Nick Hagen is an independent advisor focussed on e-commerce, and the regulated betting and gaming sectors with 20+ years of “hands on” commercial, strategic and operational experience.
A highly experienced Digital Leader and Chief Operating Officer with a track record of success across a career that has spanned some of leading B2B and B2C business and operators. Career highlights; Trader - then Head of Gaming at Sporting Index Group, MD of multi channel poker business, launched sports betting & gaming operations on 3 continents as COO Sports - GTECH G2, Sports Operations Director at Betfair - launched then grew BF sportsbook to >£1.2bn turnover in <3 years, Inspired Entertainment Inc Board member, Strategic and Operational Advisor to FanDuel, Growth Company COO at Property Partner and Threads.
Areas of Specialisation
STRATEGY
Primary area of expertise is helping betting and gaming, media and entertainment, and e-commerce businesses with market entry, market fit and/or growth strategies. To include launching new products, international expansion and operational readiness
PARTNER AND VENDOR SELECTION
Work collaboratively with management to clearly understand your specific requirements and support you in finding the right partners/ vendors. What to buy, what to build. To include; data, platform, trading, operations, compliance, product & marketing
GROWTH (OPERATIONS)
Helping operators understand which levers to pull to accelerate growth; these are likely to be pricing, product or marketing led, as well as international expansion. Work with in house teams to build out data driven plans & then help execute the initiatives
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Is your organisational structure fit for purpose, are you effectively using data and analytics, do you communicate well, are your teams set up for success , is your culture aligned with your corporate goals, do you have a clear vision & set of objectives
trading, risk management and pricing
Help to improve your margins and trading performance by reviewing and optimising your trading strategy, pricing, limits, customer profiling and segmentation. As well as the competitiveness of your offer/ product and how it sits within wider marketplace
M&A SUPPORT AND DUE DILIGENCE
Supporting Private Equity houses, Family Offices and Venture Capital firms in evaluating the operations and performance of businesses within betting, gaming and e-commerce sectors as part of their due diligence process