Athena is the reigning queen 👸🏻 of Rocket League content creators - #21

Salt Cast: The stories behind Rocket League Esports

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Athena attracts a large audience on Twitch, with her outgoing personality and engaging Rocket League action. She is affiliated with G2 Esports, and hosts The Grid for G2 as well. In 2020, she participated in a challenge to stream every day for a year, and with the hard work came great success. She talks about her life as a streamer and as G2 Rizzo's girlfriend, and shares her experiences with all the different quirks of social media. Enjoy the episode!

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⏰ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Playing on wi-fi
2:46 Starting to stream on Twitch
5:50 Athena's early stream setup
7:16 Scuffed production quality
9:47 University and dropping out
14:42 Traveling as a streamer
16:08 Missing out on Norway
18:46 Dating a Rocket League pro
25:46 The dark side of dating a Rocket League pro
30:55 Getting recognized close to home
32:06 How Johnnyboi met Markydooda
35:20 Being a female streamer
40:18 Putting in the work
42:18 Support from the viewers
43:40 G2 Grid viewing parties
49:37 Winning the GameHERs award for Top Player of the Year
50:48 Inspiring women
53:47 Goals as a content creator
58:15 Plans for the future
1:03:18 TikTok: the weirdest social medium
1:08:51 Widechamp Round: favourites
1:13:56 Widechamp Round: team, demo, ranked
1:21:44 Revealing SMUG 4 players
1:33:02 Outro