Somi Arian Podcast

Today’s episode is a bit different, as it's just me, Somi Arian, sharing a slice of my start-up journey. We’re talking Web3, AI, and the mighty crossroads I’m facing. As an entrepreneur, you know it’s a constant whirlwind. For me, it began with Web3, which seemed to have the Midas touch, but now it’s a bit shaky. And with AI making waves, I wonder if it’s time for a pivot. Join me as I unpack my t...

My guest on today’s podcast is the one and only Erick Calderon, widely known as Snowfro. As the founder and CEO of Art Blocks, Erick has revolutionised the art scene and earned immense respect in the Web3 community.  Erick’s genuine nature and commitment to kindness shine through, making him a true inspiration to artists and enthusiasts alike.   I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Erick, a...

My guest on today's podcast is Matt Medved, the Co-Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of nft now, an award-winning Web3 digital media platform, building the future of tokenised media. Matt is not only an entrepreneur but also a journalist, DJ, and record producer! Interestingly, Matt and I also have a few things in common with our backgrounds in music and several other areas. This was a fantastic c...

My guest on today’s podcast is Shannon Snow, the COO of World of Women, one of the world's leading NFT brands that depicts two wonderful collections representing women of diverse backgrounds.  I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation as I learned so much about the bigger vision for the future of the brand. Whether you are a WOW or WOWG holder or if you are just considering getting into the ecosystem...

My guest on today’s podcast is Nihar Neelakanti, Co-Founder and CEO of Ecosapians, a super interesting and the first in the world carbon-backed NFT project that enables consumers to combat climate change by purchasing a beautiful piece of artwork. Be sure to follow Ecosapians on Twitter and explore their project further especially if you’re someone who deeply cares about the cross-section of art a...

My guest on today’s podcast is Stacy Spikes, the original founder of MoviePass, a subscription-based movie ticketing service that lets you see any movie at any theatre in the US for one low price. One of the reasons why I was interested in Stacy’s work was his interest in incorporating Web3 and blockchain technology into their loyalty program.   This was a great conversation which gave me some ins...

My guest on today’s podcast is Alex Salnikov, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Rarible, a creator-centric, multichain NFT marketplace, empowering creators to have their own marketplace with complete control over their sales, royalties and branding. What’s even more exciting is that this feature is currently free as Rarible has recently rolled it out. In this conversation, Alex and I dive dee...

My guest on today’s podcast is Amanda Cassatt, Founder & CEO of Serotonin, a leading Web3 marketing agency and product studio, and Co-Founder & President of Mojito, the first venture to spin out of Serotonin.  Most importantly Amanda has written an awesome book, Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution, which has just hit the market, so make sure you grab a copy for yourself!  T...

My guests on today’s podcast are Brittany Bond and Wade Cohn, Co-Founders of SwivelMeta.  We discuss the current state of the metaverse, considering it’s been a while since we’ve entered the bear market and many large corporations, who were super excited about getting into the space have somewhat pulled back their resources and attention.  The team at SwivelMeta are well placed to answer questions...

My guest on today’s podcast is Joe O’Rourke from Forum3, the team behind the Starbucks Odyssey Beta Experience. I’ve been wanting to speak to these guys ever since I heard about their work and we were finally able to make it happen.  There is a lot to learn about how Starbucks is using Web3 technology to build a truly modern and innovative loyalty program.  I really enjoyed this conversation with...

My guest on today’s podcast is Heather McGowan, a future-of-work strategist, keynote speaker, thought leader, researcher, and author. I discovered Heather through her talks at a number of technology-related conferences, mainly around the use of AI. Today's episode is a kick-start to a new series that will include more content on the subjects of Web3, AI, Business and Entrepreneurship, Health and L...

My guest on today’s podcast is Bill, who goes by the name Bonglo. He is the Co-Founder & Host of The Builders Block. Bonglo is what you call an Alpha Caller in the Web3 space and in our conversation we explore what Alpha Calling means and how this role is evolving, given the changing nature of Web3 business models.  Whether you’re a season Web3 enthusiast or completely new to the space I think you...

