Pierre Lindh #71 - Maarja Pärt, CEO, The Coingaming Group (How a 30-year-old female CEO is revolutionising the iGaming industry)
"How a 30-year-old female CEO is revolutionising the iGaming industry". Together with Maarja Pärt, we talk about her journey in the iGaming industry and with Coingaming Group. Maarja started out working as a customer service agent and is now the CEO of the company.
9 Sep 20211h 22min
Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant for iGaming NEXT #11 - Jacqui Gatt, COO, SharedPlay
LeoVegas-backed SharedPlay has announced the appointment of Jacqui Gatt as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this podcast, Jacqui Gatt and Karolina Pelc discuss the iGaming industry, live casino, new products, gamification, and Jacqui's journey in the iGaming industry having previously worked for companies like Casumo, Mr Green, and Betsson Group.
8 Sep 202136min
Weekly iGaming news roundup by Pierre Lindh #01 - Nico Jansen, CEO, Bet IT Best (Weekly News Roundup)
🧐Nico Jansen: After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and London. Being familiar with the demand of Real Time data in the finance industry and having a passion for Sports and Sports Betting, Nico left Commerzbank in 2012 to start Bet IT Best as a State of the Art and One Stop Shop for the Sports Betting industry. In 2015 Bet IT Best received a seat at the Web Summit Alpha program for one of the most promising overall IT startups and in 2016 Bet IT Best received the " Highly Commended" seal in the " Innovation in Affiliation – Best New Affiliate Product" category from the well-known Sports Betting Community SBC. In 2017 Bet IT Best gained the first-ever Sports Betting Broker License handed out from Malta Gaming Authority. Although freshly entering the industry in 2012, Nico has been a reputable and highly respected speaker at different and various industry events (iGB, SBC, WGES for 5 years in a row etc.) as an Expert for Compliance, the German Market, Innovation and IT trends (mainly mobile focus)
3 Sep 202140min
Pierre Lindh # 70 - Jonas Tegman, Co-Founder, Nolimit City (How to build a future proof game studio, and how to fail)
Jonas started out as consultant with Internet banking. Then in his early days, he worked as a poker system entrepreneur. After that Jonas got into NetEnt/Betsson doing a poker system & got the taste for slots. It was the same company back in the days. Then he Co-Founded ComeOn and later Co-Founded Nolimit City.
2 Sep 202154min
Pierre Lindh #69 - Michael Daly, CEO, Catena Media (Catena Media Q2 results and what comes next)
Michael Daly is the CEO for Catena Media, one of the largest lead generation companies for iGaming, Sports Betting, eSports and financial services worldwide. As such he oversees the company’s 400+ team and its global expansion across Europe, LATAM, APAC, and North America, where it is the dominant affiliate by value delivered to operators. Prior to taking the reigns as CEO in March of 2021, Michael was the VP of North America for Catena Media, growing that business to over 50 affiliate sites, generating in the range of $40,000,000+ annually with a team of approximately 60, all working remotely. Prior to Catena Media, Michael setup and ran divisions of online gambling technology companies, has rolled out numerous new products for banking and gaming, as well as served 8 years as a Naval Officer. He is a graduate of MIT and holds an MBA from the University of Utah.
26 Aug 202148min
Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant for iGaming NEXT #10 - Max Meltzer, CEO, Strive Gaming (Strive to be the best)
Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant for iGaming NEXT #10 - Max Meltzer, CEO, Strive Gaming (Strive to be the best).
23 Aug 202132min
Pierre Lindh #68 Phil Pearson, COO & Head of Sales, iGaming Group (Casino streaming & Verified Streamer)
Phil Pearson is the COO & Head of sales for iGaming Group - a fully managed casino solution. Not one to shy away from controversy Phil is very outspoken on LinkedIn and other platforms, pushing for a fairer and more open iGaming community. Outside of work Phil enjoys NFL, visiting as many random and remote holiday destinations as possible, and has 22 rubber ducks in a pool.
13 Aug 202136min
Heidi Lofthus #6 - Luke Todd, CEO and CoFounder, MadeYou (The Value of Operational Leadership Development)
Luke has a strong background working for some of the world’s largest companies such as eBay and Aviva Insurance. His primary focus has been on Customer Experience and being responsible for contact centres of up to 1000 people. He also has a remarkable track record for low staff attrition and developing a powerful employee branding culture to attract new talent. Nowadays, Luke focuses on strategic development for a variety of clients – whether it’s in talent development, training, 360Feedback or C-Level coaching. Luke has an approach to developing talent that engages on a totally different level, bringing about significant behavioural change to drive careers and business potential.
12 Aug 202148min
