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"A high energy, creative and resourceful problem solver who enjoys working in teams and engaging with other individuals. A quick learner with demonstrated initiative and strong analytical skills."  ~CJ Smith, co-founder of CryptoBlockCon CJ previously worked as a business analyst and digital marketing professional. Now he's an Entrepreneur, event organizer and co-founder of CryptoBlockCon, a global Blockchain conference series. After listening to this episode you will learn: Where CJ is from and how he got started How CJ got into event management and then the Blockchain niche Things CJ likes and dislikes about different events and how he improves on that Examples of what a good event looks like What Blockchain projects and use cases CJ is most excited about   For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio

"Faruk Okcetin is an experienced business professional and lifelong entrepreneur. He has been actively involved in a wide range of businesses, including Real-Estate, Mortgage Finance, Restaurants, Technology, BlockChain, Medical Devices, and Biometrics. Faruk takes pride in taking ideas and implementing strategies to bring them to fruition. Having been an investor and part of a number of start-ups, he truly relishes in building a strong brand awareness, and applying the correct marketing and sales efforts in order to achieve optimum success." After listening to this episode you will learn: About Faruks business background and how he discovered Blockchain Opportunities he sees for non-technical business people in the Blockchain industry How Faruk had an "aha" moment about his role in the space and how he came to that realization What the Cryptolina is and what the event is all about Why they believe in promoting other conferences and leaders in the space and region Why it's important to help others find le

"After writing an M.A. thesis on the use of blockchain technology in the art ecosystem and working at Sotheby's helping collectors to bid at auction, I co-founded Codex Protocol, a decentralised title registry for art and collectibles. I previously spent six years in the finance industry. Sailing enthusiast and collector of old maps."   After listening to this episode you will learn: How Jess initially got into the Blockchain The connection Jess saw between Blockchain and the art world How that led Jess into the academic world and ultimately publishing a thesis paper How there was a perfect storm for Jess to combine her non-technical business and investment skillsets to create the Codex protocol How Jess was really excited by the creativity and diversity of the Blockchain scene Some tips on how to pick A players and manage a remote team across the world How they use all hands meetings three times a week to keep people and incentives aligned Why team building is such an important building block for success

Kirk Phillips, CPA, CMA, CFE, DCC is an entrepreneur, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) passionate about technology and the possibilities for bitcoin to disrupt, decentralize and bring transparency into the business world. He is the author of the The Ultimate Bitcoin Business Guide, an inspirational business-focused Bitcoin book for entrepreneurs and small businesses. He weaves risk management into business process outsourcing, crypto business consulting and education. Ultimately, Kirk helps remove the frustrations of managing paper, accounting and other administrative processes every organization and individual must face. He also helps educate and guide people through his courses and books. For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio

Munair is a Wharton graduate, information technologist, engineer, entrepreneur, fitness model, Capoeira teacher, aspiring yogi and marketing strategist presently focused on cryptocurrency ventures. He also contributes regularly to CoinCentral, a Cryptocurrency news website. We discuss South Korea, Fluidity, Ethereal, Consensus, and our Adventures at Blockchain week. After listening to this episode you will learn: Munair's story and background growing up in the Carribean and US before eventually moving to South Korea  How he got in to the Blockchain space An inside look at the community and scene in South Korea  A recap of Fluidity, Ethereal and Consensus for Blockchain week NYC 2018 For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio  

Tim Francisco has a background in B2B enterprise sales of hardware and software. He has worked at such companies as Dell, EMC, Cisco as well as the AI and deep neural network industry. Now Tim is helping build the Blockchain economy by providing consulting and introducing companies to platforms, services and other valuable information needed to BUIDL. After listening to this episode you will learn: Tim's story and background growing up in Socal How he was working at Cisco when the Internet as we know it didn't exist An inside look at working in the early tech industry (pre-Google and Amazon) The state of technology and the industry at that time How many of the attitudes and patterns with people played out already in the Dotcom era How the parties were back in the early Dotcom days (with Lambos too) How were are in a software revolution and why we're excited to BUIDL Tims bump into Vinny Lingham and their beer vending machine using Civic How Tim bumped into some who's who like the creator of Siacoin and CTO

Brian Deery is the Chief Scientist at Factom, a platform that stores the world's data on a decentralized system. Using Blockchain technology Factom facilitates smart contracts, digital assets and database integrity. Brian is an early innovator in technology. He built a self-driving Lotus Elise which competed in the 2007 DARPA Urban Grand Challenge. The race competition included a precursor to Google’s driverless car. Previously, he served as an R&D Engineer at Pentair, Ltd where he designed and brought to market an underwater energy harvesting device. Earlier, he managed the quality control robots certifying ~$30M of yearly production at MTS Systems Corporation."   After listening to this episode you will learn: The story behind how Brian got on the Blockchain path How Brian identified the connection between computers and money About how Brian won a Federal Reserve sponsored hack-a-thon How Brian first met Paul Snow of Factom (then named Notary Chain) Brian's view of Blockchains and its purpose What sca

