Tag: Mason Mullenioux

Investors, students find potential and power in High School eSports League

By Tommy Felts / June 18, 2019

Benjie Lewis saw potential in eSports from the beginning — first as a mentor, then an investor, he said. Rapidly evolving from recreational pastime to official leagues and high school sports programs, the competitive multiplayer gaming concept has created a new space for startup opportunity, he said. “When I was growing up … they weren’t…

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eSports founder: High school gaming ‘not just for jocks anymore’

By Tommy Felts / August 29, 2017

When Mason Mullenioux attended Blue Springs High School in the early 2000s, he — like many teenagers — wanted to find a place where he belonged. “I was decently athletic, but when I tried out for tennis and basketball I didn’t make the team,” Mullenioux said. “But, I was always very good at ‘World of…

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