Except for the truth that Boyd has participated in all six management pillars of the Gaming Membership, he shared how proud he was that a lot of the aggressive groups he began are nonetheless round.
“Out of the three I began, two are nonetheless going robust right this moment,” he mentioned, “They don’t seem like they’re going anyplace.”
One other supply of satisfaction for Boyd is the venue’s grand opening. “For 5 years, I’ve been listening to that we’re going to have a bodily house, and solely within the final yr and a half did we get it. Seeing it now, lastly, after…having that teaser in your thoughts for thus lengthy—all of the completely different locations it might’ve been, the place it ought to’ve been, I can’t think about it anyplace else however right here now. As it’s proper now, it’s an ideal spot.”
Boyd shared that one in all his fondest recollections by these years was internet hosting his first massive occasion, the Beat Saber Showdown, in 2022. “That was a two-week occasion that was a number of enjoyable,” he mentioned. “For Stream Workforce, in all probability my favourite reminiscence with that was OU Giving Day 2022. I had a little bit operating bit with the taser, and it blew up on my hand within the livestream, so that you simply see myself getting electrocuted within the Giving Day livestream,” he laughed.
As for his expertise in aggressive groups, Boyd shared, “There’s nothing like getting your first win. You’re working your butt off, you’re coaching. Your whole life, you’ve by no means performed aggressive…you consider your self because the run-of-the-mill, and then you definately…smoke them 3-0. Nothing can beat that.”
Boyd defined how, because the group’s coach, he valued the little occasions between group members. “[I have] by no means been prouder in my life than Halo’s first group get-together. [It was a] weekly factor after our…conferences—we’d go to Buffalo Wild Wings each Thursday night time. We’d be there till, like, one o’clock within the morning simply speaking, hanging out, having a good time.”
