Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this episode of Have Game, Will Travel, Full Sail Director of Esports Growth and Development Bennett Newsome interviews Matthew Burns Potthoff. Matthew is VP of Gaming & Creators at PIVOT Agency. Bennett and Matthew talk about winning championships as a player, coach, and general manager, what separates a good business deal from a great one in esports, Matthew’s day-to-day duties as VP of Gaming & Creators at PIVOT, where he thinks the esports industry still needs to “grow up,” what skills outside of gaming have been the most important to his career, advice he’d give to students who want to work in esports but don’t want to be players or on camera, and what worries him about the future of the creator and esports economy.
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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.
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 Matthew Burns Potthoff. Matthew is VP of Gaming & Creators at PIVOT Agency. Bennett and Matthew talk about winning championships as a player, coach, and general manager, what separates a good business deal from a great one in esports, Matthew’s day-to-day duties as VP of Gaming & Creators at PIVOT, where he thinks the esports industry still needs to “grow up,” what skills outside of gaming have been the most important to his career, advice he’d give to students who want to work in esports but don’t want to be players or on camera, and what worries him about the future of the creator and esports economy.
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
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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.
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
