OPSEAT Podcast Business in Gaming with owner Seth Mattox

N64Josh Stats 100k+ Downloads Podcast 121 Episodes PowerCast 66.8k Twitter Followers 1,951 Followers 21 Avg Viewers 20,489 Views 1.1k Youtube Subscribers Today we are joined by N64Josh, Podcast professional, Twitch Nintendo Streamer, Blog Owner, and a Father of a gamer household. With over 300 podcast episodes and 100k+ downloads across his projects, Josh has experienced a lot in the video game podcast sector. His experience in Destiny 1 podcasting, Guardiancon, being invited to the official Destiny 2 launch event by Bungie actual, and being both a Streamer who is a father and whose children also stream has created a unique story unlike any other. Josh’s passion to help others improve shines in his blog n64josh.com and the Gamers guide to podcasting ebook he’s recently released. With more content in que and plenty of games to play through, Josh is a man worth knowing. We hope you learn a lot about his focus on value added, lessons learned from Gary V, 4HWW, Pat Flynn, and other juggernauts of our field. Many streamers stream but few do it with the awareness for technique and a passion for the game like Josh. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links NPowerCast Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-power-cast-a-nintendo-switch-podcast/id1205394015?mt=2 N64Josh Website http://n64josh.com/ N64Josh Twitter https://twitter.com/n64josh Npowercast https://twitter.com/Npowercast TheLootCave http://thelootcave.com/ N64Josh Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/N64Josh Nintendo PowerCast Podbean http://nintendopowercast.podbean.com/

DrewPDrawers Stats 266,433 Views 12,358 Twitch Followers 134 Avg Viewers 12.7k Twitter Followers 349 Youtube Subscribers Welcome to Episode 9 of the OPodcast. Partnered Twitch Streamer, Social Media Manager for OPSEAT, and creative content creator joins us for this episode! DrewPdrawers talks about what sparked his interest in streaming, why he developed his stream the way he did, and where he found success. Elaborating on milestones such as achieving his first quarter million views, his roots in gaming, and even the impact his family played in this journey. DrewPdrawers transitioned from ranking amongst the highest Halo players to PC gaming and hasn’t looked back since. Trolling around FPS games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, he found time to develop quality interaction within communities, and putting on special effects shows like none other on the platform. This journey has helped land opportunities such as his job with OPSEAT, major roles in stream teams such as “Lost In The Sauce”, and the ability to mentor other streamers to increase their production quality. This story of a self-taught and ambitious personality is one you don’t want to miss! Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links DrewPDrawers Twitter DrewPDrawers Twitch DrewPDrawers Youtube Trippy OBS T-Shirt Questions & Timestamps (Video) (1:00) Who are you and what do you do? (2:39) How does your father feel about using his nickname for you as your tag? (3:35) How did you get started in gaming? (5:40) Was gaming always present in your family? (6:43) Did you play games competitively growing up? (7:55) Why did you pick up Counter-Strike? (10:46) Do you warm-up or practice before you play? (11:10) Do you focus more on your gameplay or your community? (11:50) What types of content are successful on Twitch? (13:50) How did you develop your unique stream content? (16:47) What prompted you to create your current stream style? (20:55) How did interaction from the TatMan Army affect your stream? (22:49) How has a partnership with Twitch impacted your channel? (24:22) What is business like on Twitch? (27:53) How do you balance work and streaming? (30:27) How has your community impacted your stream? (33:12) Why do you not stream IRL content? (34:03) What personal habit has contributed the most to your success? (36:10) What advice would you give to an aspiring streamer? (38:59) What’s your biggest achievement in streaming? (40:26) Have you had any stand-out learning experiences? (44:11) What’s your favorite peripheral?

