Culture Factor, Season 3
All about the culture in companies, and taking a look at the emerging trends that are shaping business in the world.
Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology, and as an independent commentator on fintech through his blog, The Finanser.com. His latest book (sixteenth!) is called Doing Digital. He is Chair of Nordic Future Innovation, is a non-executive director of 11:FS and on the advisory boards of many FinTech and financial firms. Mr. Skinner has been an advisor to the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.
Medha Parlikar is co-founder and CTO of CasperLabs. She has more than 30 years of tech experience and is considered one of the top women in blockchain. She started working with technology in the early 1980’s, building computers in the basement. For the past two decades, she has been delivering production SaaS software for large companies including Adobe, Omniture and Avalara. Medha excels in building high-functioning technical teams, and inspiring them to deliver solutions that solve customer problems. Medha holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems and Programming from Coleman College.
Will Pemble is a Web1 Pioneer, a Web2 Leader, and a Web3 Futurist. He built and sold Web.com, one of the first and largest domain name registrars on earth. As a Top 50 Domain Name Millionaire, technology futurist, and serial entrepreneur, Will has been building and growing tech companies since before the days of Web1.
Ridhima Ahuja Kahn is the VP of Business Development at Dapper Labs. Her focus is helping build meaningful partnerships with the world’s top IPs, creators, and social media platforms as they look to build blockchain-based experiences. Prior to Dapper Labs, she was a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) where she focused on sports, social, media & entertainment, collectibles (both in digital & physical), hospitality/travel and food.
Trey serves as a Director of Client Partnerships at Vayner NFT. He focuses on educating his clients on the advantages of NFTs and the business impact Web3 space can have on their relationships with consumers. He leads his clients in all stages of their NFT journey, ensuring authentic entry to the space and building long-term strategic NFT programs. Prior to joining VaynerNFT, he worked as a team lead at an Artificial Intelligence consulting firm and spent 3 years helping build DraftKings marketing partnerships.
Vladislav Ginzburg is the Chief Executive Officer at Blockparty. Ginzburg leads Blockparty and the mission to build a blockchain-agnostic platform for collectible NFTs at the intersection of art, music and culture. Blockparty launched their MVP In August 2020 with a number of mainstream oriented drops, including first digital artworks by 3lau/Slime Sunday, Adventure Club, Dave Krugman and others.
Vladislav Ginzburg is the Chief Executive Officer at Blockparty. Ginzburg leads Blockparty and the mission to build a blockchain-agnostic platform for collectible NFTs at the intersection of art, music and culture. Blockparty launched their MVP In August 2020 with a number of mainstream oriented drops, including first digital artworks by 3lau/Slime Sunday, Adventure Club, Dave Krugman and others.
NFTs are rapidly evolving - and so is this space. HashLips is driving transformation and bridging gaps through accessibility, education, and empowerment. The name is an alias for his YouTube channel, and for his NFT Art Engine as well as an NFT collection. It is also an art movement. Dig a bit deeper, and you realize that HashLips is an advocate for blockchain technology advancement, too. Most especially, it is a community of like-minded adventurers.
Alexander Amartei is the producer of 'Antara', a Hollywood epic that is the first major movie in history to be funded via NFTs. The Antara Movie NFT by Arabian Camels has ushered in a new paradigm shift that is setting a whole new culture in the world of Hollywood, finance, NFTs and DeFi.
Victoria Fuller has always been an artist, from the time she grew up in Santa Barbara, CA. and during her time as a Playboy Playmate where she was the centerfold in 1996 and in the year 2000. Victoria became the only artist ever licensed by Playboy. She traveled as a bunny and a professional artist in galleries around the world. Victoria became reality royalty after the Amazing Race, Girls Next Door, Kendra show, Celebrity Fear Factor, Battle of the Network Reality Stars. And she ran a licensing company called American Pop.
OPÉ has had a love for fashion ever since she was a child. She has been drawing clothes since she could hold a pencil.
Born in St. Louis, MO. to Nigerian parents, Opé was able to see Nigeria for the first time as a teenager attending high school there. Living through huge cultural changes at the time, it tempered the way she sees a colorful world around her.
Nick Saponaro is an American software developer, Speaker, Musician, and blockchain personality. He is the Chief Information Officer and Co-founder of The Divi Porject. He is also a frequent speaker at blockchain conferences.
Nick is an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto-related issues. Media appearances include Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, Nasdaq.com, and CoinTelegraph.
Steve Ryan is a bestselling author, featured in Forbes, singer, songwriter, podcaster, entrepreneur and community builder. His latest creation is a documentary called NFTS For Freedom.
Elizabeth Franklin (aka “Geekella”) is a celebrated two-dimensional artist known for her generous application of vibrant, vivid colors, as well as her use of varied and unique artistic media. Elizabeth's whimsical portrayals of the world that inspires her have earned her victories and recognition through displays and contests from her early childhood into adulthood. Jason Franklin is a forward thinker, servant leader, and humanitarian. He is determined to use his talents and skills to make a positive impact on humanity, driven by his yearning desire to make the world a better place. Profoundly interested in a variety of topics such as blockchain, web3, the metaverse, NFTs, artificial intelligence, machine learning, hackathons to make a few things!
