Podcast Episode

1

2 min

Nov 16, 2024

The iGaming Leader Podcast - Welcome to sustainable high performance

Leo Judkins

Each week, we dive deep into conversations with C-suite leaders, founders, and directors from global betting firms and innovative startups. Our guests share their authentic journey to the top, revealing pivotal career moments, leadership philosophies, and personal strategies for sustainable success in this high-pressure industry. More than just another business podcast, we focus on the crucial intersection of wellbeing and high performance. Discover how industry leaders maintain peak performance while managing stress, work-life integration, and team dynamics in an industry that never sleeps.

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Podcast Episode

1

2 min

Nov 16, 2024

The iGaming Leader Podcast - Welcome to sustainable high performance

Leo Judkins

Each week, we dive deep into conversations with C-suite leaders, founders, and directors from global betting firms and innovative startups. Our guests share their authentic journey to the top, revealing pivotal career moments, leadership philosophies, and personal strategies for sustainable success in this high-pressure industry. More than just another business podcast, we focus on the crucial intersection of wellbeing and high performance. Discover how industry leaders maintain peak performance while managing stress, work-life integration, and team dynamics in an industry that never sleeps.

TOPICS COVERED

The iGaming Leader Podcast - Welcome to sustainable high performance

Leo Judkins

GUEST BIOGRAPHY

Leo Judkins

Founder of iGamingLeader.com

Leo Judkins brings extensive experience in the iGaming industry with insights into leadership, strategy, and business development.

Key topics discussed

00:00 Introduction and guest background

Key takeaways

  1. Focus on sustainable success over burnout culture

  2. Importance of wellbeing in high-performance leadership

  3. Building community of high-achieving iGaming professionals

  4. Intersection of performance and mental health in fast-paced industry

Memorable quotes

"Leadership isn't about having all the answers - it's about asking the right questions and empowering your team to find solutions."

"Focus on sustainable success over burnout culture"

"Importance of wellbeing in high-performance leadership"

Episode Transcript

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Welcome to The iGaming Leader podcast. I'm your host, Leo Judkins. And on this podcast, we'll interview some of the most well-respected iGaming leaders in the industry to uncover exactly what their story is.

We'll start out from understanding where they started and talk about how they got to where they are today.

What some of the lessons were that they learned, what some of the challenges were that they faced, and what some of the habits, behaviours and skills are that they feel underpin high performance in our industry.

My backstory is that I've been in the industry for over 10 years. I finished as a director of retention, where I was at the height of my career, but at the bottom of my health.

As you know, the industry is very fast-paced and full of pressure. Now, for many of us, that means that we often sacrifice our health and wellbeing to get to where we are today.

Now since resigning from my directorship, I've become a nutritionist, a certified sleep coach, stress management specialist, and I've dedicated my life to coaching iGaming Leaders and help them achieve sustainable high performance.

I've coached over 200 people from some of the biggest companies in the industry, including Flutter and Entain and many more.

This podcast is really dedicated to helping you see what is required to achieve sustainable high-performance as well.

We will publish episodes every week. They'll be around 30 to 40 minutes and we'll dive deep into the stories of the people that we talk to.

So please subscribe to whatever platform you prefer listening to your podcast. We'll be here every week and I hope to see you soon.

Take care.

Episode Transcript

Read transcript

Welcome to The iGaming Leader podcast. I'm your host, Leo Judkins. And on this podcast, we'll interview some of the most well-respected iGaming leaders in the industry to uncover exactly what their story is.

We'll start out from understanding where they started and talk about how they got to where they are today.

What some of the lessons were that they learned, what some of the challenges were that they faced, and what some of the habits, behaviours and skills are that they feel underpin high performance in our industry.

My backstory is that I've been in the industry for over 10 years. I finished as a director of retention, where I was at the height of my career, but at the bottom of my health.

As you know, the industry is very fast-paced and full of pressure. Now, for many of us, that means that we often sacrifice our health and wellbeing to get to where we are today.

Now since resigning from my directorship, I've become a nutritionist, a certified sleep coach, stress management specialist, and I've dedicated my life to coaching iGaming Leaders and help them achieve sustainable high performance.

I've coached over 200 people from some of the biggest companies in the industry, including Flutter and Entain and many more.

This podcast is really dedicated to helping you see what is required to achieve sustainable high-performance as well.

We will publish episodes every week. They'll be around 30 to 40 minutes and we'll dive deep into the stories of the people that we talk to.

So please subscribe to whatever platform you prefer listening to your podcast. We'll be here every week and I hope to see you soon.

Take care.

Episode Transcript

Read transcript

Welcome to The iGaming Leader podcast. I'm your host, Leo Judkins. And on this podcast, we'll interview some of the most well-respected iGaming leaders in the industry to uncover exactly what their story is.

We'll start out from understanding where they started and talk about how they got to where they are today.

What some of the lessons were that they learned, what some of the challenges were that they faced, and what some of the habits, behaviours and skills are that they feel underpin high performance in our industry.

My backstory is that I've been in the industry for over 10 years. I finished as a director of retention, where I was at the height of my career, but at the bottom of my health.

As you know, the industry is very fast-paced and full of pressure. Now, for many of us, that means that we often sacrifice our health and wellbeing to get to where we are today.

Now since resigning from my directorship, I've become a nutritionist, a certified sleep coach, stress management specialist, and I've dedicated my life to coaching iGaming Leaders and help them achieve sustainable high performance.

I've coached over 200 people from some of the biggest companies in the industry, including Flutter and Entain and many more.

This podcast is really dedicated to helping you see what is required to achieve sustainable high-performance as well.

We will publish episodes every week. They'll be around 30 to 40 minutes and we'll dive deep into the stories of the people that we talk to.

So please subscribe to whatever platform you prefer listening to your podcast. We'll be here every week and I hope to see you soon.

Take care.

Episode Transcript

Read transcript

Welcome to The iGaming Leader podcast. I'm your host, Leo Judkins. And on this podcast, we'll interview some of the most well-respected iGaming leaders in the industry to uncover exactly what their story is.

We'll start out from understanding where they started and talk about how they got to where they are today.

What some of the lessons were that they learned, what some of the challenges were that they faced, and what some of the habits, behaviours and skills are that they feel underpin high performance in our industry.

My backstory is that I've been in the industry for over 10 years. I finished as a director of retention, where I was at the height of my career, but at the bottom of my health.

As you know, the industry is very fast-paced and full of pressure. Now, for many of us, that means that we often sacrifice our health and wellbeing to get to where we are today.

Now since resigning from my directorship, I've become a nutritionist, a certified sleep coach, stress management specialist, and I've dedicated my life to coaching iGaming Leaders and help them achieve sustainable high performance.

I've coached over 200 people from some of the biggest companies in the industry, including Flutter and Entain and many more.

This podcast is really dedicated to helping you see what is required to achieve sustainable high-performance as well.

We will publish episodes every week. They'll be around 30 to 40 minutes and we'll dive deep into the stories of the people that we talk to.

So please subscribe to whatever platform you prefer listening to your podcast. We'll be here every week and I hope to see you soon.

Take care.

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