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The iGaming Leader

The iGaming Leader

Leo Judkins, Founder - iGaming Leader Mastermind 63 episodes Nov 4, 2026

The iGaming Leader is hosted by Leo Judkins, founder of The iGaming Leader Mastermind. Every other week, he speaks with founders, C-suite executives, and VPs from across the iGaming industry about the real decisions and hard calls behind leadership. The conversations aim to go beyond conference panels and PR answers, offering honest insights from inside the industry. New episodes are released every other Wednesday.

Episodes

The Right Time to Sell Your Company Is When You Sell It - Benjie Cherniak
The Right Time to Sell Your Company Is When You Sell It - Benjie Cherniak Nov 4, 2026 37:54 Benjie Cherniak wanted to keep running Don Best. His two business partners wanted to sell. The decision went two votes to one.He became fully committed to the deal and describes the outcome as life-changing. But selling meant adjusting to a different reality. Decisions his team could once make in a day might now take three months.In this episode of the iGaming Leader podcast, Leo Judkins
He Was About to Sell SiGMA. Today It’s Worth 5X That - Eman Pulis
He Was About to Sell SiGMA. Today It’s Worth 5X That - Eman Pulis Oct 21, 2026 35:56 Before SiGMA, Eman Pulis had a failed business, €16,000 in bank debt and no source of revenue. The bank kept calling. His way out was to return to what he knew best: events.SiGMA grew from that low point. But Eman kept the old company name, Viking PC Health, on the invoices. He wanted a constant reminder of where he came from.In this episode of the iGaming Leader podcast, Leo Judkins spea
“You’re Incorrect, Tommy” - Inside Xtremepush’s Culture of Challenge
“You’re Incorrect, Tommy” - Inside Xtremepush’s Culture of Challenge Oct 7, 2026 44:09 In this episode, Leo talks with Tommy Kearns about how rugby shaped the way he runs a company: trust, loyalty, accountability, direct feedback and a role for everyone. He is clear about what he does not want around him. "I don't want yes men around me." Everything gets challenged until the team reaches alignment, and then everyone commits.He also covers the harder parts of the story. Tomm
Why This CEO Works 15-Hour Days Across Two Continents
Why This CEO Works 15-Hour Days Across Two Continents Sep 23, 2026 39:29 Yoni Sidi wanted to slow down. After 17 years in corporate iGaming, he had a simple plan: build a platform, generate traffic, play golf, and reduce the pressure. Then Winpot took off in Mexico, the B2B business grew to 14 or 15 clients, and he found himself working 14 to 15-hour days across two continents. In this episode of the iGaming Leader podcast, Yoni, CEO of Wiztech Group, talks ab
Our Biggest Failure Is My Proudest Moment
Our Biggest Failure Is My Proudest Moment Sep 9, 2026 51:15 David Carrion started as a dealer on Margarita Island, Venezuela in 1995. Thirty years later, he's Chief Strategy Officer at Gaming1, having run live poker events for PokerStars, launched a casino from scratch in his hometown, and led a four-state US market entry.In this episode of the iGaming Leader podcast, David walks us through four transitions every leader has to make: from doing to
The Trap That Destroys Founder-Led Businesses 100% of The Time
The Trap That Destroys Founder-Led Businesses 100% of The Time Aug 26, 2026 37:58 What happens when you lose 100% of your revenue in back-to-back meetings on the same day?For Sidharth Swarup, it was the moment that forged everything. In this episode, Sid shares the real story behind building Ingenuity from a $1,000 investment into a business that in 2014 made more money than the previous 14 years combined. No outside investment. No borrowed money. No diluted equity.Sid
Leadership Is Learned During Days of Thunder Not of Sunshine
Leadership Is Learned During Days of Thunder Not of Sunshine Jul 22, 2026 48:05 In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo sits down with Andreas (Andy) Koeberl, aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur, who built HappyBet from three people to 180, survived COVID wiping out 100% of its revenue overnight, turned around BetGames from a shrinking business into one of the most profitable live dealer companies in the world, and is now building Autonomous Minds, an A
Being Great at Marketing Won't Make You a Great Marketing Leader
Being Great at Marketing Won't Make You a Great Marketing Leader Jul 4, 2026 30:47 In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo sits down with Michael Baker-Mosley, ex-Head of Brand at Kambi, ex-CMO at iGP, and one of the most respected B2B marketing minds in iGaming.Michael pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to step into a CMO role unprepared, why most B2B marketing in this industry is renting its audience rather than building one, and what happens
The Founder Who Got Tired of Gambling's Bullshit. So He Built Something Better.
The Founder Who Got Tired of Gambling's Bullshit. So He Built Something Better. Jun 20, 2026 44:46 In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo sits down with Savvas Fellas, founder and CEO of MrQ, the bootstrap challenger brand that decided the UK gambling industry's nonsense had gone on long enough.Growing up on a council estate in Birmingham, Savvas built his way into iGaming through SEO, affiliates, and white-label operations before a simple question changed everything: why i
Why Most Founders Are Wrong About Who Should Lead Their Company
Why Most Founders Are Wrong About Who Should Lead Their Company Jun 6, 2026 40:41 In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo sits down with Ramiro Atucha, co-founder of Leander Games and Vibra Gaming, who has done something most founders never do twice: voluntarily stepped down as CEO of two companies he built from scratch.Ramiro pulls back the curtain on the painful reality of recognising when you are no longer the right person to lead what you created, the di
Why most entrepreneurs are not risk seekers, only bad at assessing risk.
Why most entrepreneurs are not risk seekers, only bad at assessing risk. May 23, 2026 41:30 In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo Judkins sits down with Nigel Eccles, the co-founder and former CEO of FanDuel. Moving from a small dairy farm in Northern Ireland to scaling one of the most iconic brands in sports betting history, Nigel pulls back the curtain on the psychological distortions required to build a massive tech enterprise.The conversation challenges the foun
Business Has No Feelings: How to Scale by Being "Strategically Boring"
Business Has No Feelings: How to Scale by Being "Strategically Boring" May 6, 2026 42:52 In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo sits down with Richard Dennys, a two-time CEO and turnaround specialist who has navigated the highest stakes in digital marketing and iGaming. Richard shares the dispassionate reality of the C-suite, arguing that because "business isn’t your friend," hard decisions must be made based on common sense rather than emotion.The conversation ex

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