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Esports Network Podcast
by Esportz Network
Esports connoisseur Kevin Correa takes his esports knowledge to the mic to discuss the newest developments and headlines in esports. Bringing on players, CEO's and everyone in between to share their expertise on the show. Also check out the Esports Minute, a daily show that informs listeners of the hottest stories of the day.
Episodes
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Addressing Racism, Big Funding Rounds, and a Special Envy Announcement ft. Adam Rymer, Envy Gaming CEO
Adam Rymer chimes in to talk about the stances taken by Envy Gaming in light of recent racist incidents against its players. Also a big funding round for Envy, so what exactly does that mean? Lastly a special announcement for Envy Gaming, so listen to the end to hear it all! Follow the…
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The Bigger Implications Behind CS:GO's Match Fixing Scandals ft. Hunter Cooke of Dot Esports
Dot Esports freelancer extraordinaire, Hunter Cooke, talks about the much wider implications of the CS:GO match fixing scandal and it's subsequent investigations by the FBI and ESIC, could Valorant also be affected? Also talking about R6 NAL underway! (Note at time of recording, Playday 4 was...
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The Gamer Hour — Travis Cochran goes 1-on-1 w/ NBA Portland Trailblazer Zach Collins
Travis Cochran talks to Zach Collins, an NBA Power Forward who plays for the Portland Trailblazers. Full episode below Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square. This week's guest was NBA Power Forward, Zach Collins of the Portland Trailblazers...
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Our Esportz Journey: ft. Natasha Manger & Justin Amin
There's many ways to find work in esports and none of them are always the right, the best, or the only ways! Our guests today will help explain that from their point-of-view as well as explain their roles to their new co-worker. Natasha Manger is the Content Operations Manager of the Esportz...
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The Transition From Sports to Esports, with Sean Collins of the DMN
Sean Collins is one of the first full-time esports beat reporters in the area, and the first from the Dallas Morning News, a prestigious news organization with a historic and legendary sports team. I bring Sean on to discuss his transition from traditional beat reporter at the Manhattan Mercury…
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Introductions Must Be Made! Welcome, New Host Kevin Correa!
Hey how y'all doing? Let's get comfortable and get to know each other yeah? Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square. This week's guest was XXXX. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSLEPlNgNUNfeo_FeYnGng) If you are interested in being a sponsor...
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The State of Esports Media w/ Adam Fitch (My Final Show as Host)
This is it, my last show on the Esportz Network Podcast. It's been a blast hosting this show, thank you all for listening. Wanted to leave y'all with one final banger of a podcast. Discussing the state of esports media, the conflicts of interest that exist and how it's evolved post ESPN shutdown...
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How Content Creators Have Gained the Power in Esports w/ AFK Creators CEO Matt Woods
There's been a shift in the balance of power in esports. Now creators hold a ton of leverage as esports organizations become hubs of digital influencers. AFK Creator's Matt Woods joins the show to talk about how his agency is empowering creators, the ongoing shift in esports and the power of the...
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Competing in the Championship Gaming Series, The Evolution of Esports Marketing w/ Scott "Boomser" Bednarski
Scott Bednarski has been all around the world for esports over the last two decades. On this show we talk about competing in one of esports most infamous competitions, how the 2008 recession impacted the industry and how marketing has evolved over the past decade and a half. Scott is now the…
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The Unique Challenges for Beer Brands in Gaming w/ New Belgium Brewing's Patrick Morgan
On this episode, Patrick Morgan, Community Manager for the Voodoo Ranger brand under New Belgium Brewing cracks a cold one. We talk about the history of alcohol brands utilizing gaming partnerships, the unique audience requirement that dictates alcohol brands opportunities in gaming and more.…
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Motorsport Games CEO on Going Public, Growth of SimRacing as Esports Genre
Motorsport Games CEO Dmitry Kozko comes on the show to talk about the developers IPO in January ($MSGM), the growth of sim racing as a major esports genre, the difference between sim racing and iRacing and the companies plans for the future. One of those plans, which wasn't released at the time…
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Why Gaming is a Creative Brands Paradise w/ Gravity Road Founder Mark Boyd
Gravity Road is a leading creative marketing agency helping brands connect with gaming audiences. On this show, Mark Boyd talks about why brands need gaming strategies, how being part of brandtech group You and Mr Jones provides opportuniteis to the agency and the creation of a new marketing...
