NFT Heat

This week we feature Diego Borgo, Metaverse native, Web3 ambassador, NFT collector and advisor to global brands, including former Adidas’s Metaverse strategist and advisor. 

This week we feature Kadine James, Creative Technologist at Yahoo and one of the top most influential women working in Digital, Fashion ML, 3D Printing, augmented reality, virtual reality, spatial computing, XR, immersive gaming and innovation.  She is a pioneer in leading change in the immersive technology industry. 

This week we feature Mickey Maher, SVP of Partnerships at Dapper Labs. He is charge of partnerships and licensing deals, bringing world class entertainment IP to the Dapper Studio and Flow blockchain.

This week we feature Edmund Howard, founder of W3 Professionals NL, a server aimed to bring those working in the Web 3 space closer together in The Netherlands.  He’s also the co-founder of MET-AMS, a Metaverse festival taking place in Amsterdam in June 2022. The 4-day festival will be the first of its kind and include keynote talks, panel discussions, immersive experiences and installations from brands, artists and thought leaders shaping this space. 

This week we feature Les Borsai, the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Wave Financial and Partner for Wavemaker Genesis Labs. Wave Financial Group is a digital asset management firm combining venture capital, fund & wealth management competencies. Wavemaker Genesis brings an early-stage venture strategy to the cryptocurrency and blockchain market. They partner with the best investors and entrepreneurs in crypto and blockchain, at the earliest stage. 

This week we feature Laura Jamarillo, Lead Product Designer at Upshot and Product Operation at Friends With Benefits. Laura is a product designer, and project coordinator with the ability to create, manage and launch products. She was recently featured in Dwell magazine 24 emerging designers. 

This week we feature Jeremy Born, CEO and Co-Founder of NFT Genius which is a Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher venture backed NFT technology platform and marketplace. NFT Genius is a leader in the NFT space creating unique IPs and marketplace technology to help onboard the masses. NFT Genius’s products include Bitcoin Origins, Rebel Rabbits, Ballerz, as well as the Gaia NFT marketplace. 

This week we feature Maaria Bajwa, Principal at Sound Ventures whose team includes Ashton Kutcher and Guy O’Seary. Maaria is an early stage investor at Sound Ventures who has invested in companies across fintech, retail, crypto, consumer and healthcare but open to anything and everything. Prior to joining Sound Ventures she spent 5 years at LA based investment advisor ICG Advisors. 

This week we feature Cathy Hackl, a globally recognized Metaverse and Web3 strategist, tech futurist, sought-after business executive, speaker and media personality with deep expertise working in Metaverse-related fields with companies like HTC VIVE, Magic Leap, and Amazon Web Services. She’s the CEO of the Futures Intelligence Group, a leading Metaverse consultancy working with the world's top brands on Metaverse and Web3 strategies, NFTs, gaming, virtual fashion, and how to extend their brands into virtual worlds. Cathy was recently featured in 60 Minutes+, WSJ, TIME and WIRED's coverage of the Metaverse and is a contributor to Forbes. She has written two books and is writing an anticipated book on the business opportunities of the Metaverse coming out in early 2022.  Cathy has been dubbed the Godmother of the Metaverse and is one of the top tech voices on LinkedIn. 

This week we feature Leonard Armato, the founder and CEO of Management Plus Enterprises (MPE) who has been a pioneer in converting celebrity to brand with such notable clients as Shaquille O’Neal, Oscar De La Hoya, amongst many others. He was formerly the CMO of Skechers, Founder/CEO of the AVP Pro Beach VB Tour, and Board Member of the Harlem Globetrotters. He is a strategic adviser to high profile CEOs and is a Master at Enabling Greatness. He is considered a visionary leader in the convergence of sports, entertainment, marketing and technology and is now quickly taking these same principles that made him a powerhouse in Web 2.0 to becoming one of the top NFT and Web3 Thought Leaders in the world.