Simon "Schimpi" Svensson
Professional gamer
“To be a professional gamer you need a good communication with other people. You are most often in a team. To be friends with your team, that’s number one key. Without having fun, you won’t become big.“ Besides school Simon “Schimpi“ Svensson works as a professional gamer at Natus Vincere. What does he like most about that? “The coolest thing about my job is probably traveling to different countries, exploring things. But also be able to get money for playing a game you love. That’s pretty cool.“
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Charles "Fuzzyness" Kimmelman
Broadcaster
“Go to the right university and you don’t have to say everything“, would be two pieces of advice Charles „Fuzzyness“ Kimmelmann, Broadcaster at Twitch, would give to his 14-year-old self. His job is basically to set goals for his daily gaming and to try to reach them in an entertaining way. Which skills are important in that position? “You gonna learn to get some people skills and get yourself out there.“
Fredrik Wahlstedt
TV-Host
“Doing television about something you never thought could be television”, is the coolest part of Fredrik Wahlstedt’s job as TV-Host at Dreamhack. The limitations to his passion? “I sacrifice income to do these events that happen a couple of times a year just to be part of it.”
Raphael Tsantili
Pro Gamer
“You need to put hours in, because there’s a lot of people who are putting in 8+ hours, so if you’re willing to put in 14 hours a day everyday, you can definitely make it as an e-sports player”, Raphael Tsantili alias Hosty tells about his career as Pro Gamer. “A lot of times we have to sacrifice friendships, it’s very common in this industry.”
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.“
