NEXT.io Podcast
Episodes
Heidi Lofthus #4 - Robin Eirik Reed, Investor, Chair and CEO within Digital Entertainment, iGaming and Sports (Leadership learnings and Flow)
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Eirik Reed co-founded GiG 10 years ago and successfully grew the company to €150m in revenue. In 2019, robin became an inductee in the iGaming...
Karolina Pelc #6 - Britt Boeskov, Chief Experience Officer, Kindred Group (KX - The Kindred Experience)
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Britt is the Chief Experience Officer of Kindred Group (formerly Unibet Group). She joined the Group as Management Trainee in 2005, and entered the Ex...
Pierre Lindh #57 - Daniel Lindberg, CEO & Founder, QuickSpin (Entrepreneurship & leadership)
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Lindberg founded QuickSpin in 2011 together with Mats Westerlund (NetEnt) and Joachim Timmermans (Kindred). Before QuickSpin he worked in top p...
Pierre Lindh #56 - Ragnar Toompere, Director, OneTouch (Past, present & future of mobile gaming)
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With more than a decade and a half of experience in the iGaming industry, Ragnar Toompere is now Managing Director of the mobile-first casino content ...
Karolina Pelc #5 - Richard Carter, Group CEO, Bragg Gaming Group (The man with the Bragging rights)
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Carter is a Group Chief Executive Officer of Bragg Gaming Group, an innovative B2B online gaming solution provider and the company behind Oryx...
Heidi Lofthus #3 - Alexia Frendo, Kindred Group, HR Lead Malta, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy & Austria (Diversity and Training - our story)
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexia Frendo is an organizational psychologist who has worked in the HR sphere both in Malta and abroad for the past seventeen years. She graduated i...
Pierre Lindh #55 - Alexandre Tomic, Founder and CEO, Alea (Gambling philosophy, blockchain, purpose)
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandre Tomic is co-founder of ALEA, the multi-award-winning creator of innovative gaming experiences. Tomic is well-known within our industry, havi...
Karolina Pelc #4 - Shelly Suter-Hadad, CEO, Casumo
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shelly Suter-Hadad has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Casumo since October of 2019 and has overseen the expansion of the company from a sing...
Pierre Lindh #54 - Stefan Kovach, Managing Director, ThinkChangers (The bull case for Blockchain/NFT/Crypto)
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan is an internet and blockchain veteran. He has worked for internet startups since the late 90s including 15 years in gaming. For the last 3 year...
Heidi Lofthus #2 - Kelly Kehn, Co-Founder, All-in Diversity Project (Women in the workplace and the myths we still believe)
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An MBA graduate of NYU’s Stern School of Business, Kelly Kehn has been in iGaming senior management since 2012. She’s led teams and brands through...
Pierre Lindh #53 - Neal Garman, CTO, iSoftBet (Thinking seven years ahead)
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Garman was appointed CTO of iSoftBet in June 2020. Neal has transformation and growth experience within Technology businesses, involved in two IP...
Pierre Lindh #52 - Pini Yakuel, Founder & CEO, Optimove (CRM Marketing Revolution)
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pini co-founded Optimove, the iGaming industry standard for CRM Marketing, in 2009 and has led the company as its CEO since its inception. Throughout ...
Pierre Lindh #50 - Disa Stigh, Co-Founder, Casino By Her (Addiction, imposter syndrome, equality, young leadership)
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My name is Disa Stigh and I'm one of those Millennials who believe I can change iGaming. The iGaming career really took off after I won iGaming Idol a...
Pierre Lindh #51 - Julian Buhagiar (Evolution acquisition of Big Time Gaming - Hit or miss?)
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
✌️Pierre’s iGaming NEXT Podcast main sponsor is Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: https://...
Karolina Pelc #3 - Gustaf Hagman, Group CEO, Leo Vegas Group & Robin Ramm - Ericson, Ex CXO and Chairman of the Board, Leo Vegas Group
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gustaf Hagman Birth: 1974 Title: Group CEO and Co-founder Special areas of expertise: Gaming industry, organisation, entrepreneur Education: Economics...
Pierre Lindh #49 Daniel Graetzer, Carousel Group, Founder & CEO (The emerging US online gambling market)
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Graetzer is the Founder and CEO of Carousel Group, the owner and operator of SportsBetting.com, a US and European regulated online sportsbook a...
