'Reflections' with Kelby

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Kelby May, General Manager of Counter Logic Gaming, is the star of the 36th episode of 'Reflections'. This episode was recorded on May 11th.

Timeline of topics discussed:

• 00:06 Intro
• 01:00 Becoming the General Manager of CLG
• 05:53 Running the whole company
• 07:56 What he had experience of when he became the GM
• 11:01 The challenges of working with the identity of the CLG brand
• 15:27 How exaggerated was the scope of the early CLG streaming success?
• 18:52 What input does he have in roster moves?
• 20:43 HotshotGG's input on roster moves
• 22:54 The impact of success in the game on the organisational aspects and vice-versa.
• 28:19 Correcting the mistakes of bad roster moves
• 34:16 The myth that legacy players couldn't be removed without losing your fanbase.
• 37:44 MonteCristo's initial point of contact leading to becoming a coach.
• 39:55 How did Monte sell them on him as a coach?
• 42:31 Early impact of the coaching
• 45:19 Monte's input on roster moves
• 46:13 Using the example of Monte to show that teams need to take chances on coaches.
• 49:42 How good is Kelby on selling his players on ideas?
• 52:25 Changing the culture of CLG
• 53:53 Perceptions of Kelby
• 56:00 Managing Doublelift's persona
• 1:01:17 How much control CLG want over people's personas/images.
• 1:07:10 Is he ever frustrated when the results of the team are poor but the organisation is making good moves?
• 1:10:42 What limits Kelby has due to results.
• 1:12:56 What are C9 and TSM doing right?
• 1:15:45 Kelby's highlights
• 1:21:35 What the fuck were they thinking: CLG role swaps
• 1:23:31 What the fuck were they thinking: Loco at Support
• 1:24:14 Why they don't embrace the "that's counter logic" unofficial motto?
• 1:24:45 Final words.