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A little over 4 years ago I left NASL and the caster life to move completely behind the scenes and run events at Red Bull. My first week at Red Bull was hard. It became very apparent very fast that the people around me were talented, tenacious, and temperamental.
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I was hired by a guy named Rob Simpson. The OGs of esports will remember Rob as the cool, handsome guy from Blizzard with a saucy voice. I know him as a quick-witted visionary with an incredible passion for our industry.
Rob gave me a very simple task: put together a plan for some cool gaming events. So, I did. It was the coolest, most awesome plan I could think of. Then Rob and I got on a plane and flew to New York to present it to a guy named Josh Greene.
Josh is one of the legends of Red Bull. He runs the biggest, hardest, gnarliest, most complicated events in all of action sports. If you want to race trucks up the side of a frozen mountain, Josh is the guy you call to build the track. If you want to drift rally cars through the streets of Washington DC, Josh is the guy who goes to meet with the FBI to get the approval. And if you want to put together an awesome esports events plan, Josh is the guy who tells you it fucking sucks.
Josh was the first dude I met at Red Bull who would completely eviscerate my plans, crush my dreams, and remind me of just how much I didn’t know. But he was also the first to show me how to rebuild them to be better, more inspiring products that fans would remember forever. (I’ll never forget Scarlett vs Bomber at the Hammerstein. Josh produced that event…)
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But he was not the last. For four years I was constantly challenged, pushed, encouraged and inspired by the people I worked with at Red Bull. Looking back on it, I can confidently say it was the best job in the world and it was excruciatingly hard to leave it.
But I did. And I couldn’t be happier. I’m standing at the beginning of a new adventure and I’m once again surrounded by brilliant, ambitious people who dream a little bigger than I do and who believe in a future that I want to achieve.
The job is simple: turn New York into an esports city.
Let’s go.
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On March 21 2018 11:26 MrBitter wrote:
The job is simple: turn New York into an esports city.
This is going to be interesting to watch. Especially since NY is 1 of the most expensive places to live in. It does make sense as it is closer to Europe and being able to dip into 2 markets.
All the best!
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hell yeah man, thanks for the talk and insights at RedBull DC. we are all rooting for you !
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Got any vacancies there, Ben?
If we ever became a casting duo, people could call us Benception. Kappa.
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You'll be great 
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Iraq16955 Posts
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Good luck MrBitter.
P.S. bring back BitterdaM just one more time pls
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Im getting some serious nostalgia reading this. Mr. Bitter with a picture of Frodan, Feardragon, Rotti with Gretorp, Breaker, and Freeedom in the forums? Best of luck!
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I don't know Kev, somehow I get the feeling Mr. Bitter is going to do great things in NY!
Best of luck with Overwatch!
Working at Redbull sounds very cool and challenging.
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Good Luck MrBitter - excited to see what you come up with!
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NASL got off to a rocky start, but later on I really enjoyed coming home from work and being able to watch you guys almost every evening. I was sad to see it end, but I understand why.
Anyway, best of luck going forward and thanks for update!
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Looking forward to seeing what happens. The esports scene in NY is definitely growing. I remember being shocked first time I walked into a bar with esports on tv. This is coming from someone who's been into esports since before it started streaming.
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Good luck! You’re gonna kill it!
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United States33505 Posts
See you at a Mets game sometime, perhaps 
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Best of luck, I'm sure you'll crank out some dope stuff out in the Big Apple!
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This post. The memories. Congrats and looking forward to an exciting future!
Note: It was well worth dusting off this old account. Much love.
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announcement of '12 weeks with the ex-pros' imminent.
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What's happening in NY?
Best of luck, Bitterman.
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On March 22 2018 23:08 DSK wrote:
What's happening in NY?
Best of luck, Bitterman.
i think he's working for the New York overwatch league team? I'm pretty sure thats their logo at the bottom of the post
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On March 23 2018 01:39 starkiller123 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2018 23:08 DSK wrote:
What's happening in NY?
Best of luck, Bitterman. i think he's working for the New York overwatch league team? I'm pretty sure thats their logo at the bottom of the post
Ahh thanks, I don't follow OW/OWL so that explains my ignorance.
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Love the success that has come your way since our old days in VT gaming. I hope to visit New York someday for an esports event that you help build!
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so good to see you still around. you are great for this scene!
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Nothing but respect from me. Great contributions to Starcraft.
I still say the idk kev meme for the 0.01% of people who get the reference.
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Thanks for stopping by at TL.net
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