Weld Recruiting: Women In Web3

How Companies Can Decentralize, Transacting Across Borders, and The Differences Between TradFi, CeFi and DeFi with Blockchain Association’s Sarah Milby

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, and their level of decentralization can shift as the company evolves.
 
Sarah talks about how she learned the lingo of the crypto world, and advises to take the time to learn as much as possible and have a solid understanding of two big ideas: How the blockchain works, and what decentralization is and why it matters. 
 
She also discusses:
How there’s so much coming in the future of Web3 that we haven’t even predicted yet
The difference between Traditional Finance (TradFi) big banks that don't use blockchain technology, and Centralized Finance (CeFi), centralized entities in the crypto space, and how they function in our society  
And how it takes patience and community to learn the difficult parts of the Web3 world.
 
Follow Sarah and her journey: 
Twitter: @sarahamilbyBlockchain Association: https://theblockchainassociation.org/
Blockchain Association on Twitter: @BlockchainAssn
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting believes that blockchain matters for your business. Weld Recruiting opened their division of crypto recruiters in 2020, and has been specializing in blockchain recruitment and emerging technology ever since. Learn more at WeldRecruiting.com.

Bringing LimeWire Back From The 90s, PR at BitPanda, and Digital Asset Ownership in the Times of Web3 with Sara Moric

Sara Moric works in communications and PR for the Web3 industry, with stints at BitPanda, one of the biggest European exchanges, and LimeWire, a music NFT space that was created with the intent to make NFTs go mainstream. Sara visits the Women in Web3 podcast to discuss the evolution and possibilities of NFTs. She describes how the public’s definition of NFTs is constantly changing and can mean something different to everyone. 
 
Sara's favorite part about NFTs is that they give artists direct support and investments from their fans, rather than having to go through a large streaming service. She also tells us how NFTs aren’t just photos or jpegs; they are digital assets that can unlock exclusive meet and greets, access to clubs, and so much more. 
 
 
Sara realizes that the power of owning digital assets is what's carrying NFTs and will sustain their longevity in Web3. "If we think of it in the bigger picture, people have been interested in collecting items for as long as we can remember, and NFTs aren’t so different from that." 
 
 
Sara also shares her knowledge on how communications and PR is changing with Web3, and how you can easily get in touch with journalists from just one easy click -- via an app you probably already have on your phone!
 
 
Follow Sara and her journey:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramoric/Twitter: https://twitter.com/saramoric
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting believes that blockchain matters for your business. Weld Recruiting opened their division of crypto recruiters in 2020, and has been specializing in blockchain recruitment and emerging technology ever since. Learn more at WeldRecruiting.com.

The NFT Studio That Brought DC Comics Into Web3, Creating with Damien Hirst, and Reducing the Friction of Entry with Palm’s Straith Schreder

Straith Schreder came from VICE Media and BitTorrent to take on her current role as the Executive Creative Director at Palm NFT Studio, where she is focused on developing projects with artists, IP owners, NFT marketplaces and content platforms running on Palm. 
 
Palm's founding team includes former General Manager of protocols at ConsenSys, Dan Heyman; ConsenSys founder and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin; film producer and owner of Heyday Films, David Heyman; and founder of the world-class art house HENI Group, Joe Hage. Together they launched a Web3 production studio that is building deep fan communities with the likes of Warner Brothers, labels like Universal Music Group, publishers like DC Comics, and artists like Damien Hirst.
 
 
Straith Schreder visits the Women in Web3 podcast to speak about:
 
- Selling an NFT collection out in minutes;
 
- The reality of digital ownership and how it’s becoming mainstream;
 
- Her prediction that NFTs won’t be seen as speculative assets, but as a mode of connection and community building;
 
- And how Web3 is a young world that is just getting started!
 
 
Follow Straith and her journey at Palm NFT Studio:
Twitter: @StraithSchreder
Palm’s Twitter: @PalmNFT
Palm NFT Studio: https://palm.io/
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly Long on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld Recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld Recruiting also does a web3 newsletter every week. We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business. Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co

Working with Warner Records, NFT Education for Brands like CNN, + Jumping Into the Web3 Space with Probably Nothing’s Jenny Kleinknecht

 
Jenny Kleinknecht worked in fashion, PR and marketing for multiple years before she partnered with two lifelong friends to launch Probably Nothing, where she is now the Director of Creative Strategy and Project Development. Probably Nothing is a leading media brand that aims to bridge the gap between early adopters of NFTs and the metaverse with the masses. They recently expanded and partnered with Warner Records to launch Probably A Label, a new type of record label aimed at redefining IP ownership in the music industry utilizing Web3 technology.
 
 
Jenny joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about being a perpetual student and not shying away from asking questions and learning about the ever-changing Web3 space. Her advice: Just jump in. It will prove to be a challenge, but doing things that cause discomfort is good for growth. Jenny and I chatted about applying this advice to her own podcast, the Decent Humans Podcast that interviews creatives and their paths of entrepreneurship. 
 