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How Lessons From Esports Past Drives Esports Future w/ Repeat.gg CEO Aaron Fletcher
Aaron Fletcher, a true esports veteran, joins the show to talk about building esports tournaments for brands with Repeat, how lessons from the history of esports can be applied to the current esports industry and much more. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett...
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Dominant College Rocket League Programs Face Off in eFuse Showmatch w/ Northwood, Akron's Program Directors and eFuse's Chief Strategy Officer
Our first three guest podcast ever. I talk with eFuse's Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Klein, Northwood University's Head Coach / Esports Program Director Cody Elsen and Akron University's Program Director / Coach Nate Meeker. Akron and Northwood are the two dominant collegiate Rocket League...
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Anzu's Plan to Evolve In-Game Advertising with CEO Itamar Benedy
Anzu recently raised $9M in a funding round and the company has its eyes on expansion. I talk with Anzu CEO Itamar Benedy about the power of in-game advertising, the dangers of bad in-game ads and why in-game advertising is going to continue to make up a larger and larger part of marketing…
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Brings on Legendary Guitarist Herman Li
Chris Puckett brings on Herman Li, the guitarist who originally threw down Through the Fire and the Flames, a legendary track from Guitar Hero. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square on YouTube...
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NCAA's Involvement in Collegiate Esports, Building a Powerhouse Program w/ UCI's Mark Deppe
University of California Irvine has already built a legacy in collegiate esports. With multiple national championships, top-line research and a wide supporting program, there is no argument UCI is one of the most developed college esports programs in the US. In this show, Mark Deppe, who has been...
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Where Esports is Going, Why Esports Content Needs to Evolve w/ Nick D'Orazio, Inven Global's Director of Corporate Strategy
Nick D'Orazio, an experience esports, gaming and culture journalist joins the show to talk about the evolving nature of esports content. We also discuss the creation of Inven Culture, the overlap of fashion and gaming, and why Asia continues to be the guiding force in esports. Check out Inven...
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Brings on NFL RB Ryan Nall
Chris Puckett talks with Chicago Bears RB Ryan Nall about his love for video games. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSLEPlNgNUNfeo_FeYnGng) If you are interested in being a sponsor for the...
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Project Lead of Liquid+ on Team Liquid's New Fan Meeting Ground, Quantifying Esports Fandom
Liquid+ is a new platform from Team Liquid where fans of the org can interact. Among other features, Liquid+ asks for fans to connect various social media accounts so they can receive fan points when interacting with Liquid teams on Reddit, Discord or other social media platforms. On this show,...
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Gamestop Stock, r/WallStreetBets, Roblox IPO and Value of Gaming Industry w/ Victor Kao, Partner, Analyst for RSM
Victor Kao, Partner, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Senior Analyst for RSM, a leading accounting firm, talks about Reddit helping orchestrate a short squeeze on Gamestop stock, how Roblox gained over $20B in valuation by delaying IPO and the quickly rising valutations across gaming.…
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The Gamer Hour w/ Chris Puckett Brings on Philadelphia Eagles CB Avonte Maddox
Legendary esports host Chris Puckett brings on Eagles CB Avonte Maddox to talk all things gaming. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSLEPlNgNUNfeo_FeYnGng) If you are interested in being a...
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oLARRY 2K on Recovering After Jacksonville Shooting, The Growth of the NBA 2K League
Tim "oLarry" Anselimo went through a tragic day in Jacksonville Florida when someone decided to shoot up a Madden tournament leaving two people dead. oLarry was shot four times. He has since recovered and gone back to playing esports at the highest level in the NBA 2K League. On this show we talk...
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SportQuake CEO on Launching EsportQuake, Getting Cristiano Ronaldo into Garena Free Fire
Matt House is the CEO of SportQuake, a leading partnership matchmaker primarily working in the global soccer world. On this show he talks about creating an esports branch of the company, how Cristiano Ronaldo ended up in Garena Free Fire and bringing together Raid Shadow Legends and Natus Vincere...
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews NFL RB Nyhiem Hines
On this episode of The Gamer Hour, Chris Puckett brings on Indianapolis Colt's RB Nyhiem Nines. Watch The Gamer Hour on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSLEPlNgNUNfeo_FeYnGng) If you are interested in being a sponsor for the Esports Minute, Esports Network Podcast, College Esports...
