Tech Intersect™ with Prof Tonya M. Evans

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In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Dante Disparte, vice chairman and head of policy and communications for the Libra Association, an independent membership organization focused on creating a stablecoin that supports a financially-inclusive digital future. He is also the founder and chairman of Risk Cooperative and serves on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council. 

Now one year into the LibraCoin Project, Dante and I delve into an illuminating conversation about its evolution, current status as of May 2020, the Facebook privacy controversy and testimony before the United States Congress and regulatory landscape, and plans for the fall 2020 launch in the United States and beyond to empower the unbanked and underbanked around the world. And our discussion takes place in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, which has helped make the case even more clear cryptographically secured digital, user-directed, low cost, contactless payments. 

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Twitter: @DDisparte

Links:
About Libra: https://libra.org/en-US/
Tonya’s interview with Tom Merritt: Don’t Fear the Libra (re: Facebook’s corporate currency initiative) on The Daily Tech Show with Tom Merritt (Aug. 10, 2019)

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In this episode, I chat with Jimmy Song. He's is a cowboy-hat sportin’ Bitcoin educator, developer, "maximalist and entrepreneur. Jimmy is also the author of Programming Bitcoin and The Little Bitcoin Book. In addition, he’s a Bitcoin Fellow at Blockchain Capital, a lecturer at the University of Texas, internationally renowned speaker, avid open source contributor, mostly in Bitcoin, and the instructor of a 2-day workshop for programmers, called Programming Blockchain.

Educating developers for the ecosystem is his passion and so is the past, present and future if Bitcoin. Time to listen, learn and leverage™. Let's get started!

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Guest social assets: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong

Books: http://amzn.to/2RSlnTb https://amzn.to/31RnTOt

Course: programmingblockchain.com

Links: 

• Programming Bitcoin
• The Little Bitcoin Book. 
• Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Explained  (by Tonya M. Evans) [video]

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In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®. She is a personal finance expert, speaker, and author of 15 money-management books, including the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. 

Lynnette has been seen on more than 1,000 TV segments nationwide, including television appearances on Oprah, Dr. Phil, The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Good Morning America, The TODAY Show, CNBC and many more. 

A former financial news journalist, Lynnette now co-owns TheMoneyCoach.net LLC, a financial education company that she runs with her husband, Earl Cox. Together, they offer financial education consulting services, courses and workshops.

Lynnette shares a treasure trove of information about navigating the stimulus package rules for individuals and small businesses and she shares sound strategies on managing your money and not only protecting but maximizing your credit rating even in times of crisis. We also talk about entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship where you can be entrepreneurial even in corporate America or academia. 

Time to listen, learn and leverage. Let’s get started!

Guest social assets: 

• Blog: https://askthemoneycoach.com/blog/
• The Money Coach® University: https://askthemoneycoach.com/courses/

 Links: 

• Top Questions About Your Stimulus Payment with Answers
• New 401(k) rules under the CARES Act
• The CARES Act Economic Impact Payments: Are You Eligible?

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In this episode, I welcome Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Core Faculty Member in Women’s Studies at the University of New Hampshire. She is also a columnist for New Scientist. Her work exists at the intersection of particle physics and astrophysics.

She is primarily a theoretical researcher, but has deep knowledge of, and connection to, observational astronomy. Essence Magazine recognized her as one of 15 Black Women Who Are Paving the Way in STEM and Breaking Barriers.

Her work has been featured in several venues, including Huffington Post, Gizmodo, Nylon, and the African-American Intellectual History Society. And in 2017, she received the LGBT+ Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award for Years of Dedicated Effort in Changing Physics Culture to be More Inclusive and Understanding Toward All Marginalized Peoples.

Guest social assets: 

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI
• Web: http://www.cprescodweinstein.com/
• Blog @ Medium: https://medium.com/@chanda

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In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm, Backstage Capital. Arlan built this fund from the ground up, while experiencing homelessness. Literally. Backstage Capital addresses funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential underestimated founders (people of color, women, and/or members of the LGBTQ community. Started from scratch, Backstage has now raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders. 