 
Follow Jenny’s journey and endeavors below:
Jenny’s socials: @jenkleinknecht
Probably Nothing: https://www.probably0.com/
Probably A Label: https://probablyalabel.io/
Decent Humans Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decent-humans/id1636949650
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld Recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld Recruiting also does a web3 newsletter every week. We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business. Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co
 

The One Where Two Decrypt Reporters Dish On Their Favorite Articles + Interviews, Journalism In The Times Of Web3, And Demystifying Metaverse Lingo

Stacy Elliot and Kate Irwin, journalists on all things crypto at Decrypt, come on the Women in Web3 podcast this week to tell us what it’s like to keep up with the rapidly changing world of Web3, and how they manage to report it to the public in a way that everyone can understand. Between Stacy covering institutional investing, and Kate covering the intersection between the film and music industry and the Web3 space, together they focus on demystifying all things Web3 while maintaining integrity and factual reporting.
 
 
Stacy and Kate join the Women in Web3 podcast to tell us:
 
- How their careers led them to Web3
 
- How journalism and Web3 intertwine
 
- How they cut through the noise of the space and pinpoint what needs to be covered
 
- Their favorite articles and interviews they’ve conducted at Decrypt.
 
 
Follow Stacy and Kate’s Web3 journeys -
Stacy’s Twitter: stacyannj 
Kate’s Twitter: pixiekate13 
Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/
 
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld Recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld Recruiting also does a web3 newsletter every week. 
 
 
We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business.
 
 
Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co

Making Others Ask Permission for Your Data, Time, or Attention; Money as a Technology; and Getting Curious About Web3 with Lauren Griewski

Lauren Griewski is the Chief Revenue Officer at Permission.io, a Web3 advertising business that is connecting brands and consumers through crypto rewards so that you can reclaim your data, time and attention. Permission.io currently partners with companies like Google, Unstoppable Domains, Metamask, Polygon and Messari, amongst others. Lauren's background is in media, technology and advertising. Before diving into Web3, she gathered over 17 years of experience at top companies like Nickelodeon, Viacom, VEVO, Roblox, and Facebook/Meta.  
 
Lauren joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about:  
 
-       Her career history and how she ended up at Permission.io and Web3;
 
-       A world where everyone has access to cryptocurrency;
 
-       Getting used to the Web3 lingo;
 
-       Learning vs. participation in Web3, and how to pace yourself;
 
-       And what Permission.io has been up to and where they’re going.  
 
Follow Lauren and her Web3 journey --
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengriewski/ and @laurengriewski across all socials
Permission: https://permission.io and @permission.io across all socials
 
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld Recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld also does a web3 newsletter every week. 
 
 
We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business.
 
 
Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co

Helping Celebs Like Sia + David Dobrik Mint Their First NFT, An NFT-Ticketed Music Festival with The Kid Laroi + The Chainsmokers, and Leading A Web3-Based Creator Community with Robert Graham

Robert Graham is a Co-Founder of Afterparty, alongside David Fields, Eytan Elbaz, and Dan Rahmel. With experience from Disney, Intuit, Google, and Paradigm Talent Agency, the four co-founders created a blockchain company that gives creators in Web3 the tools to connect with their fans in a new and exciting way. Notable angel investors for the all-in-one event ticketer and organizer include Paris Hilton, "Project Runway" executive producer Desiree Gruber, and Nicole Farb of VC firm Headline.
 
Robert moved to LA about 11 years ago and jumped right into the entertainment industry. After realizing he didn’t want to work at a big agency, he started his own talent management and influencer marketing agency, VAMPPED, where he represented major influencers to work with brands like Harley Davidson, Shangri-La Hotels, Puma, Under Armour, L'Oreal Paris, Casamigos Tequila + more. 
 
Robert's foray into crypto began with buying Bitcoin back in 2016. Today, he's a big supporter of women in the Web3 space, and is bullish on building community and technology for the creator economy.
 
  
Robert joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about:  
 
-       How his journey into crypto and Web3 began with reading whitepapers on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and various blockchain protocols;
 
-       The NFT-based community of Afterparty that includes holders like Heidi Klum, Josh Duhamel, Sia, David Dobrik, Loren Gray and Bryce Hall;
 
-       Running the first-ever fully-gated NFT music and arts festival with headliners The Chainsmokers and rapper The Kid Laroi, as well as performances from Sofi Tukker, Gryffin, Charly Jordan + more;
 
-       What the future for Afterparty and Web3 creators looks like, and how you can apply to join.  
 
Follow Robert and his Web3 journey --
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-graham-191a8511/ 
Socials: @RobertGraham and @RobertGraham24 on Twitter
After Party: https://www.afterparty.com and @Afterparty across all socials
 
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld Recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld also does a web3 newsletter every week. 
 
 
We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business.
 