Sometimes known as DJ Eth Ledger, Zane is the co-founder and CTO @ Dispatch Labs, Founding partner at The Bureau, and co-organizer of the San Francisco Ethereum Meetup. Zane is an experienced blockchain architect and distributed systems specialist. He is firmly entrenched as an expert in the blockchain world, sitting on the board of advisors for four California based blockchain companies, and is an author in the space. Zane’s entire life is focused on his desire to build something at the bleeding edge of what is currently possible.  After listening to this episode you will learn: That Zane has a background in both Music and Technology How Zane began his career doing Technology in San Francisco About when Zane helped build one of the first Ethereum Meetups in the Bay area What use cases excite Zane as a Blockchain developer How Zane has tweaked functionality to bridge the gaps on smart contracts What the future of development looks like About how this technology will touch previously inaccessible smaller nat

Kim is a prolific event speaker, social media influencer, fitness enthusiast, startup mentor and has shared the stage with superstars across industries including Gary Vee. Kim Parnell, the Cofounder of Blank, is a seasoned startup veteran originally from Toronto, Canada with a successful exit under her belt. Blank aims to be a platform that builds apps automatically without code, thus making app development available to everyone.  Her passion for Blank comes from her frustration in finding a technical partner during the early phases of her first software startup. Alongside the team at Blank, she’s working to level the playing field so that anyone with an idea and the ambition to make it happen has the tools they need to do so. After listening to this episode you will learn: How we reacted during an earthquake during our recording About Kim's background in film, entrepreneurship and eventually app development A look into the Toronto startup scene and community How more Women in STEM isn't necessarily the iss

"Events are expensive operations. As a result, event organizers establish costly subsidies and artificial deals to maximize revenue and minimize risk, ultimately hurting the entire event financing process" - Jason Robert, Co-founder & CEO of Hello Sugoi Jason is Co-founder & CEO of HelloSugoi, the world's first blockchain powered live events ecosystem. The team over at Hello Sugoi operates on principals that the event coordinators and customers deserve a fair system in which to operate. Currently, the model is flawed with intermediaries, risk, fraud and price gouging. With the Hello Sugoi platform, using smart contracts to issue tickets adds transparency and helps disrupt inefficiencies in the current system. He also co-founded the popular "Real World Blockchain” meetup and is the founding instructor at Product School's "Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies" course in Los Angeles, CA. Jason has facilitated numerous public speaking engagements on the topic of blockchain and the entertainment industry, in

Sarah Hody counsels entrepreneurs, established tech businesses and innovators on a variety of regulatory matters, primarily in the fintech and blockchain industries. Sarah is well-versed in state and federal financial services regulations, data security, privacy, intellectual property and regulatory compliance. Sarah’s background includes serving as in-house counsel at Coinbase, a digital asset exchange company as well as assisting token crowd sales (ICOs), asset-backed digital tokens, peer-to-peer lending, corporate governance, Bank Secrecy Act compliance, FINRA arbitration and financial services litigation.   Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo advises emerging growth and established technology companies in the United States and Latin America, with a particular emphasis on blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT). As part of the Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group, Valeria has been at the forefront of the legal and regulatory frameworks related to virtual currency and blockchain. She h

Raphaël is a socially focused technology entrepreneur and is way down the blockchain rabbit hole. His former life was in lobbying and corporate communications in Europe and Latin America. Raphaël is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (and currently learning Greek). He is now the founder and CEO of Alice, a social funding and management platform on the Ethereum Blockchain. For show notes and more please visit: CoinStructive

Dan Bates has spent the last 10 years as President, CEO and Founder of WindStream Technologies, a recognized leader in hybrid renewable energy systems. Under Bates’ guidance, the Company has deployed projects of all sizes in over 35 countries and established manufacturing facilities in the United States and in India. The Company has won international awards for product design, efficiency and sustainability and has developed strong relationships in the international renewable energy community.  Prior to starting WindStream Dan spent 15 years in the technology sector and has launched successful technology ventures in both hardware and software. Dan's first technology venture, Extreme Audio Reality (EAR) was the first provider of multi-channel, interactive audio, designed for the PC and set-top box gaming arena. EAR successfully licensed its products to all major game publishers including Electronic Arts, Activision, Id Software, Ubisoft and many others. After EAR, Mr. Bates started Avant Interactive, which wa

Joe Ciccolo is an accomplished expert in building and implementing successful BSA/AML programs for traditional and non-traditional financial institutions offering a variety of banking products and services.  Following 10+ years in legacy bank compliance, Joe founded BitAML, a regulatory compliance advisory group devoted exclusively to helping bitcoin startups and innovators leveraging Blockchain technology. BitAML allows him to share his subject matter expertise with those that share his passion for digital currency and all the potential it holds for the future. Joe is a frequent guest speaker at both Bitcoin and Blockchain conferences. He also meets regularly with traditional bankers and volunteers his time and talents with the non-profit Blockchain Education Network. After listening to this episode you will learn: Joe's background and how he got into the field What compliance, AML and KYC is and why we need it How the market has shifted over the last two years What Joe does with bitAML How he decided to

This is a re-post from The Captain Crypto Show by Kylan Hurt Kylan is a Full-Stack Developer for a Cryptocurrency wallet provider called Edge (formerly Airbitz). He specializes in such languages as: PHP, Javascript & jQuery, MySQL, Angular.js, Python, HTML, CSS After listening to this show you will learn: Chris' corporate background and how he transitioned into the Crypto world How he got his start as a Bitcoin community organizer What CoinStructive does and how it works A look at the Cryptocurrency industry and how its changed since 2014 Advice for eager onlookers on how to get started in the community For show notes and more, please visit: coinstructive.com/blog  

Sheree is currently the Legal and Blockchain Development lead at automotive blockchain company, BitCar. She provided Legal and Compliance counsel for an Australian based blockchain commercialisation company, Ledger Assets. At Power Ledger, she worked across Australia’s first ICO on the token design, commercial strategy and led the ICO marketing efforts to the company’s success in $34M raise creating the third largest global crypto Telegram community, 60k+ Twitter followers. Sheree's expertise spans across all stages of blockchain development from strategic architectural design, product implementation and compliance, through marketing. She is an Academic at Curtin University's Law School in Western Australia teaching across various areas of law and a Doctoral Candidate researching in Digital Currency Law and Blockchain Regulation. Finally, Sheree cofounded Certus Consulting bringing her legal experience from a variety of sectors to current blockchain projects. She is a qualified Practitioner and a Board Membe

 Steven Masur has over 22 years of legal experience advising emerging companies since the days of the Internet and most recently the Blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. His practice focuses on corporate finance, M&A, intellectual property, entertainment, and guiding startups. Steve has extensive experience in angel and venture capital finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and cross-border transactions in Europe and Asia.  Previously he counselled enterprise level clients like Shazam, Virgin Mobile, Liberty Media, Yamaha, Nielsencounselledics, Bob Vila and Conde Nast Publications in corporate, digital media, and new business matters. His knowledge has guided a wide variety of industries including media, mobile, digital music, social media, augmented and virtual reality, software and hardware. Today, Steve is a partner at Masur Griffitts + Co, LLP, a full-service transactional law firm which guides emerging companies of all sizes and industries navigate uncertain waters as rapidly growing

Diego is a veteran Technologist and Entrepreneur with a focus in Latin America and Argentina, having grown up there and along with various successful startups he built. Diego's track record includes being part of the founding teams of Clarín Digital (a top Argentina newspaper website), Patagon.com (a financial community eventually sold to Banco Santander), Internet Argentina (the first Argentinean ISP to provide ADSL), and Edunexo (a SaaS platform for educational institutions). He also founded countless startups including: Xinergia (web development company), Cero a Cien (tutoring platform for entrepreneurs), Arraiga (IT training platform) and Restocoins (a payment system for bitcoin) In 2011, Diego first encountered Bitcoin and feel in love with the technology and how it could benefit not only the world but Argentinean and Latin grassroots communities. This led to him co-founding Rootstock, the first open-source peer-to-peer smart-contract platform and payment network. Diego is also a relentless community bu

Armin is a veteran of the Technology scene having experience with such giants as Yahoo as the Senior Vice President of Engineering for their advertising and web portal and helped build strategic partnerships with telecom giants like AT&T and Verizon. Armin also worked with Advertising.com which was a division of AOL networks. Armin has a Ph.D. in Organizational Management from Capella University and B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer Science from Chico State University. Now, Armin is taking his expertise into blockchain and is tackling digital identity with his startup ShoCard which has a specific focus on the financial services sector offering value to companies that have costly processes in place. After listening to this episode you will learn: How Armin got started in this field as well as his background How ShoCard helps streamline current expensive and high friction methods for KYC, AML and other digital identity management How current methods for KYC, AML and identity management are outdated The typ

Caterina is a polyglot (multi-lingual), Blockchain educator, consultant and even TEDx speaker among other engagements worldwide. Caterina's areas of expertise include bitcoin and blockchains education, training, mentoring, project implementation, community engagement, and technology integration. Caterina Rindi comes from a background in education and non-profits; through her efforts developing more scalable opportunities and tapping existing resources via peer-to-peer technologies, she became involved in the bitcoin and blockchain ecosystem in 2013. Caterina is a very social good, philosophy and sustainability-focused individual and implores us all to take these concepts more seriously in our personal and professional lives. Today, Caterina lends her expertise to Fintech startups as well as other clients in industries ranging from P2P collaborative economies, consumer products, governance, and healthcare, and is helping organizations think about tapping the advantages of decentralized, transparent, secure da