Expert speaker sessions · Off the record
The hour after the headline.
Once a month, one senior operator, one hour on Zoom with the Mastermind. The exit, the step-down, the breakdown, the bet: what it actually felt like from the inside. Nothing recorded. Nothing repeated.
Monthly · 15:00 CEST · 60 min · Zoom · Chatham House rule
Upcoming
Stop paying for hours. Tim Heath on the end of salary.
Tim Heath · Founder, Yolo Group. GP, Yolo InvestmentsSession details and guest pass
What actually changes when the deal closes.
Steve Schrier · Founder, Sales Tribe. Former CCO, SG DigitalSession details and guest pass
Getting knocked down. Lee McFarland on rebuilding his head under pressure.
Lee McFarland · Founder, Behind The GlovesSession details and guest passHow guests get in
A member puts you forward
Every guest is referred by a Mastermind member. There is no other route. Each session page has a message you can send to a member you know.
Leo approves every name
15 guest seats per session, 40 people in the room, camera on. Leo checks each request against the member who made it.
You are in the room, not an audience
Leo interviews for 40 minutes. The room asks for the last 20. Chatham House rule: nothing attributed, nothing repeated outside.
“It is so refreshing to finally see and hear someone openly talk about the real challenges of leading a business. This is the kind of stuff you can't get at any conference.”
Previous sessions
None of these were recorded. That is the point.
Inside an exit. Selling H2 Gambling Capital.
Ed Birkin · Managing Director, H2 Gambling CapitalWhat the room heard
The founder's exit. Letting go of the CEO chair.
Alex Tomic · Founder, AleaWhat the room heard
Focus as a weapon. How MrQ scaled by saying no.
Savvas Fellas · Founder and CEO, MrQWhat the room heardFrom working in the business to working on the business. Tom Galanis, 16 months in.
Tom Galanis · Founder, Tag Media and First Foot GamesWhat the room heard
When every option is wrong. David McDowell on the sub-optimal decision.
David McDowell · Co-founder, FSB Technology. Founder, GameAccount (GAN)What the room heard
Inside the budget fight. Grainne Hurst on strategy in a permanently higher-tax UK.
Grainne Hurst · CEO, Betting and Gaming CouncilWhat the room heardThe middle is disappearing. Dmitry Starostenkov on who survives the next ten years.
Dmitry Starostenkov · CEO, Evenbet GamingWhat the room heard
A founder's post-mortem. Daniel Graetzer on shutting down MaximBet.
Daniel Graetzer · Managing Partner, Newton-Lorenz. Founder, MaximBetWhat the room heardValues as a compass. Ashley Lang on leading with curiosity and keeping standards high.
Ashley Lang · CEO, Pragmatic SolutionsWhat the room heard
Trust before tactics. Pierre Lindh on industry relationships that last.
Pierre Lindh · Co-founder, NEXT.ioWhat the room heard
Faster, sharper decisions. Pini Yakuel on using AI to close the information gap.
Pini Yakuel · Founder and CEO, OptimoveWhat the room heard
Leading under fire. Paris Smith on the day Pinnacle hit the front page.
Paris Smith · Former CEO, Pinnacle. Founder, Life WinningWhat the room heard
The C-suite and your first board seat. Andrew Bulloss on how leaders actually get there.
Andrew Bulloss · Partner, Odgers. Head of global gaming practiceWhat the room heard
The async advantage. Robert Lenzhofer on eliminating meetings and building deep work.
Robert Lenzhofer · Co-founder and CEO, Hölle GamesWhat the room heardHear about the next one first
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