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NEXT.io Podcast

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The primary podcast of the iGaming industry. Hosted by Pierre Lindh, it brings you episodes that are packed with expert insights, dynamic discussions, and inspiring stories from industry leaders. Whether you're seeking leadership tips, energy management strategies, or insider knowledge, NEXT.io podcasts are your go-to resource for staying ahead in the industry. Check out our YouTube channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/@nextdotio Dive into our website to explore more: https://next.io/
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Episodes

Podcast by Jesper Kärrbrink with Gustaf Hoffstedt, General Secretary at BOS

Podcast by Jesper Kärrbrink with Gustaf Hoffstedt, General Secretary at BOS _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is sponsored by: ⭐️ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: https://bit.ly/3lSy1B5 ⭐️ Pragmatic Play https://www.pragmaticplay.com ⭐️ Alea https://alea.com

Nov 03, 20211 hr 2 min

Savvas Fellas: Achieving growth in a saturated, heavily regulated market - is it possible?

Podcast by Karolina Pelc with Savvas Fellas, Founder and Managing Director of Lindar Media (MrQ Casino) About Savvas Fellas Savvas Fellas is a Founder and Managing Director of Lindar Media, the company behind one of the fastest-growing casino brands in the UK, MrQ.com. Prior to launching MrQ in 2018, Savvas operated a portfolio of white label bingo and casino sites, working with multiple suppliers before the company decided to build their own platform with an emphasis on the underlying technolog...

Nov 01, 202138 min

Weekly iGaming news roundup (29th Oct) with Nico Jansen & Pierre Lindh

Weekly iGaming news roundup (29 Oct) by Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen, CEO, Bet IT Best. The iGaming NEXT Weekly iGaming news roundup is sponsored by: ⭐️ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions ⭐️ Alea - https://alea.com ⭐️ Pragmatic Play - http://pragmaticplay.com/ - - - - - 🧐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 fami...

Oct 29, 20211 hr 8 min

“Start of a new era” for Betsson: Pierre Lindh catches up with Pontus Lindwall

Podcast by Pierre Lindh with Pontus Lindwall, CEO at Betsson AB It’s been a big couple of days for Betsson! Yesterday, the operator announced the welcome news that chief executive Pontus Lindwall would not resign from his position as planned in September. And today, the business released its Q3 interim report 2021, showing steady growth despite challenges in key markets such as the Netherlands and Germany. This morning, Pierre Lindh sat down with Pontus Lindwall to discuss recent developments in...

Oct 26, 202131 min

Tamas Kusztos – Then Vs. Now Vs. Future player behaviour

Podcast #75 by Pierre Lindh with Tamas Kusztos, CCO at Playson Together with Tamas, CCO of the game studio Playson, we explore how player behaviour has changed in the last 10 years, and how it will continue to evolve into the future . TAMAS KUSZTOS Highly self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude and a wide understanding of Casino and Online Gaming Industry. Over a decade of proven leadership qualities within and outside of Gaming Industry including target setting, evaluation and motivati...

Oct 14, 202142 min

Weekly iGaming news roundup (8th Oct) with Nico Jansen & Pierre Lindh

Weekly iGaming news roundup (8th Oct) by Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen, CEO, Bet IT Best. The iGaming NEXT Weekly iGaming news roundup is sponsored by: ⭐️ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions/?utm_sour... ⭐️ Alea - https://alea.com ⭐️ Pragmatic Play - http://pragmaticplay.com/ - - - - - 🧐 Nico Jansen After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and Lon...

Oct 11, 20211 hr 4 min

Esports Technologies take on buying Aspire Global's B2C Business

Podcast by Rory Credland with Aaron Speach, CEO and Founder at Esports Technologies Aaron Speach, CEO and Founder at Esports Technologies talks about the recent acquisition of Aspire Global’s B2C Business and what impact this key partnership will have on the industry. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is sponsored by: Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions/ Pragmatic Play https://www.pragmaticplay.com/...

Oct 05, 202113 min

Weekly iGaming news roundup with Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen

Weekly iGaming news roundup by Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen, CEO, Bet IT Best. ✌️Pierre’s iGaming NEXT Weekly iGaming news roundup is sponsored by Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: https://pragmatic.solutions/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=ambassador 🧐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...