Danteh’s Stats 16k/114k Youtube Subscribers 136,145 Twitch Followers 4,934,743 Twitch Views 681 Twitch Avg Viewers Introducing episode 8 of the OPodcast! Esports Professional and SF Shock’s top DPS Danteh stops by to talk with us on break between the Inaugural Season of Overwatch League with SF Shock and the 2018 Overwatch World Cup where he will be representing team USA. Dante sits down with us while home with family in the frigid north to discuss his experience as a professional Overwatch player playing for the world’s biggest teams. Getting his start in Twitch and Youtube 3 years ago, Danteh has been a phenomenon on the scene. From the 100k subscriber strong Youtube Channel he created on PVP Minecraft to the More than 4 million views he’s received on his Twitch channel focused on Competitive Overwatch, Danteh does it all. A self taught vid editor and gamer, Danteh’s journey began in streaming and vod creation but has developed into a standout Esports career. He began with smaller teams like Momentary and Denial Esports where he first met xQc and became scrim buddies but within a year or two he was being drafted by Blizzard. He would go on to the Overwatch League Season 1 for different for the SF Shock where his skill kept him in the running as a starting player on a team known to sub out little, especially in the first 2 stages. Whether its whipping loose on his Sombrah on the world stage or chatting about the deal he made with his parents to skip college for games, this guy’s got an interesting story. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links Danteh’s Twitter https://twitter.com/danteh?lang=en Danteh’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/danteh Danteh’s Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCytLAmmJOlRDD2VRR2OBtJQ xQc Question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORJ1GJlBZw Finding MY Place Interview https://www.theplayerslobby.com/1265/finding-my-place-by-dante-danteh-cruz-san-francisco-shock/#.gFrTPNJSMv Danteh’s Intotheam swag https://www.intotheam.com/products/overwatch-league-starter-home-jersey-san-francisco-shock-danteh Overbuff Article https://www.overbuff.com/blog/2018-01-18-san-francisco-shock-find-a-fault-interview-with-babybay-and-danteh Kingdom Hearts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWlKEM3m2EE Hulktastic Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM2Deo4O4MI Danteh stream Clip https://clips.twitch.tv/HelpfulOutstandingYakinikuSaltBae Questions & Timestamps (Video) (0:48) What got you started in gaming? (1:30) Why did you switch from PC to console? (1:45) How did you decide to start posting Minecraft content? (2:07) What caused your channel to grow so quickly at the start? (2:29) Did you only play PvP in Minecraft? (2:54) How did you get involved in every PvP community? (3:43) Why did you leave Denial and form Arc 6?

 KatContii’s Stats 69,936 Twitch Followers 198 Avg Viewers – Cap around 1400 1,086,410 Twitch Views 26.5k Twitter Followers Introducing episode 7 of the OPodcast! This episode the PUBG Partner, Twitch Partner, and famed Gamer Girl KatContii stops by and talks with the OPSEAT Team about her experiences over the last 3 years streaming on Twitch for CoD and PUBG. We discuss how a chance meeting and a series of friendships allowed her to get to know the Godfathers of Twitch. How this path set her on a journey to become one of the best Female Streamers on Twitch with a following most can only dream of. A full time streamer, Twitch partner, and PUBG partner, Kat fully supports herself from earnings from streaming online for several years now. Her channels focus is Player Unknown Battlegrounds however her personality and charm allows her to stream IRL and maintain her viewership. This dynamic ability to be appreciated for herself in addition to the game she plays makes her standout from other channels. Listen to her experience growing a Twitch following to 70 thousand and what it was like living in a streamer house filled with all girls when she got started. The world of PUBG competitive play is only just starting to take off with the recent Global Invitational in Berlin. Hear an official PUBG partnered streamer discuss her opinions on the current state of the game and the future opportunities for streamers like her. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links KatContii Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/katcontii KatContii Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katcontii KatContii Twitter https://twitter.com/KatContii KatContii Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KatContii/ KatContii Spotify https://open.spotify.com/user/katcontii Gamer Compatible Interview 2014 https://gamercompatible.com/2014/07/14/this-weeks-exclusive-interview-with-kat-contii-aka-katcontii/#more-493 Mrs Violence https://www.twitch.tv/mrsviolence Ms_Vixen https://www.twitch.tv/ms_vixen PUBG Global Invitational https://pgi.playbattlegrounds.com/ Call of Duty Black Ops 4 https://www.callofduty.com/blackops4 Questions & Timestamps (Video) (0:43) What games do you play and why? (1:29) How did you get started in gaming? (1:54) Do you play on console or PC? (2:16) Why did you switch from console to PC? (4:02) Do you prefer to play with viewers or personal friends? (5:17) How did you get started on twitch? (6:25) How did you meet MrsViolence? (8:04) How did you get to know Mrs_Vixen? (9:06) What was your experience in a streamer house like? (9:30) How did you continue to grow your channel before PUBG? (10:24) How do you maintain viewers for both gaming and IRL streams? (11:53) How did you decide to start including IRL stream content? (12:24) Is watching games with your community considered IRL or PUBG? (12:44) Are you interested in watching gameplay with your community more often? (13:46) What do you think about PUBG’s recent resurgence?

