We are joined today by the tremendous leatgames.

Rob is someone who is letting his nostalgia drive his collecting journey, but controls his destiny a bit more by putting to use his marketing and business background. The perfect blend.

A wonderfully chill and measured person, Rob understands content creation and offers us many nuggets, tips and tricks to grow and tells us how we can best develop our own content - you need to "play the game" in content. We also discuss why you content is pushed out to the public and NOT to your followers initially.

We delve into what makes him tick, where his love for games comes in, and why a life in personal training has set him up perfectly to transition into gaming content creation.

It's also our mission to dissect Gamepass - is it still worth it? can you use a lower tier? should you get rid? check it out.

Finally, a Cayle comparison ...

@leatgames

@coachmarvgaming

3 of the greatest female minds join the debate table to have an honest, open and illuminating discussion on Women in Gaming.

Holly Retro, Harley Q and RebeccaChillandComfort join me to chat about how women are perceived, the harsh truths about the industry, share their personal stories and shed a light on all things wonderful about being a female in gaming.

Book Club: What we are playing right now + recommendations

Guest topics: The 3 of them each bring a gaming hot topic to the table for us to discuss

Women in Gaming Deep Dive: An honest, real, passionate, vulnerable discussion on Women in Games. I'm honestly honoured to have hosted this. We are blessed to hear what these wonderful people have to say.

Coaches Quiz: The girls work together to tackle some of my hard-hitting multiple choice quiz questions.

Champions: We share some of our most important facts and figures within the world of gaming, the pioneers of women in the medium, and I get them all to share just what it is that's so special about the other 2.

Earnestly, I'm proud of this episode and I cannot wait to hear your thoughts.

@RebeccaChillandComfortGaming

@Harleyqsplaytime

@Holly_Retro

@CoachMarvGaming

In this episode we are joined by Eddy, and we discuss how gaming and content creation can help you build confidence in yourself, and be a part in forming your identity.

Eddy talks about his journey and how he's delving into Gaming Novels. Using his tiktok to introduce gamers to new games through his videos, we learn how Eddy is evolving as a person and developing his online presence. This is a really insightful chat for those looking to get into content creation and how it's important to stay true to self.

We get into the games he plays regularly, his collection, and a whole lot more.

Eddy is lovely and I'm excited for you to hear his story.

@BigEddy87Gaming

@coachmarvgaming

Is physical gaming media really dying? We welcome Matt from The Game Collection, an online retailer who sell and champion physical games to understand the ins and outs of what's happening.

A podcaster and immensely talented lover of games himself, Matt has taken his passion for video games and tackled blogging, media, and it's brought him into the realm of being one of gaming's leading personalities in the UK.

The face of The Game Collection, we delve into Matt's history, how Nintendo has shaped his career and journey, and how he and the other members of TGC are combating dwindling physical game sales.

An incredibly fun, witty and intelligent man, Matt was such a delight to chat to.

@TheGameCollection

@CoachMarvGaming

What an honour. What a privilege. We are joined by social media giant and all-around good guy, Jesse Cox. The gold standard for gaming content on youtube and beyond, Jesse leads the pack and is gracious enough to share his journey on CTG.

We discuss his time on Youtube, spanning to the early 2000's where he used his love for gaming to create Let's Play's and a whole heap of other content that saw him see a consistent rise to prominence in the gaming scene, allowing him to reach over 1m subscribers and create countless booming projects.

A voice actor, podcast host, youtube/social media giant, writer and generally incredible entertainer, Jesse has such an infectious joy for gaming and it's no secret as to why he is where he is. We delve into the challenges he's faced, why he thinks it's harder than ever to grow now, and what he thinks it takes to make it in 2025.

We tear apart the Star Wars franchise, he tackles Coaches Questions and gives us an exclusive story.

If you're not following Jesse, what are you doing?

@JesseCox

Geekenders podcast everywhere

@coachmarvgaming

Antonio, otherwise known as WrestlingFanWWE, is one of the UK's fastest growing Wrestling creators and rightfully so, what a gem!

A theatre background, a discipline and joy for making content and someone who has just surpassed the 20k mark, Antonio is just the best.

We chat all things wrestling - a topic that I've wanted to deep dive for the longest time! - and discuss his journey in content creation.

Offering a real insight into growth and diligence in content creation, he presents some really impactful info for those looking to grow and develop their page(s) online.

Final Fantasy, Destiny, and a whole host of wrestling game nostalgia rounds out an amazing episode.

*note: there is a 50sec cut off where it's just me. It does come back! :)

@WrestlingFanWWE

@coachmarvgaming

Hollie is a multi-talented, very driven and well-versed content creator.

From tackling America and broadening her horizons as a content creator, taking steps to grow and develop, Hollie has taken her community along for a fun ride as she delivers horror content with the best of them.

We dive into the challenges along the way, her inspirations, what drives her to push for a full time creator and what it means to her to have the support of a wonderful community.

We discuss how she's grown over nearly 10 years of hard work, and how she balances her career with her love for streaming.

From attending gamescom to her targets and goals, sit back and enjoy a fabulous insight from one of the very best streamers out there.

Plus we share a bond over 90's classics- the streets, blur, we tackle it all!

@HolsterTV

@coachmarvgaming

Not enough is said about the past, the things upon which today's games and systems are founded on. Retro gamer AJ joins us to talk about his history with real retro gaming, and how that's shaped his content.

A musician now also showcasing his love for gaming, AJ discusses his quest to build a "library" on tiktok for anyone who comes across his channel, and how he uses the platform to have open nostalgic chats through his daily questions and topics.

Recently passing the 4k follower mark on tiktok, it was a pleasure to hear more about the gamer behind the man himself.

This was such a lovely, illuminating and joyous conversation about gaming history and why it's so important.

The diversity and strength of the amiga, the commodore 64, and so so many more.

@RetroGamerAJ

@coachmarvgaming

Maintaining the run of me chatting with people who do what I do, but better, we are joined by Bear.

Bear chat abouts his journey and how working within the wrestling business has helped shaped his streaming and his content. Clubhouse and all.

With a background in photography and film making, Bear discusses some of the most misunderstood factors about taking on the mantle of being a "streamer" and all that that entails.

We break down his wanting to grow a community, what he enjoys about opening up safe discussion, and a whole host of things that can help you understand more about what it takes to grow.

Growth can be short lived, but a strong work ethic and appreciation for the work and behind the scenes are the only real way to a sustained growth.

We also discuss how it's massively important for him to involve his community in the creative process and how his viewers can (and do) feel a part of the content.

@BearVisionGaming

@coachmarvgaming

It is my delight to welcome Whatculture member, and "First Aid Spray" podcast host, Psy White to the show.

Psy has done some incredible work and shines bright in the gaming space. We get into what the heck is happening with the Resi series, what helped propel her to the position she's in now, and discuss whether gaming as a medium needs more sincerity across the board.

We get a ton of insight into what it takes to make it in the content world right now, what's changing, and what things we have to look forward to moving forward.

Psy is amazing, and I cannot wait for you to hear this conversation because as a podcast host and content creator, Psy brings a tremendous perspective (as we as being one of the most knowledgable gamers we've ever had on the show!), laying out the work ethic it takes behind the scenes to work in this field.

And hey, we may even be let in on potential targets Psy has for Whatculture and some of the ways in which they want to evolve.

SUCH A WONDERFUL CHAT

@Psy_White

First Aid Spray podcast

@coachmarvgaming