{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffyi.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ffyi-kieran-holmes-darby-QeuzckKH","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"FYI: Kieran Holmes-Darby ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/98cc2c31-6885-47cc-8ace-8e2c311fa1e5/81e2c2d9-1af8-4599-9fb0-566ff8d9d5e3/fyi-podcast-kieran.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/cf73f4ed-63eb-4491-9ad9-fdd46da74bff\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"FYI: Kieran Holmes-Darby \" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"\nThis weeks podcast guest is Kieran Holmes-Darby, Chief Gaming Officer and Co-Founder of Excel Esports. \n\nExcel is a leading UK-based gaming and esports entertainment brand, with a team that competes in the premier European esports competition, Riot Games’ League of Legends European Championship (LEC).\n\nKieran gives us a fascinating overview of how Excel was born - from two brothers coming up with the idea to start a esports team in 2014, through to now competing in Europe’s biggest esports competition (with a £10m competition entry fee!). We also discuss the massive commercial opportunities in esports and how Excel have established their HQ at Twickenham Stadium and brought onboard BT as main sponsor.\n\nSubscribe - Follow - Share \n\nwww.lovegunn.co\n\n"}