ElementalQT Stats 2,270,468 Twitch Views 40,354 Twitch Followers 81 Avg Twitch CCV 32k Youtube Subscribers 2k Twitter Followers 3-4M YT Introducing episode 6 of the OPodcast! This episode the famous World of Warcraft Shaman and 7 year streaming veteran ElementalQT stops by and talks with the OPSEAT Team about his experiences over the last 7 years streaming on Twitch and posting videos to Youtube. We discuss being one of the first well known World of Warcraft streamers, lobbying Blizzard to make changes to the game, and his hopes for the coming Battle for Azeroth expansion. He gives us a rare view at his ability to support a small family through streaming full time and how becoming a father has changed his game and his stream for the better. It’s not until the middle of the video that ElementalQT realized that we worked together 6 years ago doing WoW video tutorial guides. Over half a decade has passed but we’re both still at it creating content in the space with real results to show for it. His channel has grown a great deal since those days as he is now one of the most veteran streamers in both WoW and Twitch in general. his experiences with keywords, thumbnail positioning, timing of the day, and content choices have helped guide his niche content into a large scale viewership. Like many of the streamers we interview, as of late his focus has shifted from Youtube to Twitch. While others seem to be going to the most profitable one, his seems to be more driven by fatherly duties and the choices necessary for limited time available for editing. There’s a lot to learn in this episode, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links ElementalQT Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/elementalqt ElementalQT Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/Elementalqt/ ElementalQT Twitter https://twitter.com/elementalqt Merchandise https://www.intotheam.com/collections/elementalqt-official-merchandise Stream Community https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198052032116 Wow Player https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/character/arthas/elementalqt Wow Battle for Azeroth https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/battle-for-azeroth 98k views Vid with Mist of Pandaria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuckGLgeCu0 OPSEAT GM Review Vd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB1hgy7UvEw Daughter STreaming. Did I die? https://clips.twitch.tv/AbrasiveTangibleLadiesWOOP Solomon’s Key: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADB15SFW6hQ& Battle for Azeroth Cinematic Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSJr3dXZfcg Swifty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg4E7Vs-2gg& Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X2GAR31P2U&%5C= Personality Stream:

IDDQD Stats 6.8m Twitch views 276k Twitch Followers 1,115 Avg Twitch Viewers 61.1k Twitter Followers 31k Youtube Subscribers Esports Professional and SF Shock’s Hitscan God IDDQD stops by to talk with us on break between the Inaugural Season of Overwatch League with SF Shock and the 2018 Overwatch World Cup where he will be representing team Sweden. Andre sits down with us while he’s in Sweden to discuss his experience as a professional Overwatch player playing for the world’s biggest teams. From team Fnatic in London, to LA’s NRG, and the San Francisco’ Shock in the OWL. IDDQD has played in 2 Overwatch World Championships and helped coach another. Come listen to what it’s like being one of the largest Twitch streamers in the world, juggling being a high profile Overwatch player, and the unsung story of his personal journey of development along the way. There may have been other’s, but there is only 1 IDDQD. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did and help cheer him on in the coming 2018 Overwatch World Cup! Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links IDDQD Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/iddqd IDDQD Twitter https://twitter.com/iddqd IDDQD Discord https://discord.com/iddqd/ SFShock Twitter https://twitter.com/SFShock Overwatch World Cup Website https://worldcup.playoverwatch.com/en-us/ Brads AMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjdOdbEjlH8 Kotaku Article. Where’s IDDQD? https://compete.kotaku.com/one-of-overwatch-leagues-most-popular-players-hasnt-pla-1824119333 TakeTV: https://youtu.be/s6q7B7k1Y_M Impulse 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obiox_ILu2U Fnatic v Envyus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=406&v=Q-Yn7tafj-o Quake Champions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C1PYJeYgqs World Cup Feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA4kRrrZA68& World Cup Tracer https://youtu.be/ZBlhY_PBv8Q?t=661 (with timestamp) Shanghai Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBDhtgP-pwc Seagull https://www.twitch.tv/a_seagull

GPUabuse Stats 16.6k Twitter 5.6k Youtube Followers 1m views 429 Youtube Videos Introducing episode 4 of the OPodcast! This episode content creator GPUabuse stops by to talk with us about his experienced growing a small hardware and game review channel. GPUabuse has been apart of the OPFamily for a long time, so it no surprise to say that he is one of the best when it comes to content creation. On this week’s OPODCAST, GPUabuse told us what it’s like to upgrade his PCs as a reviewer with sponsors, ditching his consoles to join the PCMASTERRACE, as well as some of his past experiences in running unique game servers! GPUabuse community stands out for its primary use as a website blog, then youtube channel, using social and his website to distribute his own content. Through the years his channel has covered indie games, popular games, pc builds, and reviews of sponsored products he was provided from brands. Learn the secrets of finding free early access to indie games for reviews, the stories behind hardware reviews, and the ups and downs learning up to best grow a youtube community. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links GPUabuse website https://gpuabuse.com/ GPUabuse Twitter https://twitter.com/GPUabuse GPUAbuse Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVohz4XRCYXWVh05723Ol9w GPUabuse Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/gpuabuse Puss! https://store.steampowered.com/app/719750/PUSS/ Keymailer https://www.keymailer.co/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XpUFIymGRY Itch.io https://itch.io/ Terminals.io https://www.terminals.io/ Age of Conan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtrmRM7hr9s Conan Exiles https://www.conanexiles.com/ https://youtu.be/NNOcrCV-N7E Youtube Adpoclaypse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7M7yyRDHGc GPUabuse most disliked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyZtJPrSti0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2nDHvq1tUY PC Build: https://youtu.be/cV4xBr9xUHg Is there anyone you would like to see us speak to next? Shoot us your requests over on Twitter using #GAMEOP

