they love?

In this episode of All In With Esports, Lewis Johnson sits down with the father-son duo, Mitch and Nate Hagy. Nate, who is in high school and has signed on as semi-pro in esports, talks about what it’s like being in high school, captain of his skeet shooting team, and a semi-professional esports player. And Mitch talks about how he is navigating the parenting world with a son who loves gaming. Plus he discusses how his quest to prove his son wrong, turned into an entirely new career path for himself.

Esports has officially become a family affair in the Hagy Household!

All In With Esports is part of the Esports Futuri Podcast Network. To learn about all of our shows, visit: EsportsFPN.com

A story of inspiration, perseverance, and coming out on top, that’s what you’ll get from this episode of All In With Esports, as host, Lewis Johnson, talks to Dr. Marc Williams.

Dr. Marc has an incredible story of not finishing college, deciding to go back and take control of his life, and getting his PhD. He know has his own college curriculum focused on helping students and parents navigate the esports world. He most importantly is focused on helping students find career paths through things they love, like gaming.

To connect with Dr. Marc, visit:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/docspitsfire06/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/docspitsfire06

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docspitsfire06/

This podcast is part of the Esports Futuri Podcast Network. To learn more about other podcasts, visit: www.EsportsFPN.com

The power of esports and gaming is all about bringing together communities and connect with people you would have never been able to connect with before. Shotcall is taking that to another level and Justin Varghese, Business Development Manager, joins Lewis and Kyle on this episode of All In With Esports.

Justin talks about how his love for gaming and desire to take a chance brought him to first commentating for games, and then eventually to Shotcall. In this episode they discuss why some brands are missing the mark when it comes to sponsorship and advertising in the gaming space, how communities can be built and cultivated in the gaming world, and most importantly tacos.

To learn more about Shotcall, visit: Shotcall.gg

To connect with Justin visit: https://twitter.com/jvarg1990

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jvarg1990/

To get some great tacos in the Dallas area, visit:

https://dallas.eater.com/2020/10/8/21507776/basic-taco-deep-ellum-opening-hidden-speakeasy-yellow-rosa-cocktaileria

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https://www.chilangostacos.com/

To learn more about MAP Esports, and to see our other podcasts on the Esports Futuri Network, visit esportsfpn.com

Lewis Johnson sits down with Olympic Luge hopefuls Brittney Arndt and Jonny Gustafson. Both athletes have been preparing at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York. Between training and coaching, Arndt and Gustafson are playing video games with their teams and using esports to connect with people all over the world. 

But should esports be in the next Olympic Games? This is just some of what’s discussed in this episode of All In With Esports.

To learn more about Jonny, visit: https://www.teamusa.org/usa-luge/athletes/Jonny-Gustafson

For Brittney, visit: https://www.teamusa.org/usa-luge/athletes/Brittney-Arndt

To learn more about MAP Esports, and to see our other podcasts on the Esports Futuri Network, visit esportsfpn.com

Imagine seeing a random tweet from a long time friend and fellow broadcaster that they’ve joined, arguably one of the most established publishers in gaming and esports? Lewis Johnson catches up with Geoff Butler, Entertainment Producer with EA Sports on his transition from traditional tv production to the burgeoning esports industry. COVID-19 has spun live events on its heels. Listen and see how entertainment and production considerations as we know it will change and how esports is primed to capture the hearts and minds of the future generation sports enthusiasts. 

To learn more about MAP Esports, and to see our other podcasts on the Esports Futuri Network, visit esportsfpn.com

In this special episode of All In, Lewis and Kyle talk to the newest member of the MAP Esports team, Austin Rasor. Austin, a recent grad from the University of Texas at Arlington, discusses how his love of both sports and gaming led him to a path of studying and hoping to find a career in esports.

What's so exciting to hear is that kids now have and will continue to have more opportunities within the world of esports for careers.

Austin talks about how his love for commentating led him to an incredible opportunity at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, and how he is leveraging that to do more within the world of esports.

To learn more about MAP Esports, and to see our other podcasts on the Esports Futuri Network, visit esportsfpn.com

Michelle Carter is an Olympic Gold Medal Shot Putter who won in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. She is also a speaker, non-profit founder, and coach. 

Michelle and her husband, Courtney Elder, join the All In With Esports, crew to discuss what it’s like winning an Olympic Gold Medal, being married as a sports couple, the role esports and gaming plays into their lives, and how Michelle is taking her love for sports and helping under privileged girls, plus so much more! 

To learn more about Michelle Carter, visit: https://www.shotdiva.com/

To learn more about Michelle's Non-Profit, visit: https://www.shotdiva.com/you-throw-girl

To learn more about MAP Esports, and to see our other podcasts on the Esports Futuri Network, visit esportsfpn.com

Justin Rojas has a diverse background in gaming and esports. However, his love of video games first brought him to a career in anime where he worked in marketing at Funimation. As his career took off, he found himself at various events, which eventually ended up landing him a job with Envy Gaming as the VP of Events.

In this episode, Justin talks about his career, the change of live events due to COVID, and how his team has had to get creative in continuing to build and deepen the connections of the esports community.

To learn more about Envy Gaming, visit: https://envy.gg/

Or Justin's Studio for Anime Productions, visit: https://studionano.com/

To learn more about MAP Esports, and to see our other podcasts on the Esports Futuri Network, visit esportsfpn.com

Award Winning Journalist, Charles Gentry, joins this episode of All In With Esports. Charles discusses his award winning career in journalism, and how that led him eventually into building an esports media company, Blue Panther Media.

He also talks about his history as an athlete, and how an injury helped to change his path from sports to writing, eventually even writing songs, and journalism.

If you’re interested in paving your own way into the esports world, then this is the episode for you as Charles, Lewis, and Kyle discuss all of the opportunities, in addition to how easily you can get your foot in the door.

Want to learn more about Blue Panther Media? Visit https://bluepanthermedia.com/

To learn more about all of our shows at Esports Futuri Podcast Network, visit EsportsFPN.com

MAP Esports' own Sergio Gordon joins this episode of All In with co-hosts Lewis Johnson and Kyle Ary. Sergio shares his incredible story of how a massive injury in high school ruined his dreams of playing in the NFL, but eventually put him down the path of cyber security, where he now works with companies like Amazon, and of course MAP Esports.

Sergio also shares why cyber security is so crucial within the world of esports and the various factors he needs to be considering as MAP Esports builds a global brand. For those who are interested in eventually taking your love of esports to a full career, Sergio offers advice on how you can best study and get involved.

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