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The Executives: The Business of Gaming

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compLexityGaming
Profile Joined January 2011
United States98 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-01 03:05:06
February 27 2012 22:07 GMT
#1
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Complexity Gaming and Team Dignitas, in conjunction with Sound Blaster, are proud to announce a new live show hosted by Jason Lake and Michael O`Dell: The Executives: The Business of Gaming.



Each Wednesday at 1:00 PM EST your hosts will be joined by news anchor Patrick "Chobopeon" O`Neill to discuss the business side of recent events and interview a chosen individual who is impacting the business side of eSports or gaming in general.

The Executives' goal is to educate the next generation of business leaders and facilitate an open discussion about the opportunities and challenges facing the eSports business today.

The debut episode is this Wednesday at 18:00 GMT (+00:00). You can tune in at www.twitch.tv/compLexity.

Guest Lineup: (subject to change)

Episode 1: Sponsorships 101 - Ryan Schlieper, Product Marketing Manager, Creative SoundBlaster
Episode 2: eSports Business 101 - Craig "Torbull" Levine of ESEA, ESS and previously of Team 3D
Episode 3: Team Management - Victor "Nazgul" Goossens, co-Founder, Team Liquid
Episode 4: The Business of Being TotalBiscuit - John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, CynicalBrit.com
Episode 5: League Management - David Ting, Head of IGN eSports / IGN Proleague


All VODs will be posted HERE.



Always feel free to share your news, show ideas and questions with our crew.

Contacts:

Jason "1" Lake, Founder & CEO, Complexity Gaming. @coL_Lake
Michael "Odee" O`Dell, Founder & Managing Director, Team Dignitas. @dignitasODEE
Patrick "Chobopeon" O`Neill, eSports journalist and news anchor. @chobopeon
Simon "Sympatico" Abitbol, Stream Producer. @SympaticoTV
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Smancer
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States379 Posts
February 27 2012 21:46 GMT
#2
Jason Lake and Michael O`Dell are the best. I once met them in a bar in the outskirts of Kansas City, Kanasas. They were super cool and even bought my girlfriend a martini. We got talking about esports in general and came to the conclusion that it is good for the state of Kanasas.

Really cool guys.
A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."
Durso
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States51 Posts
February 27 2012 21:47 GMT
#3
this looks cool. most defiantly will watch at least the first one. seems like a great idea.
Hondelul
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
1999 Posts
February 27 2012 21:52 GMT
#4
Please use the [time ] BBCodes in your post! It might be meant for US citizens but using them don´t hurt! (the brackets without the space)

The debut episode is this Wednesday at 1 PM EST.
The debut episode is this Wednesday at [time ]1 PM EST[/time ]time.
The debut episode is this Wednesday at 18:00 GMT (+00:00)time.
compLexityGaming
Profile Joined January 2011
United States98 Posts
February 27 2012 21:53 GMT
#5
Good idea, fixed. Thanks.
compLexity Gaming
NoctemSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States771 Posts
February 27 2012 21:55 GMT
#6
I can't wait to tune in!
Super excited to learn the odd and ends.
http://www.twitch.tv/noctemsc <--Most epic fun times
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-27 21:55:38
February 27 2012 21:55 GMT
#7
Sounds like neat show, too bad it is on when I am at work.
Brood War forever!
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
February 27 2012 21:57 GMT
#8
This could be a lot of fun and oh, look at the timing.
0kz
Profile Joined January 2010
Italy1118 Posts
February 27 2012 21:57 GMT
#9
this sounds really interesting :D
Gentso
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2218 Posts
February 27 2012 21:58 GMT
#10
The Executives' goal is to educate the next generation of business leaders and facilitate an open discussion about the opportunities and challenges facing the eSports business today.


I'm not sure how I feel about the show, but apparently people are interested. I'm not sure a show like this is the right way to reach out to 'next generation of business leaders'. Personally, I could care less with the business side of things because usually when it gets discussed its executives looking for sympathy or people acting nice to sell their stuff. Hopefully the show doesn't turn out to be something like, "look everyone, making a profit from e-sports is extremely hard so please buy HD passes, shirts, and tickets!".

Then again, that's just me being paranoid. The topics do look okay. Hopefully it's all positive stuff.
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
February 27 2012 22:00 GMT
#11
Damn, this looks absolutely awesome. Will definitely tune in.
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Synche
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1345 Posts
February 27 2012 22:01 GMT
#12
Please make sure this is on the calendar and put up VODs.
rotegirte
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany2859 Posts
February 27 2012 22:02 GMT
#13
sounds incredible!

I really dig these kind of shows, much like "Lo3" and "eSports production value", each covering different parts of the industry. excited!
divito
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1213 Posts
February 27 2012 22:03 GMT
#14
Pretty interesting idea; and I like the logo.
Skype: divito7
wattabeast
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States957 Posts
February 27 2012 22:05 GMT
#15
Looks awesome! Can't wait to see what comes of this.
:O
Zooper31
Profile Joined May 2009
United States5711 Posts
February 27 2012 22:07 GMT
#16
On February 28 2012 07:03 divito wrote:
Pretty interesting idea; and I like the logo.


Makes me think of The Apprentice.
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ELA
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark4608 Posts
February 27 2012 22:07 GMT
#17
On February 28 2012 07:03 divito wrote:
Pretty interesting idea; and I like the logo.


But urgh.. It has a console-controller in it! Kill it with fire!

This is very interesting btw, looking forward to the Nazgul, TB and David Ting shows especially
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jlake02
Profile Joined January 2011
United States395 Posts
February 27 2012 22:08 GMT
#18
On February 28 2012 06:58 Gentso wrote:
Show nested quote +
The Executives' goal is to educate the next generation of business leaders and facilitate an open discussion about the opportunities and challenges facing the eSports business today.


I'm not sure how I feel about the show, but apparently people are interested. I'm not sure a show like this is the right way to reach out to 'next generation of business leaders'. Personally, I could care less with the business side of things because usually when it gets discussed its executives looking for sympathy or people acting nice to sell their stuff. Hopefully the show doesn't turn out to be something like, "look everyone, making a profit from e-sports is extremely hard so please buy HD passes, shirts, and tickets!".

Then again, that's just me being paranoid. The topics do look okay. Hopefully it's all positive stuff.



This show definitely won't be for everyone. Many fans are happy to watch the games and don't really care about the business side, and that's totally fine.

Over the years I've had hundreds of questions sent to me about these things so I figured there may be some people who are interested.


compLexity Gaming - @coL_Lake
ReturnStroke
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States801 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-27 22:10:03
February 27 2012 22:09 GMT
#19
Wow, I can't believe I never thought about this before. Good idea! GL with it, I'll be tuning in for sure! ^_^
jlake02
Profile Joined January 2011
United States395 Posts
February 27 2012 22:10 GMT
#20
On February 28 2012 07:01 SimDawg wrote:
Please make sure this is on the calendar and put up VODs.


We'll definitely have VODs posted as quickly as possible. I know the time is odd for NA people who are in school or at work but thought the time would help us avoid other shows people enjoy and would give Euros a chance to watch a live show before 1 AM.
compLexity Gaming - @coL_Lake
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