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Esports Engine's New CEO On Building Storylines in Esports, Monetizing Broadcasts and More
Marshall Zelaznik is the new CEO of Esports Engine, a leading esports event solution founded by Adam Apicella. The company is part of Vindex. Marshall joins the company with a long background in combat sports with ten years spent at the UFC. On this show, we talk about how UFC grew over the last...
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews MLB Pitcher Alex Wood
Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square. This week's guest was MLB Pitcher Alex Wood. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSLEPlNgNUNfeo_FeYnGng) If you are interested in being a sponsor for the Esports Minute, Esports Network Podcast, College...
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Boise State's Doc Haskell on Great Coaching in College Esports, Getting Administration on Board and What Titles Make Sense
Doc Haskell is one of the best interviews in esports at large. For Boise State, he has won multiple awards including NACE's College Esports Program Director of the Year award for 2020. His program at Boise State represents one of the few varsity esports programs at a school that has had success…
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MarketPryce On the Importance of Esports Sponsorships, Athletes Building Value w/ Gaming
MarketPryce is a two-sided marketplace for brands and athletes founded just last month. On this show, we talk with co-founder and CEO Jason Bergman as well as Marketing Manager and esports enthusiast Evan Haynos about the value of gaming for athletes, comparing esports sponsorships with sports…
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Pico - Get Personal CEO on Teaming with Level Next, Value of Understanding Digital Fans
Pico- Get Personal is a data driven marketing firm that has worked with the NFL, NBA, and Bundesliga among other sports properties. Now they are expanding to esports. On this show, Level Next CEO and co-founder Asaf Nevo joins the show to talk about the value of data, why esports teams in...
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews Broncos Kicker Brandon McManus
On this holiday episode of The Gamer Hour, Chris Puckett brings on Broncos kicker Brandon McManus to talk all things gaming. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed55-aXQYrI) If you enjoyed the podcast…
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Ultimate Gamer Brings Esports to Times Square for New Years Eve
Ultimate Gamer CEO Steve Suarez joins the show to talk about the companies ongoing virtual New Years Eve celebration. VNYE.com (https://nye2021.com/authenticate) will host competitions, streams and events via the iconic home of NYE celebrations for decades. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz…
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews Breakout NFL WR Curtis Samuel
On this episode of The Gamer Hour, Chris Puckett interviews Carolina Panther's WR Curtis Samuel who is in the midst of a breakout season. Watch The Gamer Hour on YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed55-aXQYrI) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton!...
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Manny Anekal Breaks Down Why No One is Watching Venn
Venn is having a rough go of it. On this show Manny Anekal, a longtime esports exec, joins the show to talk about why Venn hasn't worked, content trends in general and what lessons content creators / media companies can take from the failings of Venn and Quibi. Read Manny's original article "Why…
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews Musician Zayde Wolf
On this episode of The Gamer Hour, Chris Puckett interviews Zayde Wolf (the creator of our intro song) about his love for gaming. Watch The Gamer Hour on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed55-aXQYrI) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! Three new...
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Esports One CEO on Creating Fantasy Games in a Changing Esports World, Expanding to Four New Titles
Fantasy games rely on a bit of stability. Unfortunately, stability is what esports lacks. That hasn't stopped Matt Gunnin and the team at Esports One from bringing fantasy games to esports fans. Using a new funding round, Esports One will expand to four new esports titles. On this show, Matt…
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Complexity's COO on Race to World First, Complexity-Limit and How Nutrition Helps Players
Race to World First is one of the most unique competitions in esports. On this show, Kyle Bautista, the COO of Complexity Gaming, talks about how they are prepping their players to succeed, the grassroots nature of the event and how so much of modern esports evolved from WoW roots. Watch The…
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews NFL RB Arian Foster
Chris Puckett is back with the latest epsiode of The Gamer Hour, this time featuring former standout running back Arian Foster. Here's the audio version if you want video check out the show on YouTube below. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times...
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Bobby Sharma on a Recent Esports Survey, Esports Gambling and More
Bobby Sharma has more titles than can fit in one podcast title. He's a Special Advisor to the Sports and Entertainment Group at Foley & Lardner Law Firm, a Founding Partner of the Electronic Sports Group, a partner at GACP Sports, and Chairman of Blue Devil Holdings. Basically, he knows what he's...
