Rendog
Youtuber
Story of Gaming & eSports
“One of the most challenging things is keeping motivated, keeping focused.“ Rendog is working as a Youtuber. Of course his job is to entertain and to play games, but editing videos takes over the major part of his work.The coolest thing about his job is the community that he has built around himself. What would be his main advice to his 14-year-old self? “Focus on achieving what you want in life.“
Exciting Stories
Chad Sadler
Counter-Strike Caster
“The coolest thing about my job is that I can get to yell about videogames.“ That’s what Chad Sadler, Counter-Strike Caster at RGN, enjoys most in his job. Also the traveling to different events all over the world is cool. Before that he was working in a few different positions in IT. Which skills would be helpful to start working in that field? “You need to know how to take an idea and communicate it in a way, that people understand what you are talking about.“
David "Moonmeander" Tan
Professional Gamer
“Before I became a pro gamer, I was just a regular gamer, right? So I had a lot of bad habits. ” Moonmeander had to change a lot of things to achieve his success: “No more biting your nails, no more taking a shower every two days. I take a shower twice a day now. Always being able to show up on time - that's the most important thing. And not only just showing up on time, but showing up on time and ready to play - when you mind is there.”
Pontus Eskilsson
Partnerships Lead, Nordics
“Should have been better at school. Should have been more focused on school. Try it out. Just give it another shot“, is the main advice Pontus Eskilsson, Partnerships Lead, Nordics, would give his 14-year-old self. In part his job is networking – developing the community and working together with partners. Another important field is helping the content creators with their problems: “Sometimes there are coming up problems you really want to help someone with, but you can‘t. I can always try to find solutions. I’m a problemsolver.“
Sophia "Djarii" White
Streamer
“Really fun is when people say like, what do you do? The opportunities and experiences that you get given in this kind of role“ are the thing that Sophia “Djarii“ White likes the most about her position as a Streamer at Twitch. Her job is primary about coming on her stream every day, playing games and entertaining people. But she also has to do and coordinate marketing and social media activities. Which skills do you need to be a streamer? “You need to be open to new thoughts and ideas and you need to be social and some kind of confident and unique about yourself.“
