#53 | Titus Walker | The Ultimate Endgamers League

Esports founder Titus Walker on building the Ultimate Endgamers League, seven seasons, a million viewers a season and more than $200,000 in prizes. Titus Walker is the visionary CEO of the Ultimate Endgamers League (UEL), a trailblazing esports organization he founded in 2019, which is swiftly redefining the global gaming landscape. Under his leadership, the UEL has celebrated seven thrilling seasons, captivating over a million viewers each season and distributing over $200,000 in prizes. To learn more about Titus and UEL Games: https://ultimateendgamersleague.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome Titus Walker 2:33 Early gaming days 5:04 Sports are just games 7:36 Twitch is only a niche 10:11 What a gaming league is 12:42 Dropping out of college 15:20 A UFC approach to gaming 17:53 100,000 gamers and 30-plus games 20:23 Drafting players by discipline 22:59 A million-dollar season 25:33 Contracts and drug testing 28:09 Targeted marketing for developers 30:44 The research behind the idea 33:19 Bringing gamers along slowly 35:50 The average player's age 38:26 Fifty-two teams 41:03 Expanding overseas 43:38 The CEO as chief marketing officer 46:12 Choosing the games 48:47 Starters and bench players 51:22 Matches of five to ten minutes 53:56 PCs and sponsors 56:30 Tony Hawk on the wheel 59:02 The end of the regular season 1:01:40 Testing players with a Space Force doctor 1:04:17 Keeping the community's trust 1:06:49 Healthy products for gamers 1:09:21 Staying loyal 1:11:55 Going public one day 1:14:30 A stake in the games 1:17:02 Colleges and high schools 1:19:32 Gamers' health 1:22:04 When a game disappears 1:24:38 The bigger picture 1:27:09 Where to follow the league The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com