Leaders in The Game
Our Mission
To define, shape and drive growth of the current and future esports wagering ecosystem by providing advanced product, platform and marketing solutions directly to service providers and customers
Executive Team
Aaron Speach is a highly accomplished sport betting operations thought leader with several years of management experience in delivering business development and customer acquisition goals for multiple start-ups and high-growth companies across the online betting, electronics retail, and automotive industries.
Bart has over 25 years of experience in video games, wagering and esports. As Estars Managing Director, Bart launched one of the first Esports F2P and Sweepstakes engagement platforms, focused on outcome predictions. Previously he was Flutter’s [PPB] US Exchange Director, where he launched the 1st legal, online fixed odds betting product in the US. He also served as Betfair’s Commercial and Product Director for the Exchange Product, managing 940M in Revenue and over 85B in betting volume.
Jim brings with him over 25 years of financial management experience. Jim spent 6 years as CFO for Ocuco, a leading provider of enterprise software, where he completed several acquisitions and fundraising transactions. Previously, Jim worked for Arysta LifeScience Limited, a company with revenues of $1.6 billion, where he completed its IPO filing.
Mark has over 20 years experience in the iGaming sector, having held prominent positions at some of the industries tier one companies, such as Betfair and GVC.
Board Members & Advisors
Mr. Neilander is the former Chairman of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board (GCB). His practice focuses on gaming, administrative law and government affairs. He served as a Member of the GCB from 1998 until the end of 2010. Mr. Neilander was Chairman of the GCB for the last 10 years of his tenure, the longest service in Nevada history as Chairman.
Michael Nicklas is a C Suite Executive, Legacy Brand builder, Connector and Entrepreneur. His ability to build positive cultures at companies has earned him the distinction of his associates, friends and partners as Good News Only (GNO). For the records he has finished more than 15 marathons.
Chris is a senior finance executive with deep experience leading corporate finance and accounting teams in both publicly traded and private equity-backed companies. With a decade of experience as an investment banker, Chris has extensive transactional experience in equity, debt and M&A. Chris is currently CFO of CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNSP) and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.
Nolan Bushnell is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur and engineer. Often cited as the father of the video game industry, he is best known as the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater.
Clinton Sparks is the CEO and founder of Get Familiar, Inc., a marketing, strategy and consulting firm helping companies and brands connect, align and amplify, as well as the CEO and co-founder of Get Familiar Tech, a technology company providing innovative solutions.
McClinton’s insights come from being one of the greatest players to play at the University of Miami, where his jersey hangs in the rafters, to playing in the NBA and Europe. McClinton was drafted in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs in 2009, and later played in Europe for teams in Turkey, Israel, and Ukraine throughout 2009-2012.
Following his professional career, McClinton launched Active Dreamers, a platform designed to provide both young and professional athletes the ability to leverage their likeness outside of their sport by elevating and diversifying their profiles early on. Using consumer products and media to help tell their stories. As Founder and CEO of Active Dreamers, McClinton serves as a mentor and business liaison, helping athletes at all levels identify other interests and talents they may have, and harnessing them for additional opportunities beyond sports. This could be seen with his latest design for the (NBPA) National Basketball Players Association, where he created a hoodie reading “Power to the Players.”
LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE
Our executives have decades of experience leading businesses and have assembled an extended team with experience at the top iGaming, Fortune 500 companies and marketing agencies
