#42: NRG Esports CEO Andy Miller on Fortnite World Cup, SF Shock, Industry Trajectory

The Esports Observer Podcast

The TEO Podcast is an esports business discussion show. Every episode, we discuss the most game-changing developments, exciting opportunities, and pressing challenges facing the competitive video gaming ecosystem. This episode is an in-depth, extended discussion with the co-founder and CEO of NRG Esports, which competes across multiple games including Counter-Strike, Rocket League, and Apex Legends. The organization hit it big recently after the team’s Fortnite player EpikWhale placed third at the game’s World Cup, taking home $1.2M, and their Overwatch League franchise San Francisco Shock has had a monumental year competitively. The topics discussed include: - Ninja moving to Mixer - will drawing in a top influencer be enough to drive user engagement on the platform? - NRG was ahead of the game with its board of celebrity investors; Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Rolins, to name a few. What do these individuals actually bring to an organization beyond financial backing? - How has the esports industry grown, since the founding of NRG, to the introduction of franchise leagues? Our guest this time is: Any Miller, CEO and co-founder of NRG Esports. Andy is also chairman and co-owner of the Sacramento Kings, and was previously VP of mobile advertising for Apple. https://twitter.com/amiller Host: Graham Ashton, business journalist at The Esports Observer. twitter.com/Graham__Ashton Get your tickets to the Esports Forum at Leaders Week London 2019: https://leadersinsport.com/leaders-week-london/the-esports-forum/ You can email any questions or topic suggestions to [e-mail] Download the TEO News app: apple.co/2MfLhye Sign up for The Esports Observer newsletters: esportsobserver.com/teo-newsletter www.esportsobserver.com www.facebook.com/esportsobserver/ twitter.com/esportsobserved Music: Chill Day by Lakey Inspired: Lakeyinspired – Chill-day Artist Soundcloud: @lakeyinspired License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Cold Funk - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499 Artist: http://incompetech.com/