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Jul 21 2021

Leaders Growing Leaders: Kelly Wells

Today’s guest on the “Leaders Developing Leaders” series is Kelly Wells, the Director of Athletics at the University of Pikeville. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athletic Director, basketball coach, college sports, Culture, kelly Wells, leaders growing leaders, Leadership Development, NAIA, Pikeville Bears, Success is a Choice, The Leadership Playbook, University of Pikeville

Jul 19 2021

Episode 173: National Association of Collegiate Esports Founder Michael Brooks

Michael Brooks is the Executive Director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE).  NACE is a nonprofit membership association organized by and on behalf of member institutions and the largest varsity organization in North America.  NACE’s members are developing the structure and tools needed to advance collegiate esports in the varsity space. Areas of collaboration include: Eligibility, Path to Graduation, Competition & Scholarships, IP Rights, and Program Implementation. NACE currently has over 200 varsity esports programs as members, accounting for nearly all varsity programs across North America.  Michael and his work with NACE has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, ESPN, Forbes, Fortune, NBC, SBJ and many others.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • What are Esports
  • Why Esports should matter to you
  • How Esports teams are similar to traditional sports teams
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Atari, college esports, college sports, esports, First-Person Shooter, Fortnite, Gambling, gaming, League of Legends, Madden, Michael Brooks, Miss Harvey, NACE, NAIA, National Association of Collegiate Esports, NCAA, Overwatch, Stephanie Harvey, Street Fighter, Twitch, video games

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