Abraxas Higgins is a thought leader, impact influencer and social audio strategist. He is the UK’s largest and most notable Social Audio creator, boasting a Clubhouse following of 460,000. He’s also become a leading Social Audio Strategist, offering consultation and ideation sessions for companies and high-net-worth individuals. He’s worked with multiple brands to date such as SXSW, Adobe, Ted Baker and Amazon Prime Video.
Kiara Aguillon is a digital marketer with seven years experience executing brand campaigns across social, broadcast, and more. Some of her brand credits include working with companies like McDonald's, E! and HBO Max to name a few. A significant part of her present role is working with creators across the digital landscape and elevating prominent voices in the creator economy through sponsored content.
Dominic Andre is a content creator with over 8M followers across platforms. His content focuses on some of the internet's biggest science-based stunts and is responsible for viral videos across TikTok and Snapchat. In 2019 he won the Snapchat Spotlight series in which he won a large cash prize from the platform. Outside of social media, Dominic has an MA from Pepperdine in Clinical Psychology and is passionate about mental health.
Yael Tamar, CEO & Co-Founder, SolidBlock, a real estate tokenization company. Yael is a recognized leader in property tokenization and has a background that includes marketing, finance, trading, compliance and entrepreneurship in public and private companies. As an early mover in the blockchain space, Yael serves at the helm of FIBREE, Foundation for International Blockchain and Real Estate Expertise (the leading international network for exchanging knowledge in the real estate industry), and as a Founder of Women in Block.
Brooke is a technologist, NFT Development Consultant, tech educator, crypto investor and TikTok creator with over 300K followers.
What I love most about her is she is a champion of women NFT artists and developers. And they need her in their corner because this new Web3 world is dominated by men already, in fact 81% are men.
Brooke commands the stage always with grace and today she is here with my Culture Factor family to educate us.
Ted Rivera is a Writer, Producer, Director and founder of MyMusic Video Streaming. MyMovies Production, Content Monetization, Tiatro Movie and Television Streaming Platforms are other things he has built on BitcoinSV Protocol.
Toni Payne is a photographer and educator in the NFT Community. She gives life to things you would otherwise consider mundane. Toni explores and lives to capture the world around her. She also loves to shoot wildlife, because like humans, she believes that they also have a story.
The CFO of Crypto is here to discuss paying taxes on cryptocurrency and NFT sales! Adam Knihtila is a Fractional CFO that Translates Finances into English. He has experience working with many industries but his talents and passions lie in helping creative business owners Make More Money! He will find $100K in additional annual revenue for any business in 45 minutes
Brian Fanzo is a digital futurist keynote speaker who translates the trends of tomorrow to inspire change today. His customized and personalized programs showcase real-world stories and examples of forward-thinking people and businesses. He teaches companies of all sizes how to leverage technology in real-time in order to engage their customers at the right time. Brian has a gift for bringing people together online and offline.
Brian Fanzo is a digital futurist keynote speaker who translates the trends of tomorrow to inspire change today. His customized and personalized programs showcase real-world stories and examples of forward-thinking people and businesses. He teaches companies of all sizes how to leverage technology in real-time in order to engage their customers at the right time. Brian has a gift for bringing people together online and offline.
David Ciccarelli is Co-Founder and CEO of Voices.com. It is the largest marketplace for voice talent. Voices.com has over 1 million members, and has received $20M+ funding to date. They have users from over 160 countries, and 5,000 jobs are posted per month. Their clients include Shopify, Microsoft, Hulu, Discovery, and many others.
Chantelle Marcelle is an experienced marketer who has worked with a variety of agencies and companies of all sizes, primarily with a focus on technology. She has a passion for all things marketing, including community building, social media, content marketing, SEO, and analytics. She's also a huge believer in developing a customer-centric mindset to fuel long-term growth and success. In her free time, she loves creating digital art and biking. She is the Producer and Host of Companies & Communities.
Award-winning Ghanaian-American designer and Unfashion visionary, Mimi Plange launched her own lifestyle brand in 2010, after a decade working in the New York fashion industry.
She is a graduate of the San Francisco Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and holds a degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. Plange’s designs have been sold in luxury boutiques in the United States, Kuwait and Qatar, and she has shown her collections in New York, Sweden, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Paris and Nigeria.
Siyona Vikram started a podcast called Little Minds Chats because she saw something missing in the space. She has won the ‘Golden Crane Podcast Award and a final slate nominee for the most prestigious award in podcasting ‘Podcast Awards 2021’. Siyona has been featured in ‘Podcast Magazine’. Her first speaking engagement (and I’m certain there will be many more) she spoke for at a Summit called ‘Amplifying Her Voice 2021’. And she was also the youngest speaker at the world’s largest Podcasting event called ‘Podcast Movement’. She is now spearheading a club for children called ‘Little-WISE’. This is all by the age of 10.
Cliff Ravenscraft is a business mentor, professional coach and motivational speaker. His focus is to help you break free from any beliefs and/or behaviors that are holding you back from living the life of your dreams and doing the work you feel most called to do in this world.
Cliff Ravenscraft is a business mentor, professional coach and motivational speaker. His focus is to help you break free from any beliefs and/or behaviors that are holding you back from living the life of your dreams and doing the work you feel most called to do in this world.
Konrad Probst is a serial digital entrepreneur and angel investor from Germany. He is the co-founder and CEO of Property's Digital Ventures and the co-founder and CTO of Pioneers Labs. His company Property's offers consultancy and implementation services to large international brands that want to take the leap into NFTs, the Metaverse and other Web 3.0 products.