Podcast by Heidi Lofthus #4 – Robin Eirik Reed, Investor, Chair and CEO within Digital Entertainment, iGaming and Sports

???? Topic: Leadership learnings and Flow

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????Robin Eirik Reed co-founded GiG 10 years ago and successfully grew the company to €150m revenue. In 2019, robin became an inductee in the iGaming IDOL Hall of Fame. Now he runs the gaming operator Ichiban and is also about to launch ’Quantum’.

In this podcast we cover:
???? 00:00 – Introduction
???? 00:47 – Welcome Robin Eirik Reed
???? 01:48 – Talking COVID vaccine
???? 02:34 – Robin talks HR and past experience
???? 04:53 – GiG offices inspired many
???? 07:53 – How did the GiG slide come about?
???? 08:35 – Is Robin a visionary?
???? 11:00 – What does Robin identify with?
???? 11:55 – The forward drive for Robin
???? 15:30 – Stories of people one meets
???? 19:00 – The importance of listening
???? 20:35 – HR and Leadership
???? 23:15 – Monetary value a business brings
???? 24:50 – What happens to you in life is your own fault!
???? 26:03 – Creating your own destiny
???? 27:05 – Culture at the workplace
???? 29:48 – At it again! Robin’s new venture
???? 31:40 – Ichiban Ventures is fully remote
???? 33:33 – Going to the office to socialise and work at home!
???? 34:16 – Culture diff between the Malta and Marbella team
???? 36:43 – It’s still a small world
???? 37:49 – COVID still a barrier or an opportunity?
???? 40:32 – Sharing the values of Ichiban Ventures
???? 43:43 – Giving space to people so they can be creative and productive
???? 46:24 – Ichiban Ventures guru
???? 48:24 – Closing off