CURIOUS ABOUT A CAREER IN ESPORTS?

The effective Entrepreneur understands that Time Management is the foundation of success. These experiences will help you to identify time challenges and set goals for prioritizing and planning in order to more effectively use your time. These practical, interactive lessons are online and teach strategies for maximizing personal effectiveness and how to elevate passions into careers through effective time management. At the end of this course, students and professionals will be able to: identify the benefits of effectively managing time, evaluate the use of time, organize a daily prioritized plan, identify external and internal time wasters, and describe effective delegation methods to optimize time collaborating with others. Silver Class : Cost: 100 WC -- (45 Min)

This course reviews breaking into the esports market through creating and managing events. Including everything from event page creation to broadcasting the action. The program will contain some base-level information around popular bracket websites, graphic design software, production tools & more as well as some first-hand insight from esports professionals spanning a variety of roles in the industry. All angles and points of view around the creation of an event from start to finish, and what it takes to bring them all together will be explored.  Silver Class : Cost: 250 WC -- (45 Min)

Many of the professionals making a career in gaming are likely earning from a variety of ways including Twitch, YouTube, Podcasts & other platforms that can be monetized for an individual creator. While becoming a celebrated & noteworthy content creator or personality for yourself or organization is not directly available or practical for the bulk of people interested in growing within the industry, how do you become a good investment in esports and beyond?  Gold Class : Cost: 500 WC -- (45 Min)

The primary focus of this coursework is to identify the top-level executives needed to provide strategic leadership in business organizations. Students will learn about the roles, functions, and responsibilities of the C-suite in order to learn the administrative requirements of leadership. In addition, students will be introduced to Mentors, Advisory boards, and the analytical, problem solving, and financial management skills of highly effective leaders. Case studies, articles, and other media will be used to explore these and related issues.  Gold Class : Cost: 500 WC -- (45 Min)

Esports is a budding industry leaving many investors & contributors unclear as to where the value is in organized gaming. While the bulk of attention & resources commonly go towards attracting the top percent of industry personalities that may bring a flash of traffic to any given sponsored event, there are actually many other places to invest capital in that can yield a more sustainable & expansive platform for growth throughout the industry. This course will review what standard esport investments look like, how many events run understaffed, and how the current mark of a successful esports organization is evolving.  Star Class : Cost: 850 WC -- (45 Min)

These experiences provide students with a guide through the process of an esports business start-up. Each student evaluates the mindset, skills, and commitment necessary to successfully operate as a professional in their chosen field. Additionally, the student will review the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship as well as exploring professional resources to achieve their goal. Students will also understand the law of business formation, and the role of entrepreneurship in a borderless economy.  

Gold Class : Cost: 650 WC -- (45 Min)

In this course, students are introduced to custom relationship management (CRM) systems and software. CRM's offer a strategic methodology that recognizes customers as the core of the business. Customer Service, or lack of it, is one of the most important topics in everyday business. Quality customer service is expected, no matter what type of business/service you are involved in. Students will learn a usable process for developing the skills, attitudes, and thinking patterns needed to win customer satisfaction and loyalty. This course will examine the importance of creating long-term value for the customer and business.  Silver Class : Cost: 550 WC -- (45 Min)

In this course, students build a solid foundation by learning the fundamentals of accounting and banking and how it relates to the esports industry. Students receive hands-on practice, including live event registrations and how to produce spreadsheets and financial statements for event partners, sponsors, and investors. Topics include, managing cash flow, calculating net profit, and calculating net worth.  Upon completion, students should be able to understand Financial Statements and how to solve accounting problems.

Silver Class : Cost: 250 WC -- (45 Min)

This course will introduce and overview the major topics in Human Resource Management (HRM). HRM is a fundamental component of the competitiveness, effectiveness, and sustainability of any organization, as it influences who is hired, how they are trained, evaluated, compensated, and what steps are taken to retain them. The course includes an overview of basic human resource management practices, including job design, recruitment/selection, training/development, performance management, compensation, and labor relations.  Star Class : Cost: 650 WC -- (45 Min)

This course teaches the strategic and creative management of brands. Students will examine how innovative leaders create brands that connect with customers by studying customer lifestyles, tapping into cultural meanings, managing customer experiences, and executing brand strategies across touchpoints—from naming and visual identity to advertising, new media, retail, packaging, product innovation, and service. This course equips you with the theory, tools, and techniques of branding and brand management to create, analyze, and evaluate brands and manage them for maximum profit. The focus is on how one penetrates a market for the first time in a company that has no established market presence. Gold Class : Cost: 750 WC -- (45 Min)

This course reviews and applies entrepreneurial marketing and sales approaches used by successful entrepreneurs. These include utilizing industry sector trends, small business advantages, identifying emerging customer niches, developing new products/services, using guerilla marketing strategies, Internet, email, word of mouth, and social media marketing strategies. Explore the relationship between a well-developed sales plan and successfully raising start-up capital.  Star Class : Cost: 1500 WC -- (45 Min)

From prize pools to staffing, there are many facets of the industry that demand financial backing. Many businesses & individuals will want to invest in esports, and many will be unsure as to what their investment will go towards. While it’s clear many people spanning all age groups are consuming gaming media and interest in playing competitively online is at an all-time high, what is the root and innate value that drives the attention and where does it become a sustainable venture?  Star Class : Cost: 1000 WC -- (45 Min)