Pierre Lindh #48 - Nico Jansen, CEO & Founder, Bet IT Best (The iGaming industry in 3 years)
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and London....
Heidi Lofthus #1 - Ken Weary, VP, Operations, Hotjar (Remote working, All or Nothing)
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ken is the VP of Operations for Hotjar, a Malta-based start-up with over 150 remote team members currently distributed across 32 countries. Ken overse...
Pierre Lindh #47 Part 2 - James King, Director of sales, GIG (media, marketing and events)
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At GiG James is responsible for providing leadership and management on the delivery of sales objectives around the globe (managing both the sales and ...
Pierre Lindh #47 Part 1 - James King, Director of sales, GIG (regulation, generating leads without events, the importance of ESG, and how to eliminate stigmatisation of the industry)
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At GiG James is responsible for providing leadership and management on the delivery of sales objectives around the globe (managing both the sales and ...
Pierre Lindh #46 - Andy Fahey, Global Esports Lead, PwC (Is Esports a bubble?)
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy is PwC’s esports industry leader across their global network. Andy helps organizations navigate through a fast-growing, global, emerging market...
Karolina Pelc #2 - Rafi Ashkenazi, Ex-CEO The Stars Group (A journey through the stars)
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Rafael (Rafi) Ashkenazi, is a former The Stars Group CEO and a future Executive Chairman of Hard Rock Digital. Previously a Playtech COO, he joine...
Pierre Lindh #45 - Ben Clemes, CCO, GiG (Past, Present, and Future)
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben oversees the Commercial team at GiG, with responsibility for commercial agreements with our various suppliers and pricing models for GiG’s ever-...
Pierre Lindh #44 - Robert Andersson, CEO, Acroud (Acroud future, leadership, Streaming, USA)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Andersson is a passionate company builder with 18 years in leading positions with a great network in the Swedish and Baltic investment communit...
Jesper Kärrbrink #3 - Sergey Portnov, Parimatch, CEO (Why go west when you can go east?)
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey became Chief Executive Officer of Parimatch Holding in 2015. He has transformed the Company from a bookmaker trading out of physical stores int...
Pierre Lindh #43 - Björn Nilsson, Triggy, Co-founder and CSO (The imminent disruption of the sports betting market)
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Björn started as a management trainee to Pontus Lindwall more than 20 years ago. Since then he has been committed to the industry and worked in vario...
Pierre Lindh #42 - Oisin Lunny, Senior Forbes Contributor (ESG is King)
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oisin Lunny is an award-winning marketer, webinar and podcast host, MC, public speaker, virtual event consultant, and journalist. His work has been re...
Jesper Kärrbrink #2 - Paris Smith, CEO, Pinnacle
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paris Smith’s career in online gaming spans more than two decades, which includes more than 12 years as CEO of Pinnacle (www.pinnacle.com), one of t...
Karolina Pelc #1 - Ulrik Bengtsson, WilliamHILL, Chief Executive Officer
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ulrik Bengtsson was appointed CEO of WilliamHILL on 30 September 2019, having been appointed CEO Designate on 5 September 2019. He had joined the Grou...
Jesper Kärrbrink #1 - Kresimir Spajic (Deep dive into the US market)
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kresimir Spajic is Senior Vice President of Online Gaming for Hard Rock International. Spajic is responsible for leading the vision, strategy and oper...
Pierre Lindh #41 - Todd Haushalter, CPO, Evolution Gaming
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Haushalter is Chief Product Officer at Evolution Gaming. Todd is responsible for all aspects of Evolution’s game innovation and new product dev...
#40 - David Flynn, CEO, Glitnor Group (2021 trends and beyond)
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Flynn is a Management Executive with over 17 years of iGaming experience across both B2B and B2C verticals of the Online Gaming market. Currentl...
#39 - Jesper Kärrbrink, Green Jade Games, Chairman (iGaming sustainability)
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jesper Kärrbrink has a background in e-commerce, media and gambling. Several CEO positions since 1993, among those; Svenska Spel and Mr Green. Co-fou...
#38 - Robin Eirik Reed, Investor (ESG, Sustainability, M&A, Disruption, New venture)
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Eirik Reed Co-founded GiG 10 years ago and successfully grew the company to €150m revenue. In 2019, Robin became an inductee in the iGaming ID...
