Wesley Thomas Email & Phone Number

Energetic and results-oriented entrepreneur in the events industry with a background in leadership and change management (MSc). Builds WePlay United and its brands by focusing on operational excellence, partnerships and cultural change. My goal? Unite people through gaming events.Always happy to tell more about gaming, esports and its opportunities.✉️ wesley@weplayesports.com📱 +31646208468🌐 weplayesports.comAfter completing my bachelor's degree in 2017, together with Luc and Paul, I co-founded WePlay Esports. As a casual FIFA gamer myself, having organized all sorts events for friends, an hobby got out of hand ultimately. An investor joined the ride, and in 2019 we organized over 600 events, while our team grew to twenty people. Hard covid-times offered us the opportunity to (further) develop our online propositions and take over DutchGameMasters in 2019. We strenghtened our position in the esports events landscape and we decided to not only offer events as a solution, but we helped (a)-brands, municipalities, educational and well-being organisations, professional sports clubs and sports associations find their way through gaming and esports. For example with strategy & consultancy, brand activations, gamificiation & sports, education & responsible gaming and community building. The corona time was also a personal development opportunity: in 2021 I followed the Master Leadership and Change Management. At the same time, I became involved as the person responsible for partnerships at Team Gullit, where I laid the foundation for proposition development and sales (outreach) on which to build.In 2023 we repositioned our brand into WePlay United since we broaded ourselves way more then solely esports events. Now, I try with my team to position the company and its brands in such a way there is a solid machine. Most we do is based on Verne Harnish' Scaling Up methodology. I see it as my job to hire the right people, to shape behavior, to improve operation excellence and to give the team the accurate tools to fulfill the company’s and personal’s mission, vision and goals.

Listed skills include Event Management, Esports, Sales, Ondernemerschap, and 1 others.