On this episode of the Women in Web3 podcast, we have special guest Autumn Moss Penaloza. Autumn is the Head of Community at Algorand Foundation, whose mission is to enable an inclusive, decentralized, and borderless global economy - at scale - based on the Algorand blockchain technology. Throughout this episode, Autumn shares how she got into web3, what Algorand is, and what opportunities the blockchain offers. She dives into details on their current Build A Bull global hackathon, how it can help web3 candidates stand out in the job search, examples of projects that have proven real-world imp ..read more

On this episode of Women in Web3, we have special guest Lincoln Murr.  Lincoln is the blockchain product manager for Prescryptive Health.  Prescryptive Health is a healthcare company whose main goal is to rewrite the script.  This means that they aim to empower individuals with their healthcare information, specifically prescriptions.  It functions as a digital medicine cabinet where people can access all of their information.       Throughout this episode, Kathryn and Lincoln further discuss how Prescryptive Health would function compared to the ways in ..read more

Masha is the Head of Marketing & Communications at Rarible.  Masha shares her journey into the web3 world.  She explains that she got her start in the entertainment industry working for labels and companies such as Gibson.  Masha shares that she discovered Rarible, because they were a client of her’s and her sister’s.  Rarible originally started as an NFT marketplace, and they are now an aggregator for NFTs across a variety of blockchains.     Throughout this episode of Women in Web3, Marsha further explains Rarible, what they do,  some of the brands they ..read more

Sandy is the COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains.  Unstoppable Domains is a digital identity company.  Sandy shares in more depth what this means and the value of it.  She also shares the story of her journey into the web3 community.  She started out by working for Amazon Web Services.  During her time there, she was asked to look for emerging tech, and one of the technologies happened to be blockchain.  She did some more in depth research and discovered that the use of blockchain was becoming more popular.  Soon after, she began worki ..read more

Mike Audi is building a company called TIKI.  They are building infrastructure for consumer data licensing.  He explains the process of how TIKI works and the importance of it.  Mike explains that he started TIKI 2 years ago and further explains how the company ended up in Nashville.  He shares his journey into this industry, and explains that the concept of TIKI was first planted in his mind nearly a decade ago!     Throughout the episode, Mike shares the story of how TIKI came to be, why his company will be so beneficial, how TIKI became the name of his company ..read more

TJ Chang is the president of Shopx.  Shopx is a web3 commerce platform.  His entrepreneurial journey started about 7 years ago as he was trying to solve a lot of the problems in the e-commerce landscape.  He explains that those working at Shopx were thought leaders in the intersection of web3 and e-commerce.  He shares his journey of going from working at Equinox, a luxury fitness club, to the president of Shopx.     Throughout the episode, we introduce Kathryn, the new host of the Women in web3 podcast and listen to TJ discuss his web3 journey.  He also disc ..read more

Stephanie McDermott is the Program Strategy and Delivery manager at Sweet.  Sweet is an experience-driven NFT platform that connects the world’s biggest brands with enthusiastic fans.  She explains that this position at Sweet allows her to work with the projects for themselves to make sure they are developed.  She also gets to dive more deep with the brands and discuss with them what their goals are and what their roadmap looks like.   Stephanie got her start with art and comic book collecting.  She explains that her grandfather was an art collector, and it piqued her ..read more

Managing Director and Founder of Digital and Savvy, Maha Abouelenein, joins the podcast to discusses her work in communications and helping to develop personal brand, including her intro to Web3 through her branding and communications work with heavy hitter Gary V. She also touches on the importance of self study and education in personal success, both inside and outside, of the crypto space.   Maha also discusses the multiple layers beyond the surface of Web3, and how it compares to the limited understanding of the internet and its unseen potential in its earlier days. She explores how W ..read more

Amanda Archer, the founder of Women of the Metaverse (WOTM), discusses the journey from her work in PR and entertainment, to diving headfirst into the world of Web3. Amanda also talks about piecing together an understanding of this new frontier firsthand, through taking risks and experiencing the benefits and the challenges Web3 offers currently.    As a proponent of prioritizing female representation in film, TV, art, music, and the world of crypto, Amanda has built a new creative studio, NFT collective, and development incubator to support women founders entering into the Web3 gene ..read more

Sarah Milby, now a Senior Policy Manager at Blockchain Association, began her Web3 journey when she saw the need to transact across borders. Sarah shares a personal story about how she realized friends and family members across the world were facing countless obstacles to support each other financially. So, she dove into crypto research and has begun doing everything she can to make a change. Sarah’s work focuses on security and the risks of centralized vs. decentralized exchanges. She says decentralization exists on a spectrum, and it isn’t black and white: Companies can have elements of both ..read more