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Fundamentals: The Launch of VaynerGaming

Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals with Ian Thomas, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

With this week’s launch of VaynerGaming — an esports division within the VaynerSports agency — we welcome VaynerGaming division lead Darren Glover and VaynerSports EVP Mike Neligan to the show to discuss the new division, and the future of commercial opportunities in esports.

Today’s episode is the third in our four-part esports series presented by Topgolf Entertainment Group.

Esports series, presented by Topgolf:
Weds July 15 — 4pm ET
Steve Arhancet (Co-CEO / Owner of Team Liquid)
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Thurs July 16 — 12pm ET
Mike Neligan (EVP, VaynerSports) and Darren Glover (Division Lead, VaynerGaming)
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Fri July 17 — 12:15pm ET
Nicole LaPointe (CEO, Evil Geniuses)
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