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews NFL Star Dion Dawkins
The Buffalo Bills are playoff-bound and star signal caller Josh Allen has been protected all season by dominant left tackle Dion Dawkins. On this show, Dion talks with Chris Puckett about his love for gaming. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! Three new...
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An Optometrist and GUNNAR Talk Importance of Eyes in Esports, Dangers of Blue Light and the Myths Surrounding 20/20 Vision
Eyes are arguably the most important part of any gamers body. The ability to quickly take in and process information is what seperates good from great gamers. On this show Dr. Miki Zilnicki, an accomplished optometrist, and Georgina Petrie, Director of Marketing for GUNNAR, a company creating...
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UCI Professor Jimmy Baratta Talks Prepping for His Class, Getting Started in Esports
Jimmy Baratta has done a bit of everything in esports. From building a massive Instagram Clan to working with FaZe Clan to focusing on scholastic esports. On this episode, we focus on his new role teaching students esports at UC Irvine, one of the leading colleges in esports, both academically…
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews DJ (And Esports Exec) Clinton Sparks
CHris Puckett brings on the first non-athlete guest for The Gamer Hour. On this show he interviews Clinton Sparks, he was instrumental in creating FaZe Clans ties to the music industry and split off this summer to help found XSET, a new organization founded on the principle of increasing…
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Excel Esports CEO Wouter Sleijffers on the Org's New Rebrand
Excel Esports CEO joins the show to talk about the power of gaming, Excel's plans for the upcoming LEC season and the org's new rebrand focused around the slogan "The Power of Better." Before leading Excel, Wouter was the CEO of Fnatic from 2015-2019. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new...
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Mike Sepso Shares an Esports Pioneer's Journey from MLG to Vindex
There are a few people who deserve special recognition from the esports community for their role in turning esports into what it is today. Mike is one of them. As the co-founder and CEO of Major League Gaming, he broke down barriers to esports for over a decade. He was instrumental in creating...
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews NBA Player Grayson Allen
Chris Puckett interviews former Duke star Grayson Allen about his dream NBA Warzone squad, his Twitch channel and gaming during quarantine before jumping into a game of Apex Legends. Be sure to watch the show on YouTube if you want to see some gameplay on top of the interview. If you enjoyed the...
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HipHopGamer from Hot97 on Interviewing Celebs, His Favorite Gaming Reference in a Verse and More
Gerard "HipHopGamer" Williams is one of the most unique personalities in gaming. Known for his iconic championship belt, his unique interviewing style and unmatched energy, HipHopGamer joins the show to talk about interviewing a-listers, the best gaming references in rap songs and much more.…
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Tommy Padula, DarkZero Esport's New Head of Partnerships, On Connecting Entertainment, Sports and Esports
DarkZero Esports, the top Rainbow Six: Siege team in North America according to Siege.gg, has brought on Tommy Padula as the org's head of partnerships. Tommy joins the team with past experience at Madison Square Garden and MGM resorts. We talk his path to esports, the opportunities to connect…
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The Gamer Hour - Chris Puckett Interviews NBA Player Thomas Bryant
Esteemed esports host Chris Puckett interviews Washington Wizard's center Thomas Bryant about his love for gaming on Episode Four of The Gamer Hour. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! Three new episodes each week. Monday - An interview with a leading…
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How Andbox Has Strengthened Ties to NYC During Covid
Andbox set its sights on New York City and has quickly become a leading esports brand in America's most iconic city. Rohit Gupta, co-founder and Chief Product Officer for Andbox, and Will Cutrone, Director of Communications for Andbox, join the show to talk Battle of the Boroughs, strengthening...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Esports connoisseur Kevin Correa takes his esports knowledge to the mic to discuss the newest developments and headlines in esports. Bringing on players, CEO's and everyone in between to share their expertise on the show. Also check out the Esports Minute, a daily show that informs listeners of the hottest stories of the day.
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Esports connoisseur Kevin Correa takes his esports knowledge to the mic to discuss the newest developments and headlines in esports. Bringing on players, CEO's and everyone in between to share their expertise on the show. Also check out the Esports Minute, a daily show that informs listeners of the...
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