We talk about the attraction of collegiate esports, how to determine if there is even interest in esports at your school, how do you pitch your school to get them on board, what games you should compete in, how to build out the team and infrastructure around the program and so much more. This is packed with insights and experience. If you are running or planning on starting an esports club or a varsity program, this episode is a MUST LISTEN!

I had a blast talking with Grant Paranjape about esports and the NBA 2K League! (@keiranthil on Twitter) Grant is the Director of Esports for Monumental Sports Entertainment (MSE). MSE owns and operates the Washington Capitals (NHL), Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA) and Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C. 

In this episode we talk about how Grant got into esports, what his job looks like, the motivation and goal of the 2k league, the importance of content and media production for both the league and for players wanting to develop their personal brand, what it's going to take to get drafted, how to be a "clean streamer" and so much more! Stick around until the end to hear me try and get Grant to take some shots at the other teams. :O)

John Fazio @jfaz and I talk about the Amateur Esports Pipeline. John is CEO and Chairman of N3rd Street Gamers @N3rdStGamers - n3rdstreetgamers.com - N3rd St Gamers is a Philadelphia gaming community of competitive and recreational video gamers. They produce a series of esport events including: Fragadelphia, Cheesadelphia, and many other gaming events.

In this episode we talk about the technology consulting seed that started n3rd street gamers, the current and future state of amateur esports, the marketability of amateur esports athletes and developing a portfolio, where collegiate esports fits into the mix and so much more. This episode is packed with insights into the esports industry, operating a league and tournament series and how to think about and play nice with game developers.

Welcome to 2018! This episode is ALL about Call of Duty Esports! My guest Brendan Chave @BrendoTGB on Twitter and I talk about TK's cinderella story, we talk about Optic and Splyce and Faze and Luminosity. We talk about WHY Call of Duty is the #1 console esport right now, we talk some predictions for CWL New Orleans and so much more. Stick around until the end because I have a special message about wanting some help creating this podcast!

Shoutout to CODGamepedia, Hardpoints podcast with merk and tp,  Brendan's YouTube

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Thanks for tuning in. This episode is a special chat I had with my friend Joel. We talk about World of Warcraft and Mythic Raiding and really just catch up after not talking much for a while. Hope you have a great holiday, safe travels and good tidings! :) Joel is a Retribution Paladin for Warpath on Illidan. You can catch him streaming at twitch.tv/hinney827 and be sure to follow him on twitter.com/hinney827.

Another gem of an episode with Christian Bishop CEO of GG Media Network. We talk about the Holy Grail of esports content (or so we think) and how brands, content creators and influencers can break through the noise, get their content and message seen and heard and what we need to do to continue to grow and be successful at this esports thing. Let me know what you all think of this episode on Twitter!

https://twitter.com/mrcbishop | ggstudios.com | https://www.ggmedianetwork.com/

This episode with Brayden Wilmoth, Founder and Owner of Rockets Esports is a beast of an episode. From beginning to end the next 60 minutes is packed with interesting perspectives, insights and great ideas and conversation. Brayden was previously with Method Gaming. He occasionally streams on Twitch at http://www.twitch.tv/APotentBeast. You can find Brayden on Twitter @APotentBeast. Check out Rockets Esports at www.rocketsesports.com and on Twitter @RocketsEsports.

What's up everybody, today's episode is coming at you with straight fire and massive insights. This time Jay Duncan @DYTNetwork, Streaming & VIP Director of KCGameOn, former pro gamer and business owner, joins me to talk about how to get the most out of an esports event, how to support your local video game and esports community and all sorts of details in between. Really great insights in this episode. It's all in the little details so make sure you listen closely! The local video game and esports communities are crucial to the long term success of the industry as a whole. I highly encourage you to go to these events, volunteer and help out if you're into that kind of thing and if you don't have anything local, consider getting a group of people together and starting something awesome in your area!

You can catch Jay streaming on twitch.tv/dytgames. You can find information about KCGameon on their website https://kcgameon.com or on twitter.com/kcgameon

I'm super excited to have @HNPDeathBlow  & @The_Blevins From the High Noon Podcast on the show. The High Noon Podcast is THE competitive overwatch podcast.These guys are super funny, they have a great podcast that's been going on for about 2 years now and they are creating a really awesome community around the competitive overwatch scene. You can catch them live every Monday night at 7pm eastern on http://Twitch.tv/highnoonpodcast. Their show is also on YouTube and iTunes and i'm sure plenty of other places. Go check them out. Give them your support and join their discord community

Maurice Eisenmann, of WHAM Network & the Esports B.O.O.M. podcast, joins me today on the show to go deep into some esports industry questions i've been mulling over the past couple weeks. Maurice was such a great guest to have on the show. He has a wealth of experience and information, which makes for a really awesome episode. We talk about the esports bubble, what the industry is lacking, the pros and cons of geolocated brands such as for the Overwatch League and tons more insightful topics. Definitely do not want to miss this one.

You can catch Maurice on twitter @mreisenmann and check out his podcast on iTunes