See amazing Arlan’s fireside chat with Shontavia Johnson and me during the Phoenix Rising Summit: Crisis-Proof Your Career & Monday (4/19/2020) with some never-before shared insights, experiences and encouraging words (streaming replay access for the entire event that includes this chat available for purchase at PhoenixRisingSummit.com). 

She also hosts the Your First Million Podcast and recently launched two long-anticipated projects. Her first book, It’s About Damn Time (business/inspiration/self-help), hits the shelves on May 5th. And she recently launched her informative and invaluable course, Raising Capital for Your Company from Scratch via Teachable. Tech Intersect listeners receive 50% off the course with the code TECHINTERSECT (now $360, $900 beginning May 5th). 

Some takeaways from this episode and It’s About Damn Time: Decision points matter. And so do relationships, authenticity, a positive intention in everything you do and a dogged determination to see your life beyond your present circumstances. Use Arlan’s journey and book as a source of encouragement, inspiration and information. Please share your thoughts ahas and selahs in the comments. And as you read the book, share your favorite parts and how you plan to turn being underestimated into your greatest advantage! 

Guest social assets:

• Twitter: @ArlanWasHere
• Web: https://backstagecapital.com/

Links:

• Register for Arlan’s class [affiliate link] with code TECHINTERSECT for 50% discount off early access price of $360 ($900 beginning May 5th)
• Buy It’s About Damn Time (Amazon)
• Backstage capital’s Arlan Hamilton Brings Diversity to Venture Capital
• Just 0.2% of VC funding goes to black women founders. Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton wants to close that gap 

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In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Barlett D. Morgan who shares his perspectives on data privacy in Barbados as well as the Caribbean at large, and key practical steps organizations can and must take to develop and manage robust privacy compliance programs that reflect the realities of a global digital world. We also talk, more generally, about ways for individuals to remain safer when communicating and transacting online. This includes ways to protect your devices and safeguard your data.

Guest social assets:

• Twitter: @BartlettMorgan
• Websites:
• http://www.bartlettmorgan.com 
• https://lexcaribbean.com/attorneys/bartlett-morgan.html

Questions and requests: [email protected]

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In this special episode of Tech Intersect, I’m taking a break from interviews this week to share a conversation with my amazing LIT Braintrust, business partner, Shontavia Johnson, an attorney and intellectual property expert like me and host of the Shontavia Show on YouTube. She’s also co-host of our company podcast, the hashtag So Very LIT Podcast, which you can find on Anchor.

We sat down this week to talk about the upcoming virtual summit we’re hosting, the Phoenix Rising Summit on April 19th. We’re bringing together experts Minda Harts the CEO of The Memo, LLC and author of The Memo (whom I interviewed on episode 1 of Tech Intersect) and Lynette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, The Tyra Banks Show and Good Morning America notariety, to connect with professionals and entrepreneurs, for a half day of keynotes and sessions to help people crisis proof their careers, money and mental health and wellness.

Other dynamic speakers include:

• Latesha Byrd (Career Coach)
• Kailei Carr (Beyond the Business Suit)
• Stephanie “Tech Life Steph” Humphrey (Til Death Do You Tweet)
• Teri Ijeoma (Trade and Travel)
• Dr. Kathleen E. Walls, PsyD (G.R.E.A.T.E.S.T. Counseling & Consulting)
• Bärí A. Williams, Esquire (technology and law)

The Summit Schedule

For more information, please visit PhoenixRisingSummit.com and use the code TECHINTERSECT10 for 10% off any registration (including replay only).

• Contemplating looking for a new job?
• Thinking about taking this time to start your side hustle?
• Wondering whether now is the right time to invest in the stock market?
• Needing to get your mental health situation in check?
• Wondering what the stimulus packages have for you?
• Planning to thrive financially in the midst of any crisis?

