The Blue Marble

Kasey is the founder and developer of BEERToken and a family of drinks tokens, a project brewing on the Stellar Blockchain focused on connecting brands, industry and consumers to the blockchain, digital currencies, and NFT's in a fun, familiar and entertaining way.

He is also behind other projects on Stellar that include VEND, a Point of Sale system, and wallet bridging the gap between cash and crypto for small business and customers, inspired from growing up in the family business where easy technology solutions just weren't available.

In parallel, he is co-founder at Merchant Media, based out of Melbourne, Australia, a digital agency and niche publisher of eMagazines and web directories that work in multiple lifestyle verticals.

Career wise, Kasey is an ex brewery executive, and a strategic sales marketing leader with extensive experience across Tech, FMCG, Franchising, Food & Beverage categories in both Australia and International.

Connect with Kasey https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkais/ and learn about BEERtoken at beertoken.com

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Jessica Yarmey is the CEO of KickHouse, a modern kickboxing franchise that inspires members and communities to take their health and kick it up a level. (www.thekickhouse.com) A former college athlete who played Division I soccer at Loyola University in Maryland and ran two marathons in “retirement," Jessica recognizes the value of fitness and its ability to transform lives. As a result, she aspires to bring more health and fitness opportunities to neighborhoods across the nation. She currently leads her company’s franchise development strategy and brand expansion efforts.

Erin Grover's experience in blockchain began in asset management and crypto algo funds. She is currently focused on blockchain for impact, including blockchain verified carbon credits and smart supply chain for agriculture. She has conducted extensive field research of emerging DeFi markets in Kenya, Uganda and India. She is a part of the World Economic Forum's Crypto Sustainability Coalition as a member of the blockchain and carbon working group.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eringrover/

On this episode we chat with Alejo Mendoza, Founder and Developer of SKYHITZ, a community where people can buy or sell music NFTs on the Stellar Network.

Involved with music at a young age, Alejo has always believed that music is one of the most powerful forces behind human ingenuity. After finishing music studies, he embarked on a journey to travel the world while being a producer of shows in cruise ships, this expanded his thinking on how creating and performing music can enhance people's lives. 

In 2013, he traveled to the city of Los Angeles to study and research how to transform music so more people could become creators or experience at least once in their lifetime what it feels to make music. In this process, he met the founders of Splice in Las Vegas, who were just getting started and asked him to join their founding team as an engineer.

The startup became a success for everyone involved and quickly reached more than a million customers worldwide in less than three years. After his success in the startup world, Alejo challenged himself by starting Skyhitz, an organization with a mission to combine the power of decentralized economies with music.

@alejomendoza

Steph L Dickson is a leading voice in sustainability in Asia. She founded Green Is The New Black, Asia's first Conscious Festival and media platform, that uses stories, curated experiences to advocate for social & behavioural change that leads to little green steps with big impact. Her mission is to make conscious living mainstream, accessible and sexy.

Steph is also the host of the Live Wide Awake podcast, which brings conversations to life at the intersections of consciousness and climate change, sustainability and Spirituality.

As a founding member of UNTAM3D, Steph is also part of a collective force carving out a place for APAC Women+ in Web3 for impact.

She is regularly asked to conduct talks and workshops on conscious living, rethinking and driving sustainability at work, inspiring keynotes on actionable green steps for meaningful change and eco-anxiety. She has conducted talks and workshops in cities around Asia and in the UK.

As a changemaker in the green space, Steph has been described as a "sustainability entrepreneur helping Asia businesses combat climate change" (CNBC) and a "force of nature" (Honeycombers). She is also a two-time TEDx speaker (P&G), a Gen.T by Tatler Leader of Tomorrow (2020), and Prestige 40 Under 40 (2018).

For speaking, workshops, or hosting, contact

[email protected]

IG: @stephldickson

LI:/stephldickson

https://www.instagram.com/livewideawake/

https://www.instagram.com/be_untam3d/

https://www.instagram.com/greenisthenewblackcom/

UNTAM3D Fb Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/268792121874056

https://houseafrica.io/about.html

https://www.oceaverse.io/

https://neco.finance/

https://www.planetwatch.io/

https://truecostmovie.com/

On this episode I speak with Mary Kucek, the founder, and CEO of OvaryIt, a telehealth platform that was created for women by women.

Mary is a highly energetic and analytical IT professional with success in new business startups and business expansion. Her technology career has included: Business Analysis, Project Management, and multi-state territory ownership for a large privately held IT consulting organization. After working with State, Federal, and commercial clients throughout the United States, Mary hung up her consulting hat to become an entrepreneur. Her Biochemistry background has given her a strong scientific foundation which puts Mary in the unique position to effectively speak with technology and medical teams alike.

We chat about Mary’s decision to start a nonprofit and the challenges with that, and how the OvaryIt platform that Mary and her team have created is allowing women to make key health decisions from the comfort of their own home.

Facebook and Instagram: @OvaryIt_

TikTok: @OvaryIt

Twitter: @OvaryIt

Drew Simon is a social impact and technology enthusiast with ten years of leadership experience in the non-profit and higher education sectors. Drew has served as a Senior Leader, Director, and Advisor for multiple non-profit organizations, and has helped charities around the world secure millions in funding to support their missions. More recently, Drew was introduced to blockchain and cryptocurrency, and was amazed by its potential to transform the social impact sector. This led to the launch of Crypto Altruism, a Blog and Community of Practice dedicated to advancing the social impact use cases of cryptocurrency and blockchain.

In this episode we speak with Michael Shafer, the founder and director of Warm Heart, a community development organization serving Phrao, one of the poorest districts in northern Thailand. 

Since 2008, Warm Heart has been transforming the lives of many people, addressing issues such as family care, education, micro-enterprise, environmental sustainability, and health care for the elderly.

Michael is also on a mission to reduce smoke pollution by teaching famers how to create biochar - and on this episode that's what we discuss. 

What is biochar?

Why is it important?

And how does it help remove carbon?

You can find out more about Michael at these links:

https://biochartrust.com/

https://warmheartworldwide.org/

[email protected]

On this episode of The Task Podcast I speak with Singapore based Charu Sethi, the Chief Marketing Officer of Unique Network, an NFT chain for Polkadot and Kusama. Charu is a leading voice in tech marketing, with experience in the blockchain industry. Before Unique she worked for companies like IBM, helping build out their blockchain adoption marketing.

We chat everything NFTs - the crazy growth we’ve seen in the last 12 months, what that has meant to the art and gaming world and how these digital assets can support the non-profit sectors.

Charu can be reached at:

Twitter

LinkedIn

This is the first in a series where I’ll be speaking with a number of social enterprises to learn about the work they do and the varying business models that fund their missions.

Today's episode is with Charlotte Breyer, the Director of Soap Cycling, an organisation that works with the hospitality industry to collect, process, and distribute lightly used soap bars and bottled amenities. These life-saving items are then distributed to disadvantaged communities around the world, particularly Asia.

Charlotte has worked for NGOs in the overseas aid sector and is also the co-founder of Big Heroes Ltd., a social enterprise connecting corporates with great local charity organisations through professionally managed social team-building events in Singapore. She believes a sustainably thriving business is in touch with its impact on people and planet, and that respect for the triple bottom line is the best foundation for long-term success.

https://www.soapcycling.org/