compLexityGaming Profile Joined January 2011 United States 98 Posts Last Edited: 2012-03-01 03:05:06 #1



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

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: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.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.: (subject to change)Episode 1: Sponsorships 101 - Ryan Schlieper, Product Marketing Manager, Creative SoundBlasterEpisode 2: eSports Business 101 - Craig "Torbull" Levine of ESEA, ESS and previously of Team 3DEpisode 3: Team Management - Victor "Nazgul" Goossens, co-Founder, Team LiquidEpisode 4: The Business of Being TotalBiscuit - John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, CynicalBrit.comEpisode 5: League Management - David Ting, Head of IGN eSports / IGN ProleagueAlways feel free to share your news, show ideas and questions with our crew.Jason "1" Lake, Founder & CEO, Complexity Gaming. @coL_LakeMichael "Odee" O`Dell, Founder & Managing Director, Team Dignitas. @dignitasODEEPatrick "Chobopeon" O`Neill, eSports journalist and news anchor. @chobopeonSimon "Sympatico" Abitbol, Stream Producer. @SympaticoTV compLexity Gaming

Smancer Profile Blog Joined December 2010 United States 369 Posts #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 States 51 Posts #3 this looks cool. most defiantly will watch at least the first one. seems like a great idea.

Hondelul Profile Blog Joined December 2010 1510 Posts #4



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 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. time.

compLexityGaming Profile Joined January 2011 United States 98 Posts #5 Good idea, fixed. Thanks. compLexity Gaming

NoctemSC Profile Blog Joined November 2011 United States 759 Posts #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 Canada 2617 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-27 21:55:38 #7 Sounds like neat show, too bad it is on when I am at work. Brood War forever!

StarStruck Profile Joined April 2010 24097 Posts #8 This could be a lot of fun and oh, look at the timing.

0kz Profile Joined January 2010 Italy 1069 Posts #9 this sounds really interesting :D

Gentso Profile Joined July 2010 United States 1750 Posts #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. 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 States 18142 Posts #11 Damn, this looks absolutely awesome. Will definitely tune in. Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever

Synche Profile Joined May 2010 United States 1322 Posts #12 Please make sure this is on the calendar and put up VODs.

rotegirte Profile Joined April 2011 Germany 1974 Posts #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 Canada 1212 Posts #14 Pretty interesting idea; and I like the logo. Skype: divito7

wattabeast Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 957 Posts #15 Looks awesome! Can't wait to see what comes of this. :O

Zooper31 Profile Joined May 2009 United States 5063 Posts #16 On February 28 2012 07:03 divito wrote:

Pretty interesting idea; and I like the logo.



Makes me think of The Apprentice. Makes me think of The Apprentice. Asato ma sad gamaya, tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, mrtyor mamrtam gamaya

ELA Profile Joined April 2010 Denmark 4573 Posts #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 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 The first link of chain forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.

jlake02 Profile Joined January 2011 United States 394 Posts #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. 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.





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 States 798 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-27 22:10:03 #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 States 394 Posts #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.

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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