Passes begin at just $20 and there are student discounts. Let me know if you’re long on interest and enthusiasm but short on cash and I will work to pair you with a sponsor comp pass!

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In this episode of the Tech Intersect Podcast, I speak with Chrissa McFarlane, named as one of the top women, “leaving their mark on the MedTech field in health IT,” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Chrissa is the Founder and CEO of Patientory, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta. She founded Patientory in December 2015 after seeing the need in the market for more personalized and secure consumer-driven health information management solutions. She leverages blockchain’s distributed ledger technology to solve for one of this century’s most pressing concerns, patient-control of their medical data. This episode is being released on April 8th, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic but our conversation took place a couple of months before.

This episode is sponsored by:

Sunday, April 19, 2020, Noon-6:30 pm EDT

The Phoenix Rising Virtual Summit will help you protect and grow your career (and your money!), despite what’s happening around us.

The summit will give you the tools you need to emerge from this crisis–and any crisis–stronger, smarter, and more powerful.

Keynotes: Minda Harts (The Memo, LLC) & Lynnette Khalfani-Cox (The Money Coach, LLC)

Live, replay, student and Pay it Forward passes available and start at just $20. 

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Guest social assets:

• Slack: https://patientory.com/slack
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/patientory
• Bitcoin Talk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1886446.0
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsTwOEvWGmSAhQ5OPG9kRQg
• LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/patientory/

Links:

• https://patientory.com/
• Black women are earning more college degrees, but that alone won’t close race gaps (Brookings)
• Patientory App Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-OBdTKbrQ#action=share
• Patientory Case Study: https://patientory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Case_Study.pdf
• What is blockchain, by Tonya Evans: https://youtu.be/BWgAp2hpGRM [video]

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Isaiah Jackson, also known as Bitcoin Zay, is the author of “Bitcoin and Black America”, a book that explores the synergy between Bitcoin, blockchain technology and economic empowerment in black and brown communities, in particular. Isaiah is also Community Manager for Metronome and co-host of the popular YouTube show, “The Gentlemen of Crypto”, which has over 500 episodes and 20+ hours of crypto tutorials. His other work in the blockchain space includes being a member of the Digital Currency Council, a Certified Bitcoin Professional (C4 Consortium) and the owner of a Bitcoin ATM.

I’m so grateful that Isaiah took the time out of his very busy schedule to chat with me during this unprecedented time as much of our nation and the world is under some form of a stay-at-home or quarantine order due to the novel coronavirus pandemic known as COVID19.

And be sure to check out Bitcoin and Black America to explore how to empower black, brown and underserved communities by incorporating cryptocurrency in your business, job and educational institution. And save 20% when you use my code, TECHINTERSECT. 

The Gentlemen of Crypto YouTube Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ0Q...

Bitcoin and Black America Book: https://bitcoinandblackamerica.com/

Twitter: @bitcoinzay

Instagram: @bitcoinzayllc

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In this episode, I welcome Andrew Hinkes, an attorney with Miami-based law firm Carlton Fields working in the firm's National Blockchain and Digital Currency practice. He is also a co-founder and the General Counsel of Athena Blockchain, a professional services firm focused on tokenized investments.

We discuss what Bitcoin and blockchain are, about other cryptocurrencies including stablecoins and government issued digital fiat, and regulations and regulators in the United States and around the world, given that public, permissionless blockchains--the rails that support the issuance of many cryptographically-secured tokens of value--are borderless. We also talk about what a "crypto lawyer" is and does.

Previously nominated as one of Coindesk’s Most Influential People in Blockchain in 2017, Drew is frequently quoted and cited in articles related digital assets and blockchain technology, and regularly speaks at legal, industry, and academic conferences. Drew’s areas of expertise focus on legal and business issues related to public network cryptocurrency systems, decentralized system governance, and legal and ethical issues related to cryptocurrency systems. Time to LISTEN, LEARN and LEVERAGE. So let’s get started.

Summary:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/propelforward

Web: https://www.andrewhinkes.com/ 

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