The iGaming Leader Podcast

Where senior iGaming people say what they actually think.

The war stories from some of the most inspirational leaders in our industry. Sharing their journey, battle scars, and lessons on leadership. No polish. No PR scripts. No surface-level conversations. The raw reality of what it means to lead in one of fastest paced, high pressure industries in the world.

Guests are Founders, C-suite, VPs and Directors from operators, suppliers, affiliates and service providers. People with years of lived experience in the industry and something worth saying.

Book your episode No pitch. No script. Just a proper conversation.

01 · Past guests

Who's already sat across the mic

Fifty-seven episodes in. These are some of the people who've said yes.

Paris Smith

Former CEO, Pinnacle · Strategic Advisor & Investor

Led Pinnacle as CEO for 15 years, inducted into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame.

Ebbe Groes

Co-Founder & Group Co-CEO, EveryMatrix

Co-founded EveryMatrix in 2008, scaled it to 1,500+ employees and state lottery contracts across Europe.

Bill Pascrell III

Partner, Princeton Public Affairs Group

Known as the architect of American sports betting — led the legal campaign that overturned PASPA at the Supreme Court.

Grainne Hurst

CEO, Betting and Gaming Council

Leads the trade body representing roughly 90% of the UK's regulated betting and gaming market.

Savvas Fellas

Founder & CEO, MrQ / Lindar Media

Bootstrapped MrQ from scratch into a mainstream UK operator known for transparent, no-wagering-requirement products.

Max Meltzer

CEO, Strive Gaming

Former CCO at Kambi, now leading Strive Gaming's push to solve US market compliance and technology debt.

02 · Clips

Hear what it actually sounds like

Sixty seconds of any episode tells you more than this page can.

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Founders are addicted to dopamine Savvas Fellas · Founder & CEO, MrQ

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Work hard might not be enough in a startup Nigel Eccles · Co-Founder, FanDuel

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Chop expenses and go back to home zone Richard Dennys · Two-time CEO & turnaround specialist

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What I did when everything went wrong On the response to Alex Pratt's episode

Every episode gets cut into shorts like these for LinkedIn and YouTube. You get the clips of your episode too so you can use them on your own channels.

03 · Booking

Pick a time

45 minutes, remote, recorded on Descript. The slot you book is the recording itself. No prep needed.

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04 · Audience

Who's on the other side of the mic

Not a general business audience. Senior iGaming professionals; the people running operators, suppliers, affiliates and the firms around them. They listen to hear what their peers are actually doing.

72%

of listeners are Founders and C-suite executives

episodes and counting — weekly, consistent, still running

continents with active listeners

Founders & C-suite Operators, suppliers & affiliates iGaming industry only

05 · Format

How it works

The recording

45 minutes, remote, on Descript. You need a laptop, a decent mic if you have one, and nothing else.

Your prep

None. No question list to memorise, no slides, no run-through. It's a conversation about work you already know inside out.

Afterwards

The full episode goes out on every major podcast platform and YouTube. Short clips get cut for LinkedIn.

Your clips

Every short cut from your episode is yours to use. Your LinkedIn, your company channels, wherever.

You've spent decades learning this industry. Spend 45 minutes talking about it.

Book your episode