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Dr. Jordan Tsai sits down to talk about how he went from medical school to treating pro gamers.

Dr.Tsai is a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. He is the founder of Respawn Therapy (Esports Performance and Rehab) and Santa Monica Physical Therapy (Orthopedic Physical Therapy).

He works with teams such as Cloud9, TSM, Evil Geniuses, and the London Spitfire.

He's also a US Army Veteran and super avid gamer.

Check out Respawn Therapy here: https://www.respawntherapy.com/

Jake Barford (BFordLancer48) is a leader in gaming content creation on Youtube. He has cornered the market on FIFA 21 CAREER MODE and FIFA 21 VOLTA, where thousands of people watch him play daily. He is nearing the 500,000 subscriber mark (soon to hit 1 million subscribers).

On this episode, we talk about how he got into content creation, where he wants to go next, and his recent streaming deal with Facebook Gaming.

Check out his Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BFordLancer48/featured

Check out his Facebook channel here: https://www.facebook.com/BFordLancer48

Brett Brown is the founder and Managing Partner of Double Jump Capital. Double Jump Capital concentrates on originating (identifying, screening and investing) royalty focused investment opportunities exclusively within the video game industry.

On this episode, Brett talks about his investment approach in the gaming space. We also talk about his latest portfolio games.

Check out Double Jump Capital here: https://www.doublejumpcapital.com/

Check out "Maelstrom" here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/764050/Maelstrom/

Check out "Death Carnival" here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/827210/Death_Carnival/

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Michael Ashford is the Managing Director of the Esports Awards. He brings over a decade of experience in marketing, including being awarded by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, as well as 8 years in the esports sector.

He has worked closely with brands including Lexus, Red Bull, Now TV, Scuf Gaming, and Intel.

On this episode, Michael talks about managing lean while developing world class events.

Check out the show and vote here: https://www.esportsawards.com/

News about Esports Assemble here: https://esportsinsider.com/2020/09/esports-insider-esports-awards-partnership/

Wim Stocks is a well known leader in the world of collegiate esports and gaming. He has recently become the Chairman of Collegiate StarLeague and WorldGaming Network, a division of Playfly Sports.

On this episode, we talk about the launch of Playfly Sports, creating infrastructure for hundreds of universities, and the tough questions we need to ask in college esports.

Check out the company here: https://www.playfly.com/

Collegiate StarLeague here: https://cstarleague.com/

World Gaming Network here: https://worldgaming.com/

Aron Glatzer has launched a new network called "Preediction". He is working with big name Esports personalities such as Jake Lucky (300K Youtube Subs), Nameless (293K Twitter Followers), BananaSlamJamma (164k Twitch Followers), and more.

Aron was Bleacher Report's first content employee and first non-technical hire. He was also program director for B/R Radio on Sirius XM.

On this episode, Aron talks about building the new network and what they're doing next.

Check out his company here: https://www.preediction.com/

Bennett Newsome (Aka DamnitBennett) has worked with Full Sail University for more than 13 years. He currently serves as Esports Strategist at the University. He is also a Twitch partner, Co-owner of Arcadian Glitch & whereisxur.com, and Co-host to XurWatch.

On this episode, Bennett Newsome talks about how Full Sail is dominating in collegiate esports programs.

Check Out His Twitch Channel Here: https://www.twitch.tv/damnitbennett

Full Sail University Esports Here: https://www.fullsail.edu/about/esports

A young media executive, Adam is rapidly growing Front Office Sports, a business news platform covering the sports and esports industry.

Since 2014, Front Office Sports has seen quick growth, becoming a trusted journal in the sports and entertainment industry. The site was recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 50 Must-Follow Sports Business Twitter Accounts in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and Adam himself was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in the sports category for 2018.

He currently oversees the day to day operation of all aspects of the business including content strategy, social strategy, business operations, events, awards, and partnerships.

On this episode, Adam talks about new trends and what it takes to become a leader in this business.

Check out his company here: https://frontofficesports.com/

Claire Hungate transformed Brave Bison Group PLC, becoming the 2nd biggest Global Digital Publisher in the Media & Entertainment space in Q2 2018 and the biggest Facebook Publisher in the World (by views) at the end of 2018. She has worked with some of the biggest brands, Influencers, Content Creators and media agencies in the world.

As part of the team that sold Shed Media to Warner Bros, she became CEO of the newly integrated Warner Bros TV Production when Warner Bros took full ownership in 2014.

Chair- The Nerve Media Group

Chair - Content Steering Committee - IBC 2019

Speaker at UN Environment Assembly 2019

On this episode, Claire talks about the growing trend of gaming video content.

Chris Fenton served as president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group and GM of DMG North America, internationally orchestrating the creative and business activities of DMG—a multi-billion dollar global media company headquartered in Beijing. He has produced or supervised twenty-one films, grossing $2 billion in worldwide box-office.

He is currently the CEO of Media Capital Technologies (MCT)

Check out the company here: https://movie.io/

Check out the book here: https://feedingthedragonbook.com/