Nairo Stats 1,078 Avg Viewers 5,000,645m Total views 152,609k Followers 108k Twitter 71k Youtube Esports Titles #3 Rank for Smash Brothers ( PGR ) Introducing episode 3 of the OPodcast! This episode the worlds top 3 Smash brothers esports pro, twitch streamer, and youtuber, Nairo is joining us to talk about his experiences E3 2018, Smash Ultimate, & Being Pro Tier in High School. Starting gaming with his brother at age 11 more than 10 years ago, Nairo has become one of the undisputed Smash Gods since his defeat of Zero’s legendary winning streak. This #3 ranked Smash champion and player for NRG esports has began competing in middle school and by highschool was flying around the country playing games instead of the more traditional route. Now at 21 his record is legend and the game is about to change. Let’s discuss his experience as Nintendo’s E3 event where he single handedly took down 3 celebrities on stage, his physical workout routines to stay in shape, and how traveling for esports competitions impacts his Twitch stream followers and overall performance. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links Nairo’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/nairomk Nairo’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/nairomk Panda Global Rankings ( PGR ) https://liquipedia.net/smash/Panda_Global_Rankings Melee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsHgYBdys6Q& Apex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyRS7f7zMCo Stream Clip: https://clips.twitch.tv/FrozenBrainyPlumageStrawBeary BoTW Stream: https://clips.twitch.tv/DeadCrepuscularMochaBatChest Ask Nairo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li2pYw6q03I Smash Ultimate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__ADnTdhR68 Gaming Addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5xN1XTt5uU Detroit Become Human: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a-EObAhYrg CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ORrpzZG0Ug E3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZXWjYLYmuM Zero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvrzDwjxmXk Smash Invitational: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXmhOyVAHps Is there anyone you would like to see us speak to next? Shoot us your requests over on Twitter using #GAMEOP

CommunityController Stats 30 Avg Viewers 312k Total views 9k Followers Introducing episode 2 of the OPodcast! This episode the worlds first Nintendo Switch technical streamer, CommunityController is joining us to talk about his experiences throughout working online in the gaming industry. From starting in an online forum in his teens, joining online game hosting companies, learning to mod, and starting his own twitch channel. Join us for a unique twist on the Twitch streamer theme. We discuss his 5 month journey in building a custom rig and what it’s like streaming in this non-traditional way. Streaming for over 3000 hours he has so far streamed Kirby, Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Fortnite, Skyrim and is only just beginning. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links CommunityController Twitch Channel https://www.twitch.tv/communitycontroller CommunityController Twitter https://twitter.com/CmtyController Kotaku Article https://kotaku.com/twitch-is-collecting-moons-in-super-mario-odyssey-now-1825154917 Twitch Plays Pokemon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ec8zMxPVzk Slobs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heIx3FaW57o FortniteSwitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbysmKY3558 Mario Skip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOTF3TNQKME Twitch Plays Dark Souls https://youtu.be/8mXAKVUncD4 The Binding of Isaac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV-w-Zf-mc8 Is there anyone you would like to see us speak to next? Shoot us your requests over on Twitter using #GAMEOP

YoSoyKush Stats 379 avg viewers 1.6 million views 37.9k followers Introducing episode 1 of the OPodcast! This episode one of the most well renowned Partnered PUBG streamers on Twitch, Yosoykush is joining us to tell us about his experiences throughout his Twitch career. Stories ranging from being picked up by a professional Esports team, playing with celebrities, and all the way up to some horrific swatting experiences! PUBG Partner & Twitch Partnered Streamer YoSoyKush stops by and talks with the OPSEAT Team about his experiences over the last few years streaming on Twitch. From the getting picked up by Noble Esports, Partnering with Twitch, Playing with celebrities, Swatting scares, TwitchCon stories and more. Listen to the Full Podcast Audio Important Links YosoyKush Twitch Channel https://www.twitch.tv/yosoykush YoSoyKush Twitter https://twitter.com/yosoykush YoSoyKush T-shirt https://www.amazon.com/Yosoykush/dp/B… Noble Esports https://noble.gg/ Conan Exiles https://www.conanexiles.com/ Isle of Nyne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpZV… Swatting https://youtu.be/qJFHPgxYpAQ Getter https://youtu.be/2YllipGl2Is Government Arrest https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/16/168… TwitchCon 2018 https://twitchcon.com/ Is there anyone you would like to see us speak to next? Shoot us your requests over on Twitter using #GAMEOP