#37 - Manuel Stan, SVP USA - Kindred Group (Making it big in the U.S.A)
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Manuel started in the gambling industry with BetBrain in 2005 in Bucharest, before relocating to London in 2008 to join Unibet. Manuel held roles focu...
#36 - Phil Pearson, Head of Sales - iGaming Group (20201 - The good, the bad, the ugly)
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Pearson is the Head of white labels and sales for iGaming Group and iGaming Platform, who specialise in a fully managed casino solution for MGA o...
#35 - Tim Heath, Founder - Coingaming Group (Past, Present, Future of iGaming)
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From establishing his first venture capital firm in 2017, Tim Heath continues to draw upon two decades of experience within the iGaming and emerging t...
#34 - Boris Chaikin, CEO Soft2bet (maintaining exponential growth)
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Soft2bet is pioneering the future of casino and sportsbook B2B platform supplier with an extensive portfolio comprising 30+ innovative brands; deliver...
#33 - Jesper Svensson, CEO - Betsson Group (iGaming - Pandemic & Recession proof)
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jesper Svensson has been in the gaming industry since the mid-2000s. Over the years he worked in senior positions in several gaming companies in Europ...
#32 - Allan Stone, CEO - Intelitics (Future industry trends)
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Allan Stone is the CEO and Co-Founder of Intelitics. Intelitics’ igaming performance marketing and business intelligence saas platform provides Real...
#31 - Rickard Vikström, CCO - Internet Vikings (Behind the scenes insights)
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rickard Vikström has 15 years of experience in building steadily growing businesses. In 2008, he founded Stay Secure which became the largest a...
#30 Matthew Shaddick, Head of Politics GVC (Predicting the US election)
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Head of Political Betting at GVC, which includes the Ladbrokes, Coral and Bwin brands. With particular expertise in US and UK politics, this will be t...
#29 Pontus Lindwall, CEO Betsson AB (Betsson & iGaming industry update)
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO at Betsson AB and President Born in 1965, residence Stockholm, Sweden. Employed in the Group since 1991. Board member 2011-2018. Chairman of the B...
#28 Kristoffer Cassel, Founder/CEO - Regily (Progressive leadership)
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kristoffer Cassel is the co-founder and CEO of Regily and has been part of several of Europes most successful tech companies. Before founding Regily K...
#27 - Georg Westin, Co-founder - Hero Gaming, Casumo / Investor, Maxify
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Georg Westin is the largest owner and the founder of Hero Gaming, a company with roots in gamification of the gabling world and runs multiple successf...
#26 - Simon Lidzén, Co-founder/CEO - Fast Track (Adapt or Die)
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon's background in iGaming spans over 15 years, with extensive experience in product development and innovation. Having held senior positions at a ...
#25 - Oskar Mühlbach, CEO - Raketech (The utopian vision of remote work)
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Oskar Mühlbach, CEO at Raketech has been in the iGaming industry since 2016 when he joined the casino operator Mr Green as their COO. Before iGaming,...
#24 - James King, Director of Sales - GiG (COVID-19, the death of land-based casinos?)
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At GiG James is responsible for providing leadership and management on the delivery of sales objectives around the globe (managing both the sales and ...
#23 - Calvin Ayre, Founder - Ayre Group & CoinGeek
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Calvin Ayre, Venture Capitalist, Real Estate Developer, Founder of Ayre Group and CoinGeek: Calvin Ayre is a celebrated entrepreneur who made the cove...
#22 - Eman Pulis, Founder & CEO, SiGMA Group (Is there a future for iGaming events?)
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eman Pulis is the founder and CEO of SiGMA Group, a gaming and tech destination company with events across Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. In ...
#21 - Petra Blixt, CMO - Svenska Spel Sports & Casino AB
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Petra Blixt is an experienced leader within digital marketing and sales with a broad background from various different industries. Since January 2020 ...
#20 - Mikael Hansson, CEO - Enteractive (Player reactivation secrets)
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mikael Hansson is the Founder and CEO of Enteractive the leading player reactivation company driving revenues for iGaming brands across the...
#19 - Alexander Grabner-Jarlung, TEDx Speaker Coach (Communication & storytelling)
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Grabner Jarlung has spent many years studying with the help of David JP Phillips and his methods the ability to convey the wonderful techniq...