Oct 02, 202154 min

Eitan Gorodetsky - How to set a winning Marketing strategy

Podcast by Michael Pedersen with Eitan Gorodetsky Director of Digital Performance at Betsson Eitan Gorodetsky is the Director of Digital Performance at Betsson. Every day, he is dealing with more than 20 brands across many markets, complex to say the least. This is an honest talk with Eitan on how to navigate this complexity and set a winning strategy, which to him is not possible without a strong focus on people and execution. EITAN GORODETSKY Eitan is an SEO and Igaming veteran having worked i...

Sep 30, 202159 min

Pierre Lindh #74 – Igor Samardziski, CEO at TrueLab Games Studios

Igor Samardzisk i is an iGaming expert, having years of experience in the online gambling industry. Since the last two decades, he has worked on multiple projects including ownership and development of the pioneer iGaming affiliate network and senior strategic roles for multiple Tier 1 companies. In 2011 Igor became the co-founder of Max Entertainment, followed by a launch of a network of productive casino operations and white label brands, such as SlottyVegas.com and numerous others. Igor has b...

Sep 28, 20211 hr 1 min

Pierre Lindh #73 - Andres Rengifo, Managing Director at On Air Entertainment (Challenging the Live Casino Monopoly)

On Air Entertainment promises to challenge the live 'monopoly' with the experienced Andres Rengifo at the helm who talks about the challenges to scale such a complex operation from scratch, the future of the live segment, and the ambitions of On Air Entertainment. ANDRES RENGIFO Andres Rengifo established On Air Entertainment in early 2021 alongside a team of fellow senior live casino professionals with a shared passion for shaking up the industry. A guiding light of On Air Entertainment’s visio...

Sep 27, 202142 min

Pierre Lindh #72 - Ozric Vandervelden, Co-Director of Lovelace Consultancy (How to exploit an online casino)

Ozric Vandervelden used to professionally exploit online casinos, but has since turned white hat, working together with the online casinos in order to prevent abuse. Ozric talks about the massive exploit community of more than 200,000 people who actively exploits casinos, and some of the most common exploits. Ozric Vandervelden Having successfully exploited operators for many years the Lovelace team decided to turn white-hat to help operators tackle abuse of their promotions. After 2 years of co...

Sep 22, 202154 min

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 mo...

Sep 03, 202140 minEp. 1

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, ge...

Aug 26, 202148 minEp. 69

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.

Aug 13, 202137 min

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 ...

Aug 12, 202149 minEp. 6

Podcast by Pierre Lindh #67 - Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant, for iGaming NEXT (The ups and downs of a high achiever)

Over 15 years of experience in gambling in global markets online and offline, including leadership roles for LeoVegas, Betsson and SG Digital as well as interim executive placements for tier 1s via her consultancy firm, Basic Strategy. Specialising in P&L management, product development and commercial strategy as well as start-up and M&A advisory. Author published in EGR and IGB magazines, voted IGB 2019 Top 10 Most Influential Women and featured by Facebook in their #shetalksgames video...

Jul 30, 20211 hr 27 minEp. 67

Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant, for iGaming NEXT #9 - Steve Birch, CEO, Sky Betting and Gaming (Sky is not the limit)

🧐 Steve Birch - I am currently concluding my 14th year serving the teams at SBG and feel very grateful for the journey we have had. SBG has been an accelerator for my career and I have the privilege to work with an awesome team of passionate people. Having joined as an analyst I have subsequently worked in Insights, Programme Management, Marketing and leadership roles before being appointed in the role as CEO in 2020. The team that I originally joined of 350 people is now over 1500 and Sky Bet ...

Jul 23, 202130 minEp. 9

Pierre Lindh #63 - Tim Heath, Founder of Coingaming Group & Yolo Investments General Partner (Crypto future + iGaming)

From establishing his first venture capital firm in 2017, Tim Heath continues to draw upon two decades of experience within the iGaming and emerging technology industries. He was an early adopter of Bitcoin in 2013 and is also the founder and CEO of the Coingaming Group, which operates the leading, globally recognised crypto gaming brands, Bitcasino.io and Sportsbet.io. He orchestrated the Sportsbet.io principal sponsorship of the English Premier League team Watford FC, which included placing a ...

Jul 07, 20211 hr 37 minEp. 63
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