The Lodgz Podcast

Chris Kissack is from the Isle of Man, UK & serves as the Head of the SMP Esports Division. Prior to joining SMP, the company did not have a presence in the esports space. Chris approached the company in August of 2019 & was successful in persuading the company to splash into the esports scene. We chat about his role & responsibilities, the importance of educating others in the financial industry about esports, the difficulties of tax planning as a traveling pro esports player/team & more!

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After finishing his MBA at Ohio State University Tom joined eFuse to begin his role as the Director of Operations. The web & mobile application, eFuse, provides validated opportunities for those in the gaming & esports space. We also chat about the inaugural Call of Duty League season - our individual high level overview of the league, some predictions & what we're excited about! Lastly, we chat about how influential streamers & esports players can better connect with fans through story telling.

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After 10 years in corporate America, April decided to shift her focus and pursue a career in the VR industry. We chat about her experience as a participant of the Oculus launch pad program, her AR app she created - ‘WAR of the AI’ & how she’s been working to enhance the viewing experience for esports fans.

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Will Hershey is the Co-Founder & CEO of Roundhill Investments. Roundhill aims to develop products that enable investors to participate in the esports industry via public markets. We chat with Will about Roundhill Investments, the “streaming wars” between different live-streaming platforms over exclusivity with content creators, the future of Fortnite & mobile gaming.

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Cris Reed is an esports startup advisor, podcast host & content creator. Our conversation focuses mainly on content creation on platforms such as Tik Tok & LinkedIn. Cris also provides insight & advice to startup founders & entrepreneurs including pitching to VC’s & his thoughts on raising capital.

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Sam Speaker is the Founder of GamrPod - the first fully equipped gaming & streaming soundproof studio! Sam joins us to chat about all the details of the company, including how it got started, plans for the future & their recent sponsorship from Logitech. Tune in to the final episode of 2019!

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Austin Alderman is a Streamer Success Manager for Stream Elements. Stream Elements is a platform that provides community & revenue growth tools for streamers. Austin shares his unique story of how he landed his job at Stream Elements & how others who are looking to work in esports can learn from it. We also chat about his role with popular streamers, specifics of the company, the overall esports industry & more!

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Tim Anselimo is an NBA 2K League Player for Cavs Legion GC & ESPY award winner of 2019 for “Best Esports Moment”. We chat with Tim about his process of entering the 2K league, his career to date, his ESPY award winning moment, health in esports & more!

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Betts Waller (aka "Forrest Dump) is a partnered streamer on Mixer with 107K+ followers. We chat about the challenges of becoming a successful streamer, the opportunities a streaming career has provided him & the different partnerships he’s secured, including most recently with G Fuel.

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