 
Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co

The Crypto Community That All The Celebrities Are Joining, From Kitchen to Acquisition, and Accessibility for Women in Web3 with BFF’s Jaime Schmidt

Jaime Schmidt is the Co-Founder of BFF, a decentralized brand aimed at helping women get educated, connected, and financially rewarded in crypto. Together with Co-Founder Brit Morin, they've created an open-access community for the crypto curious that is based around their 'BFF Friendship Bracelet' NFT. Before Jaime journeyed into Web3, she created a company in her kitchen, Schmidt's Naturals, which grew into a household name lining the shelves at Target, Costco, Whole Foods, Walmart, CVS, and eventually being acquired by Unilever. Nowadays, Jaime is also the Co-Founder of Color Capital, an investment fund specializing in Web3 and consumer goods, as well as the Co-Creator of Crypto Packaged Goods, a community and NFT project bridging the consumer packaged goods industry with emerging opportunities in Web3.  
Jaime joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about:  
 
-       How BFF came to be, bringing together 100+ female and non-binary leaders like Mila Kunis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyra Banks, Paris Hilton, and Kate Hudson;
 
-       Creating a community that emphasizes accessibility and onboarding for women who are crypto curious;
 
-       The new BFF Clubs, progress on BFF-Con, and all the utilities that BFF offers;
 
-       And how she juggles it all -- from BFF to Crypto Packaged Goods to Color Capital and more.   
 
Follow Jaime and her Web3 journey --
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-schmidt/
Twitter: @JaimeSchmidt and @mybff
Instagram: @JaimeSchmidt and @mybff
BFF: https://www.mybff.com
 
 
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld Recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld Recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld Recruiting also does a web3 newsletter every week. 
 
 
We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business.
 
 
Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co

Learning + Unlearning, Education + Onboarding People Into Web3, A Community’s Secret Sauce, and Elevating Creators in the Web3 Space with Debbie Soon

Debbie Soon is the Co-Founder of HUG, a social curation and discovery platform which offers an accelerated program for creators in Web3. Born and raised in Singapore, Debbie started her career in the finance and investment realm, worked with M13, and has spent the past four years in a start-up environment. She loves building anything and everything from the ground up, and used her entrepreneurial spirit to launch three multimillion dollar businesses. Now, she finds herself working on her current web3 business alongside Co-Founder Randi Zuckerberg.  
 
Debbie joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about:  
-       How she got into the world of web3;
 
-       E-commerce and NFTs;
 
-       Tips on building communities in web3;
 
-       Balancing life and work;
 
-       Accessibility and onboarding in web3;
 
-       Her personal experience in the space; and
 
-       What’s coming next for HUG.
 
  
Follow Debbie Soon and her web3 journey --
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debsoon/ 
HUG's Twitter: @thehugxyz https://twitter.com/thehugxyz 
Debbie’s Twitter: @debsoon https://twitter.com/debsoon 
HUG Platform: https://www.thehug.xyz 
 
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld also does a web3 newsletter every week. 
 
 
We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business.
 
 
Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co

Ty Haney on Building Two New Companies After Outdoor Voices, Pairing Web3 Incentives With Brand Loyalty, and the Difference Between Web2 and Web3

Ty Haney recently founded two companies, side by side: Joggy, a full-spectrum CBD company that specializes in plant-based energy supplements, and Try Your Best, a first-of-its-kind web3 community-building platform. Both of these endeavors build off of Ty's entrepreneurial success founding the popular athleisure brand Outdoor Voices over eight years ago when she was just out of college. At that time, Ty wanted to do something different and inspire people to move their bodies on a daily basis. Today, Ty is using all she's learned to do something different for the web3 space, and change the way web2 brands look at loyalty and community building.  
 
Ty joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about:
 
-       Simultaneously building Try Your Best (TYB) and Joggy;
 
-       How brand building relies on co-creation and incentivization;
 
-       Networking in social media and web3;
 
-       Differences in web2 and web3 communities;
 
-       And the TYB web3 toolkit and commerce tool for web2 brands. 
 
Follow Ty Haney and her web3 journey --
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ty-haney-a4b1561a/
Joggy: getjoggy.comTry Your Best: tyb.xyz
Instagram: @ty_haney
 
 
The Women in Web3 Podcast shares the origin stories of women-led Web3 projects - Everything from NFTs to cryptocurrency, blockchain, the metaverse and more. We explain what they are - and how you can get involved. Hosted by Carly Long and sponsored by Weld Recruiting.
 
 
Subscribe to the Women in Web3 weekly newsletter here: https://womeninweb3.substack.com/
 
 
Follow Carly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/by-carly-long/
 
 
Weld recruiting has the crypto recruiters you need. One of Weld recruiting’s founders has been a crypto recruiter from the early stages of crypto. We also are blockchain recruiters. We have been helping companies since 2020 with blockchain recruitment. Weld also does a web3 newsletter every week. 
 
 
We would love to help your business grow because we think blockchain matters for your business.
 
 
Get in touch with Weld Recruiting here: WeldRecruiting.co