#18 - Martin Collins, Director of Business Development GiG
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With 2 decades of experience in digital markets, Martin has a passion and drive to help organisations flourish. Through both internal and external str...
#17 - Martin Lycka, Director of Regulatory Affairs GVC Holdings
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Lycka, solicitor, is Director of Regulatory Affairs at GVC Holdings. Martin has been senior legal and regulatory advisor to global listed gambl...
Power Hour #2 - Tsachi Maimon, CEO Aspire Global (How to win 2030)
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Duringa recent iGaming NEXT: Power Hour, Pierre discusses how to nagivate through the current challenges in order to win the year 2030, with Tsachi Ma...
#16 - Scott Dodson, CMO - Hero Gaming (Growth Marketing braindroppings)
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott joined Hero Gaming April 2020 as CMO. Prior he was CPO and then of language learning app, Lingvist. Prior to Lingvist, Scott Joined Gamesys as C...
Power Hour #1 - Pontus Lindwall, President - Betsson AB (M&A in iGaming)
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this fireside chat, Pierre & Pontus Lindwall discuss if the iGaming industry will consolidate into only a few powerful players
#15 - Sam Brown, CCO - Hero Gaming (2020 Innovation Game Changers)
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Brown has been in iGaming since 2004, working across numerous verticals on both operator and supplier side. Sam has been involved in start-ups and...
#14 - James Marshall, CEO - Push Gaming (Entertainment/iGaming industry comparisons)
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and one of the two co-founders of Push Gaming, James Marshall started up the company in 2010. Highly passionate about games, and dedicated to offe...
#13 - Jesper Kärrbrink, Chairman - Green Jade Games (The future is bright)
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jesper Kärrbrink has a background in e-commerce, media and gambling. Several CEO positions since 1993, among those; Svenska Spel and Mr Green. Co-fou...
#12 - Peter-Paul de Goeij, MD - Speel Verantwoord (Dutch re-regulation)
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter-Paul de Goeij is the managing director of Dutch online gambling trade organisation, ‘Speel Verantwoord’. Speel Verantwoord aspires to achiev...
#11 - Heidi Lofthus, CPO - ComeOn Group (To return or not return to the office)
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Heidi Lofthus is an iGaming industry veteran, closing in on 15 years within the industry having worked both with suppliers and operators alike. Her iG...
#10 - Todd Haushalter, CPO Evolution Gaming (Innovate or die)
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Haushalter is Chief Product Officer at Evolution Gaming. Todd is responsible for all aspects of Evolution’s game innovation and new product dev...
#9 - Carl Fredrik Stenstrom, General Secretary NBO (Regulation in Norway)
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Fredrik is the Secretary General of the Norwegian Trade association (NBO) representing several major iGaming organisations since May 2019. Backgr...
#8 - Ivan Filletti, COO GamingMalta (The future of iGaming in Malta)
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leading the GamingMalta Foundation - a non-profit foundation set up by the Government of Malta and the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) - since 2018, Ivan...
#7 - Gustaf Hoffstedt, General Secretary BOS (Swedish regulation)
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gustaf Hoffstedt is the Secretary General of BOS, the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, since 2015. Prior to joining BOS, Gustaf served a...
#6 Angelo Dalli, CEO Umnai (The future of AI in iGaming)
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Angelo Dalli is an AI expert and serial tech entrepreneur, combining deep technical ability with commercial acumen. Angelo founded 9 startups, w...
#5 - Jesper Svensson, CEO Betsson Group
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jesper Svensson has been in the gaming industry since the mid-2000s. Over the years he worked in senior positions in several gaming companies in Europ...
#4 - Robin Eirik Reed, Co-founder GiG
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Eirik Reed Co-founded GiG 10 years ago and successfully grew the company to €150m revenue. In 2019, Robin became an inductee in the iGaming ID...
#3 - Robert Andersson, CEO Highlight Media Group
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert is an experienced CEO within the iGaming industry currently steering the ship for Highlight Media Group, and previously at Enlabs and Catena Me...
#2 - Erik Bergman, Founder Great.com
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The day Erik Bergman turned 28, he made $15,000,000 by taking his company Catena Media public. Since then, he has devoted himself to charity through h...
#1 - Enrico Bradamante, Chairperson iGEN
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
iGaming NEXT co-founder Pierre Lindh discuss COVID-19 and the future implications on the iGaming industry, and what to expect together with chairperso...