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🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #168 with Megan Easey, Director of Operations at Wizard Games. 

🚀 In this insightful episode, you’ll uncover Megan's inspirational books, her effective performance management strategies, the harmony between personal authenticity and professional roles in the iGaming industry, and delve into the ups and downs of remote work and AI." Join Pierre Lindh as he engages in a captivating conversation with Megan Easey, Director of Operations at Wizard Games. 

⏰ Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:52 - Influential Books: "Little Prince" & "Seagull"

05:07 - Megan’s Industry Background

08:54 - Inspired by Nelson Mandela

11:09 - Megan’s Leadership Philosophy

13:50 - Leadership Feedback Methods

19:05 - Balancing Feedback Types

21:15 - Successful Leadership Traits

26:00 - Friendships vs. Professional Bonds

30:03 - Personal vs. Professional Persona

37:13 - Authenticity in Leadership

41:40 - Performance Management Insights

44:10 - Importance of Strong KPIs

49:10 - Measuring Team Success

57:02 - Dealing with Toxic Leadership

1:02:31 - Megan's Inspirational Leaders

1:04:59 - Remote Work Pros & Cons

💼 About the Guest:

Megan Easey, with her extensive background in performance management, brings a unique perspective on leadership, team dynamics, and operational excellence. Her experiences growing up during the Nelson Mandela era have influenced her professional ethos and leadership style.

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🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #165 with Igor Samardziski, CEO of TrueLAB Games Studios, Investor & Tech Enthusiast.

🚀 Explore diverse dimensions with our latest episode! We'll navigate through diverse realms, from understanding the intricacies of life on the Spectrum to uncovering the potential of psychedelics as a potential solution for Gambling addictions. Shift gears as we delve into the corporate landscape, shedding light on how companies are implementing AI and exploring how operators are shifting towards emerging trends. Brace yourself for an intriguing chapter on resilience and strategy, as we delve into the challenges of entering the US market despite the lobby challenges.

00:00 Intro

00:56 - Life on the Spectrum

15:36 - How the Spectrum Can Affect Your Professional Career?

20:13 - Leveraging the Spectrum: Success Stories of Tech Start-Ups

30:58 - Clinical Evaluation of Psychedelics

37:57 - Psychedelics as a Potential Approach for Gambling Addictions

42:26 - Controlled micro-dosing

44:58 -Exploring the EGO and Super EGO Concepts

50:17 - Ayahuasca and Revelations of Truth with Yourself

1:06:12 - Social Structures and Alternate Scenarios

1:10:04 - The Concept of Happiness and Purpose in Modern Society

1:14:19 - Igor’s thoughts on AI's future perspective

1:20:00 - Utopian Realities According to Gambling Analogies

1:22:25 - Outcome from Creating AGI

1:25:11 - Deep Dive into Open AI and Sam Altman

1:28:35 - Controversial Events at Open AI Board Management

1:39:20 - New Products Coming Up Next Year in Open AI

1:44:56 - Companies Implementing AI

1:53:53 - The Game’s Costs of Production After AI

1:56:31 - AI's Game Revolution: Projecting Massive Creations

1:59:29 - Operators' Shift Towards Emerging Trends

2:08:42 - Regulators in Europe vs. Regulators in the US market

2:11:05 - Entering the US Market Despite Lobby Challenges

2:17:58 - What markets the industry is leading to?

2:29:15 - Global Markets, and Societal Evolution

💼 ABOUT IGOR SAMARDZISKI:

A highly proficient individual, specializing in gaming systems, start-up, operation and efficiency of Online Gaming and E-commerce business models, by expanding product verticals in new and existing businesses. Very entrepreneurial in spirit.

Highly knowledgeable in every area catering to an online gaming operation such as Fraud, AMLO, Bonus Abuse and Advantage Play from both an in-depth function perspective as well as management of resources and KPIs with a focus on Customer Service and operations resource management.

Founder of Big Data BI analytic software (and logic models) with a key focus on CRM, Churn Management and Customer Reactivation, Macro/Micro-Segmentation models and in-depth player management.

Executive consultant to the development of Social Casino Games based on volatility and hit rate metrics.

Developed BringIt - an Affiliate Program with a focus on the recruitment and maintenance of key Affiliate partners. The affiliate marketing programs employed by our casino, sports, binary and bingo operations yield an average nROI success rate of 1.7 + per quarter.

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This episode of the NEXT.io Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, Co-Founder/MD at NEXT.io, and is brought to you by:

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2023 predictions revisted as Jette exits Entain!

- Entain CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen steps down amid investor pressure.

- Activist fund Corvex circles Entain with company at “critical juncture”.

This week, BetMGM set out its plans to reach $500m in annual EBITDA by 2026 following an “investment year” in 2024, while NeoGames faces a legal battle over the previous M&A activity of Aspire Global. Join NEXT.io editor Conor Mulheir and senior reporter Zak Thomas-Akoo as they take a deep dive into the week’s biggest stories.

Link to the articles:

- BetMGM aims for $500m EBITDA after 2024 “investment year”.

- NeoGames locked in legal battle over Aspire Global M&A disputes.

- Entain legally bound to exit unregulated markets as part of DPA.

- Kindred Group to quit US market and slash headcount by 300.

- Q3 2023: Kindred Group dented by 13% dip in sports betting revenue

🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #161 with Marina Ilina, CEO of PIN-UP Global & Founder of PIN-UP Foundation 🌐