Reachin' & Teachin'

On this episode the CEI esports team talks to Graham Borden aka BlkFrankWhite, Community Ambassador for the NBA 2K League. Graham is our first reoccurring guest and it was a blast to sit with him and talk about everything coming up this season in the NBA 2K League We discuss the first ever virtual draft, the chaotic offseason with not only Cover but with trades, and remote play. We also discuss everything then this upcoming season like theme nights, expanded playoff, conferences, and much more.

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We discuss what the team has been up to since the last update a couple of weeks ago. Still setting up Google Classrooms, teaching on zoom, and keeping students engaged. We also speak about the how the sessions have been going, start dates being pushed back, difficulties we go through trying to teach online, the gaming portion, and much more.

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Jonah Edwards, General Manager and Head Coach of Magic Gaming. It was great being able to sit down and talk to Jonah about his introduction to competitive gaming and the significance of NBA 2K9. We discuss much more like his journey into the NBA 2KL, how trade talks are behind the scenes, the difficulties of the Covid Season, how he prepared for the 2KL Draft, and much more.

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In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Lori Bajorek, President at National Esports Association (NEA). It was great being able to sit down and talk to Lori about her background in her introduction to gaming and why she chose the esports industry. We discuss much more like her favorite games to play, is she an avid gamer, what game did she start out with, goal of NEA, dealing with the pandemic, and much more.  

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We discuss what the team has been up to during the last couple of months like setting up Google Classrooms, teaching on zoom, and keeping students engaged. We also speak about the Esports program in general, difficulties we go through trying to teach online, learning to perfect slides on PowerPoint, and much more.

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Erin Ashley Simon, a Multi-media Personality and Host/Producer. It was great being able to sit down and talk to Erin about her background in broadcasting, her introduction to Esports, and why she chose the Esports industry. We discuss much more like her favorite interview moments, how she changed her look to stand out and much more.

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In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Clint Kennedy, a Chief Evangelist for Lean2Esport and Founder of the New England Scholastic Esports Federation (NESEF). It was great being able to sit down and talk to Clint about his background as an educator, his introduction to Esports, and what sparked his interest in Esports. We discuss much more like what game was first introduced to him, Overwatch being his top game, how he got involved with Learn2Esports, and much more.  

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-kennedy/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ctkennedy 

Website: https://www.nasef.org/learning/sf/clint-kennedy/  

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In this episode the CEI esports team talks to DJ Layton, Head Coach of Kings Guard Gaming and Head Basketball Coach at Faith West Academy. It was great being able to sit down and talk to DJ about growing up as a gamer, beginnings in his coaching career, and how he got into coaching Esports. We discuss much more like how the team adjusted during Covid, what his daily routine is, the future of King Guards gaming, and much more.

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In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Stephanie Orme, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts. It was great being able to sit down and talk to Stephanie about growing up as a gamer, beginnings in esports, and the representation of women in Esports. We discuss much more like her streaming education program, researching on gender and ethnicity, and much more

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Kurt Melcher, Executive Director of Esports & Gaming at Intersport. It was great being able to sit down and talk to Kurt about his systems he played as a child, beginnings in esports, and starting his own esports tournament league in college. We discuss much more like the stereotype “Gaming is Bad”, Robert Morris University, and much more.