Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 54 minutes ago
In this episode of Have Game, Will Travel, Full Sail Director of Esports Growth and Development Bennett Newsome interviews Danielle Sirekis. Danielle is the Director of Esports at Florida Institute of Technology. Bennett and Danielle talk about how her background in healthcare has influenced the way she approaches esports leadership, building an esports program at Lawrence Tech from the ground up, leading an esports program at Florida Tech with over 50 athletes, building a “path to industry” structure for students, how her background as a triathlete influences how she supports esports athletes, what she thinks the biggest misconceptions about esports athletes are, what she learned from her time on the NACE Eligibility Enforcement Committee, and what inspired she and others to create the Esports & Coffee community.
For more episodes of Have Game, Will Travel, be sure to check out twitch.tv/fullsailarmada.
For more information about Armada and esports at Full Sail University, visit our site: fullsailarmada.gg
Located in Winter Park, Florida, Full Sail University offers academic certificates, undergraduate programs, and graduate programs designed for the world of entertainment media and emerging technologies. Full Sail’s creative approach to education provides an immersive, fast-paced, and relevant learning experience that mirrors the workflow and collaboration found throughout today’s rapidly evolving industries.
Full Sail’s areas of study include music and recording, technology, games, art and design, film and television, media and communications, business, and sports marketing. Full Sail graduate credits include work on Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, ADDY, MTV Video Music Award, and Game Awards-nominated and winning projects.
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In this episode of Have Game, Will Travel, Full Sail Director of Esports Growth and Development Bennett Newsome interviews Danielle Sirekis. Danielle is the Director of Esports at Florida Institute of Technology. Bennett and Danielle talk about how her background in healthcare has influenced the way she approaches esports leadership, building an esports program at Lawrence Tech from the ground up, leading an esports program at Florida Tech with over 50 athletes, building a “path to industry” structure for students, how her background as a triathlete influences how she supports esports athletes, what she thinks the biggest misconceptions about esports athletes are, what she learned from her time on the NACE Eligibility Enforcement Committee, and what inspired she and others to create the Esports & Coffee community.
For more episodes of Have Game, Will Travel, be sure to check out twitch.tv/fullsailarmada.
For more information about Armada and esports at Full Sail University, visit our site: fullsailarmada.gg
Located in Winter Park, Florida, Full Sail University offers academic certificates, undergraduate programs, and graduate programs designed for the world of entertainment media and emerging technologies. Full Sail’s creative approach to education provides an immersive, fast-paced, and relevant learning experience that mirrors the workflow and collaboration found throughout today’s rapidly evolving industries.
Full Sail’s areas of study include music and recording, technology, games, art and design, film and television, media and communications, business, and sports marketing. Full Sail graduate credits include work on Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, ADDY, MTV Video Music Award, and Game Awards-nominated and winning projects.
#fullsailuniversity #esports #gaming
