Esports Law Show

James has been around for decades in the esports space, rising from a Call of Duty player to launching a new technology in the space, called Match Bot. His unique perspective on VC and growth in the community is worth a listen. https://knights.gg

Founder of Play Harder Holdings, a NC entity that focuses on advising and advocacy in the esports industry. We spoke about behind the scenes legal issues when putting on a live esport event, specifically, set up times and immigration.

CJ Cooper, Dr, Corporate Partnerships and Business Development, Partnerships & Comm Ventures at USA Lacrosse

Talks about branding in esports and uniqueness to partnership contract terms.

Marc Riccio, CEO of USA Lacrosse, has a wealth of knowledge in the marketing space and for him, it is all about multiple revenue streams. Marc discusses the short and long term revenue streams and how these goals may not align with the current structure of the games.

Marcus Howard, CEO of Metarena, is a force to meet. He shares his thoughts on Race, Blockchain, Community and messaging for a corporate brand and the gamer. He is building his spot in the gaming business, one step at a time. Authored, "Innovate. Gaming & Esports" to teach gamers, parents, teachers, and brands about the business and STEAM career opportunities.

EP 13: Pitting Brands and Understanding Brand Rivalries in the world of Esports w/ Edward Gregory, Marketing Lead at Fanatics

Ian Pyka is the founder and president of Power Play Fitness, located in  Coral Springs, Florida. The company focuses on the sports specific and  comprehensive training of athletes at all levels as well as any and all  motivated individuals interested in improving their overall fitness. Ian  also works as an adjunct professor in the Exercise Science Department  at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Prior to this,  Ian was the head strength and conditioning coach with the NHL Florida  Panthers for four years. He has worked at the University of Tennessee,  University of Massachusetts and Tulane University before gaining a  position as head strength and conditioning coach with the New England  Patriots of the NFL. We talk about gamers and reaction times as compared to NFL players.

For nearly a decade, prior to attending law school, Phillip Jones was a professional esports coach in the Halo videogame series where he coached internationally ranked teams in multi-million dollar tournament series. He has been published in the Esports Bar Association Journal on issues related to Labor & Employment Law as well.

Now, Jones is an Associate Attorney at Ogletree Deakins in Indianapolis. His focus is on Employment Litigation, Workplace Safety, and Workplace Investigations & Organizational Assessments. Additionally, he counsels employers on emerging issues by conducting workplace investigations, advising on workplace safety and health issues, and drafting/revising drug testing policies.

https://ogletree.com/people/phillip-j-jones/

Roger Quiles is one of the world’s first  esports attorneys. Born and raised in New York City, Roger grew up  playing sports and video games equally. In 2014, Roger married these  interests when starting his law practice, Quiles Law, which exclusively  services the esports industry.

Recorded 6/25/22



Co-Founder  of Harena Data Co-Founder. Bill Dever brings to the table very strong  marketing and packaging abilities in the field of esports, streaming and  lower budget film production, combined with a wealth of international  contacts in the marketing, retail and financial sectors.  He served as  President of Spark Interactive Corporation, the first company in North  America to deliver fully interactive video on dark fiber into  residential markets.The markets include Chile, Mexico, The Dominican  Republic and a series of deployments with AEC, a Real Estate Investment  company.  His partners in these ventures included AT&T, Sun  Microsystems, General Electric and Pace. He also served as President of  Stimulus Net Inc., Executive Vice President of Wilderness Films Inc a  service company for retail DVD services.  His work in DVD helped  establish the retail sell-through DVD market working with companies such  as ESX, United American Video, Madacy and Front Row Entertainment. He  also currently works as a consultant to 35 large venture capital firms  on the subject of interactive TV strategies,

Bill  has produced and co-wrote the film “Personal Exemptions” starring  Nanette Fabray and as well “Monster Cruise” and “Resurrection”. He  produced and directed the films “China Frost” and “Mountain Fury”.  Served as a Producer  for he SYFY Channel Original Movies, “Fire From  Below” and “Camel Spiders. He wrote and  produced “GILA!”, which has  been acquired for distribution by Polyscope. His last film production  was Operation Dunkirk, a war drama for the LA based studio, The Asylum.  Previous to that Bill served as a production manager on a series of low  budget feature films.

Eight  years ago Dever and Shawn Smith were approached to produce a portion of  the World Halo Championship for Microsoft. This launch the path to  esports and video gaming. Three years ago Dever, Shawn Smith and Derek  Pew founded Harena Data Inc, a company whose initial goal was to create a  platform for video game sabermetrics. That scope was enlarged to  include educational initiatives and the promotion of traditional youth  sports and its evolution to include esports. Today Harena has  relationships with 332 Universities, has founded the American Youth  Cooperative For Esports with over 1.2 million members. As of last count  Harena Data was responsible for over 540 Scholarships being awarded for  undergraduate esports programs. A strong focus of Harena's efforts are  tied to the advancement of STEM and STEAM initiatives and the  incorporation of esports as a tool for education and a door to digital  literacy.

Currently Harena is involved in creating education destinations for esports with two major American cities.