Esports consultant James Paul Baratta is involved with branding and influencing the industry globally. James Paul Baratta is also the founder and board director at the North American Collegiate League (NACL).
Based in the US, NACL is a non-profit entertainment vehicle that supports an online gaming platform. The site hosts gaming tournaments and league play for scholarship prizes at the college and university level. The matches are uploaded and streamed throughout the years. The company’s goal is to provide an intersection between academic and traditional sports with the hope of attracting students to careers that can be very rewarding.
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Well-versed in business development and brand strategy, James Paul Baratta is an esports consultant with FT Empire, LLC. As a consultant, James Paul Baratta has been involved in developing the platform, ICEBRKRSCLAN, and being an influencer in the industry.
Esports has increasingly become very popular, attracting more than 380 million people worldwide including enthusiasts who comprise 165 million viewers. To further reach mainstream, two organizations, Hitmaker and 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF), are collaborating to create a platform for women interested in gaming.
Typically, esports is comprised of gaming in the competitive online landscape. Similar to other types of sporting events…
The recipient of a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Southern California, James Paul Baratta is a business development professional with expertise in eSports. James Paul Baratta founded FT Empire, LLC, in 2017, and serves as CEO of the eSports organization. His responsibilities in this role include negotiating eSports player contracts.
Worldwide eSports revenues were up 27 percent in 2019 compared to 2018, and major brands like T-Mobile and Coca-Cola are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in sponsorship opportunities. While eSports players can earn significant cash prizes at tournaments, players on teams generally earn between $3,000…
The owner of the FT Empire, LLC, James Paul Baratta co-founded the North American Collegiate League, a nonprofit organization that helps students pay for college through e-sports scholarship opportunities. Among his recent activities, James Paul Baratta celebrated E-WIN Racing as a new sponsor for the North American Collegiate League.
With a focus on ergonomics and comfort, E-WIN Racing produces gaming chairs, home computer chairs, and office chairs brands. It recently released the latest edition of its Champion series Ergonomic computer gaming office chair, and it received a review on theKoalition.com.
In part, the review highlighted the quality of the materials…
James Paul Baratta
Founder of FT Empire James Paul Baratta
