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The Vergecast

FaZe Clan CEO talks growing pains, global expansion, and lawsuits

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.44.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Editor-in-chief of The Verge Nilay Patel and Verge reporter Julia Alexander sit down with CEO/Co-Owner of FaZe Clan Lee Trink. Lee talks how he runs a multifaceted company from working with talent to the dependence on platforms to selling apparel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, it's Dan from The Vurchgast. This week's interview episode is wild.

0:03.8

Julia Alexander joins me and we talk to Lee Trink, the CEO of PhaseClan.

0:09.6

If you haven't heard of PhaseClan, probably means you're not a teenager.

0:12.7

PhaseClan is an all-in-one eSports merchandising, influencer, marketing, agency,

0:20.4

explosion of a company. It is one of the most interesting platform-based companies

0:24.8

around. It is a cultural phenomenon. It was started by a bunch of eSports players.

0:29.6

Lee was the president of Capital Records. He came on as CEO. He's using a lot of the models

0:36.0

of how to build the record industry for the new influencer marketing world.

0:40.5

Lee is also just a super interesting guy. He was really honest with us about the challenges and

0:45.2

opportunities of a new business like this. I'm just going to drop you right into it.

0:49.2

Julia and I talked to him and I want to commend him. He answered our questions and we asked a lot of

0:54.6

him. Check it out. It's Lee Trink, CEO of PhaseClan.

1:02.9

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1:07.8

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1:13.6

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1:18.6

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1:23.6

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1:27.8

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1:32.7

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1:53.8

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1:59.8

Julia Alexander, how are you? I'm good.

2:01.8

Lee Trink, you are the CEO, CEO, owner of PhaseClan. That's right. How did you decide to capitalize

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