{"id":16924,"date":"2024-02-07T08:38:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=16924"},"modified":"2024-02-07T08:38:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:38:07","slug":"disruptor-in-chief-podcast-episode-5-dan-clerke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/disruptor-in-chief-podcast-episode-5-dan-clerke\/","title":{"rendered":"Disruptor in Chief Podcast Episode 5 &#8211; Dan Clerke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the release of episode 5 of the Disruptor in Chief podcast featuring Ä¢¹½´«Ã½&#8217;s director of esports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniel-clerke-45374095\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Clerke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Dr. Lombardi and Dan discuss the state of esports &#8211; how we started our program at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, our national championships, where the industry is headed, and Dan&#8217;s plans to shape the future of esports at the collegiate and professional level.<\/p>\n<p>Episodes are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disruptor-in-chief\/id1607875653\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7i23B9PJhwytmNlhe1vuOo?si=YqQi5RP1QgWoSipS-EMH0g&#038;nd=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>. We hope you&#8217;ll have a listen and share it with your networks. And please subscribe and 5-Star Rate!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9IhxhHjNDzE?si=zyxNCqaQCmmWtl2e\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5UfGgrQdsTu58EyhSiNu78?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT DAN CLERKE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Dan Clerke is Ä¢¹½´«Ã½&#8217;s director of esports and a graduate of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. Dan is an experienced esports manager with a demonstrated history of working in professional esports and higher education. 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