Getting in touch with the Fortnite generation | Cody ‘Clix’ Conrod interview

As an old timer in games, it’s good for me to get to know what young people on the bleeding edge of technology and games think about.

I had a chance to do that with Cody “Clix” Conrod, who has millions of followers on social. He has been playing Fortnite since a young age and now he is world famous. Clix started generating tons of money and followers since he was 13, given his skills at gaming. Now he’s 20 years old and he has promo deals with brands like JBL.

At SXSW, Conrod talked about being a creator on a panel with DJ/content creator Xandra and Chris Epple, VP of marketing at Harman/JBL and Ryan Joe of AdWeek.

He’s a co-owner and ambassador for esports organization XSET. In addition to competition and content creation, Conrod works with XSET on a Fortnite Creative project called ...