John Needham (President of Publishing & Esports @RiotGames) on The Mission at Riot Games & more

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with John Needham (President of Publishing & Esports @RiotGames) to discuss: Intro (:02) First 60 days in a new organization & The mission of Riot Games (1:06) Making yourself for accessible to a large team & Opening ceremonies for finals (3:52) Game leadership teams & Top priorities within the Esports community (9:34) John’s first job & Professional athletes love gaming (15:05) Being known as "Excel Guy" at Sony & Starting his career in gaming (19:12) Deciding what a game is looking to accomplish & Active marketing strategies (27:36) How the business of Esports works & Locating high performers throughout the company (35:46) The evolution of Esports & Their economic model (41:30) The global operation with 20 offices worldwide & Taking on publishing at Riot Games (47:16) Common traits within mentors & Building a foundation of trust within your team (53:49) 7 Question Blitz (57:12) Bonus Clip (1:03:46) Subscribe To Full Episodes & Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcellentLeadershipPodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excellent-leadership-podcast/id1756992305 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KU2g2Baee7a5d04fQfSzs Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b52f086a-0266-4345-be4d-bb8a7cde89fd/EXCELLENT-LEADERSHIP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices