Blockleaders Podcast

Blockleaders Podcast

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Blockleaders Podcast episodes

  • Blockleaders Podcast 47: Marieke Flament

    Marieke Flament almost passed up on the chance to move into Web3 in 2015 because in her mind bitcoin was connected with illicit substances.

    She was approached by a headhunter who wanted to pitch her to a bitcoin startup.

    “And I thought they’d got the wrong number. I did not want to work for drug dealers.”

    However, curiosity got the better of her and she decided to investigate further – to ignore the screaming news headlines of the day – with

    the result she ended up working with blue chip Circle headed up by Jeremy Allaire.

    “That was a great privilege to enter this space and work with someone who was incredibly visionary.”

    To hear more, tune into the podcast. Your host is Jillian Godsil

    21 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 46: Richard Kieswick

    Web3 is a wonderful cornucopia of people from all walks of life, sharing passions and looking at the transformation world of blockchain, NFTs and AI to create new experiences and adventures. Fitting right into this eclectic mix is former playwright, rugby player, sustainable food mogul and TV presenter Richard Kieswick. In his adventures along the way to Web3, he peaked hard. His play has run on the WestEnd to critical acclaim, he played semi pro rugby (his sisters played even higher), his sustainable food business was to develop into one of the first compostable coffee pod companies which was valued in excess of £10million and, yes, he was the face for a TV shopping channel, BidTV, talking to hundreds of thousands of viewers every evening for six years.

     

    Oh, and he founded an alcoholic sausage company called Dickie’s Big Boozy Bangers which has a great line on Bloody Mary bangers amongst other flavours. Interestingly, this company gestated from a perchance for boozy bangers but is importantly a data-driven business.

    To find out more, tune into the podcast. Your host is Jillian Godsil

    34 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 45 - Abel Sebhatu

    Abel Sebhatu, CEO and co-founder of Atrivr.ai – his promise is that even your granny can use this platform

    Fascinated by NFTs, Abel Sebhatu decided to fix the issue of complexity and difficulty surrounding their production. In short, he wanted the process of creating an NFT to be as easy as sending a message.

    His background is technical, having studied mathematics and mathematical engineering, and for the six years prior to founding his NFT platform, he worked in a mixture of sectors, some outside crypto and some directly related. His non crypto work was with a startup in the Netherlands helping small farmers in the developing world become more productive. In the crypto world he worked with decentralized storage, DeFi and NFTs.

    Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author


    10 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 44 - Maria Matyushina

    Maria Matyushina does not do comfortable. Instead, she enjoys pushing herself in new experiences and challenges. This is reflected in

    her hobbies where she thrives on extreme activities such as paragliding and parachuting.  Next on her bucket list is
    diving with manatees.

     “I don’t do these activities every week but I love a challenge and a new adventure,” she says.

     The same love of adventure has turned her career on its head from a legal beginning to managing a team of engineers at a top Web3 NFT

    company.

    Tune in to hear more - your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author

     

    24 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 43.1 - Thibault Perreard, Bifrost

    Thibault has over six years’ experience working in traditional finance, as a portfolio manager and leading business development initiatives for a Swiss currency overlay firm ($30bn in AUM). Thibault has been

    in the crypto space since 2017 and made his way full time in 2021 after a
    career break and moving to China to learn Mandarin full-time. At Bifrost,
    Thibault manages Strategic and Business development initiatives - engaging and developing strategic partnerships across blockchain and financial industries i.e. institutions (VCs, HFs, MM, LPs) and sourcing relationships with ecosystem  projects and protocols as well as identifying new opportunities (investment, revenue etc.)

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/thibault-perréard/  

    https://twitter.com/Titi1P

    24 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 43 - Matt de la Hey, Inploi

    Matthew de la Hey, inploi

     

    It pays to understand the people behind the company, in this case

    Matthew de la Hey, co-founder of inploi, in order to understand the
    corporate ethos of the company.

     

    Coming from South Africa he understood first-hand the unfairness of

    life and wanted to make a difference.

     

    “South Africa is a very complicated place, as well as a

    very beautiful place, with one of the most unequal societies in the world.
    Growing up there and being exposed to its inequalities instilled in me a strong
    sense of social justice.

     

    “I think if we are to survive as a society, we need to address

    how capitalism works. Capitalism needs to adapt, and we need to level the
    playing field and create opportunity for all.”

     

    Part of that vision led de la Hey into becoming a council

    member of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism last year. He sees capitalism as being
    an extraordinary economic system for growth and innovation but this vehicle
    needs to be harnessed for everyone, otherwise society will buckle under its own
    weight and the inequality it produces.

     

    “We need to build more equal, more productive, happier, healthier societies, rather

    than a race to bottom where some people get very rich and a lot of people have
    nothing. We need a more inclusive, more sustainable approach, that considers
    all stakeholders and upholds a social contract”.

    To find out more - tune into the full podcast

    27 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 42.1 - Claudio founder of Kryptos Chain

    Welcome to Joining the Dots, hosted on Blockleaders (hence the funny number) In this interview Lisa Gibbons speaks with Claudio, founder

    of Kryptos Chain. Claudio is a leading poker influencer and content creator in the Polkadot ecosystem.

    Question:

    What is your background in technology and Polkadot?

    I used to work as a database developer before getting into blockchain and starting my YouTube channel. In 2017, a work colleague introduced me to Bitcoin, which sparked my interest in cryptocurrencies. I set up a wallet and purchased my first Bitcoin on Coinbase, a popular platform at the time. I also discovered Ethereum and Litecoin on Coinbase and decided to invest in them without fully understanding their differences. As I delved deeper into crypto, I began to grasp its technical aspects and its potential to solve issues like double spending and high transaction fees. This intrigued me, and I started researching altcoins

    and initial coin offerings (ICOs). In April 2018, I launched my own YouTube channel to discuss cryptocurrencies and ICOs. I was particularly drawn to the Neo ecosystem, known as the "Ethereum of China" at the time, due to its requirement for payment to list projects, which I believed would reduce scams and encourage serious development. I expanded my research to other cryptocurrencies like Cardano and Tezos and aimed to become multi-chain rather
    than focusing solely on Neo. In 2020, I discovered Polkadot, an
    interoperability ecosystem connecting different blockchains, and became fascinated by its creator, Gavin Wood, who had previously developed Ethereum's programming language, Solidity. This led me to cover Polkadot extensively on my channel, including interviews with founders and co-founders, project reviews, and providing the latest news updates.


    To find out more, tune into the podcast

    32 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 42 - Danny Brown Wolf, CoS Upland

    Interview with Danny Brown Wolf, CoS with Upland - with Jillian Godsil

    Danny Brown Wolf was poached to go and work with Upland by a headhunter.

    She tried to refuse saying that she worked B2B, not B2C. She did not know what
    metaverse was being pitched.

     “When I heard Upland I thought it was gaming but the recruiter

    pestered me until I met Dirk and Edan (the two cofounders) and heard their
    vision. Then the penny dropped and I realized Upland was a blend of an economic
    platform. It may have started as a game, and there are gamification elements,
    but the real value proposition is the economy of Upland.

     “I was excited as their future plans centered on User Generated

    Content (UGC). The other main kicker was the metaverse was mobile first. Not
    everyone has or wants a headset, not even a new Apple headset, but everyone has
    a phone.”

    Underpinning the metaverse is the community according to Brown

    Wolf. “We keep in mind the community at all times. It is totally transparent
    and in fact the community can see any changes on chain even before we announce
    it.

     “The community has even created analytic services that abstract

    data directly from the blockchain. They make decisions independent of Upland.”

     

    38 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 41 - Kevin Jones from KVA agency

    Why artists are embracing NFT’s: 

    Our artists love to create NFT’s as they give them a vehicle to create, sell and promote their

    own artistic talents and ideas rather than those asked for by art editors and
    creative directors in their day-to-day world of being a commercial artist.  It gives them complete artistic freedom and a
    sense of control over their own financial destiny while also being able to
    connect their own personal artistic preferences. Ultimately, with ongoing
    royalties written into a smart contract, it potentially gives them a revenue
    stream each time they are ‘flipped’ and in perpetuity.  And that’s not a bad thing!


    Kevin in conversation with Jillian Godsil

    26 min
  • Blockleaders Podcast 40 - Mirek Kaspar, founder of Liberverse

    Mirek Kaspar is the creator of Liberverse - the metaverse for Liberland. In conversation with Jillian Godsil


    To visit Liberverse, visit Liberverse.net


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    9 min

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Blockleaders.io editors Jillian Godsil and Lisa Gibbons speak to leaders, innovators and organisers in the web3 space covering topics from web3 gaming to decentralized finance to web3 events.