Behind every customer-facing iGaming success story is a version of events far messier than the ‘about section’ might suggest.

On today’s episode of the iGaming Daily Podcast, Charlie Horner and iGaming Leader founder Leo Judkins dug into the iGaming Leader story. 

Judkins, who walked away from a secure directorship at 38 to bet on himself, doesn’t sugarcoat the experience: months of financial planning with his wife before taking the leap, stretches “days away from being completely broke” and the isolating reality of leading a business with no one to talk to who truly gets it. 

From testing whether an idea is actually worth pursuing to why he thinks burnout has nothing to do with hours worked and everything to do with the emotional weight behind them, this is a rare, honest look at what founding and scaling really demands.

Watch the full episode here.