My guest on today’s podcast is Carson, who goes by the name Captain CK. He is one of the bright young minds of Web3, who knows how to hustle and is determined to make his mark on the space. CK was introduced to me to help run our collaborations for InPeak and I found him very insightful. He is working on a number of projects of his own, which sound very promising and I thought it would be a good i...

My guest on today’s podcast is Helle the co-founder of LlamaLabs, an NFT project that’s captured a lot of attention since its inception last year and they’ve since gone on to build a lot of different tools for the Web3 community.  They are a really smart and creative team and have both the vision and the knowledge to keep building and delivering for many years to come. I really enjoyed this conver...

My guest on today’s podcast is Deana Burke, the Co-Founder of Boys Club, a community for the crypto-curious, which, although the tongue-in-cheek name, is actually aimed at women and non-binary people but welcoming to all.  In this conversation, Deana and I talk about Boys Club, soulbound tokens, money and empowerment.  I really enjoyed this conversation and I’m sure you will too. 

My guest on today’s podcast is Justin Aversano, Co-Founder of Quantum Art and SaveArtSpace. He is also one of the most loved and highly-regarded photographers in Web3.  In this conversation with Justin, we talk about pain, his creative process, the business of NFTs and his coming-up project Smoke and Mirrors. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

My guest on today’s podcast is Raoul Pal, Co-Founder and CEO of Real Vision Group.  Recently, Raoul came on to the InPeak platform with Carly Reilly for one of her token-gated sessions available to OPJ holders.  Now that Real Vision is also using InPeak for their token-gated content, I got the chance to speak with Raoul himself. We covered two big topics, Web3 adoption of large banks and corporati...

My guest on today’s podcast is Farokh, an entrepreneur and social media expert, and the founder of Rug Radio, a DAO network where the incentives favour truth, ownership and long-term care for the commons.  This conversation was a lot of fun, allowing me to dive deeper into the Rug Radio ecosystem, from discovering why "Rug"  in their name, to learning more about what they’re up to and where they’r...

My guest on today’s podcast is Ian Rogers, the Chief Experience Officer of Ledger. I have to tell you that Ian is one of the nicest people I’ve met in Web3. He’s so passionate about Ledger and the Web3 revolution as a whole and I learned so much from him in this conversation.  The most important thing he mentioned several times during our interview was, “if not self-custody, why crypto”. This is s...

My guest on today’s podcast is Macey Bluebell. Many of you may know Macey from the Coin Bureau YouTube channel, where she does social media management and  IRL event organizing.  I ran into Macey at last year’s Coin Bureau conference in London and invited her to be on the podcast. Throughout this conversation, we speak about their move to Dubai and the future of Web3 in the face of regulatory barr...

My guest on today’s podcast is Shanon Kelley the Chief Commercial Officer at Nifty’s, a custodial NFT marketplace which creates NFT experiences of some of the biggest entertainment brands and franchises like The Matrix, Space Jam and now they’re dropping a collection for Game of Thrones, called Build Your Realm, dropping tomorrow, Tuesday, January 10th, so watch out for it! You can imagine how big...

My guest on today’s podcast is Aaron McDonald, Founder and CEO of FLUF World, A metaverse ecosystem of collectable NFT characters and a global, creative community. I picked up that deception from their website.  But of course, they are doing a lot more than that and I wanted to get an inside look for myself which I share with you in this conversation.

My guest on today’s podcast is Alex AKA NFT God, one of the top content creators on Twitter who writes about personal growth, investing, technology, Web3, and how they all tie together. NFT God shares tips for getting 1% better daily through his large Twitter account and weekly newsletter. This was a fantastic and super engaging interview that I really enjoyed and I’m sure you will too.  

My guest on today’s podcast is Ray Chan the CEO of 9GAG and the founder of Memeland NFT and subsequent collections Potatoz and now the highly anticipated Captainz, dropping in January.  Like many other successful founders, Ray gets a lot of love and a lot of “fud” (fear, uncertainty and doubt). So I wanted to meet with him and learn more for myself. 

My guest on today’s podcast is Chyphr, the founder of @gmDAO, a community of NFT collectors, artists & investors created in 2021 through a fair token distribution, with a goal to foster the NFT space.  There is a lot to learn about DAOs and art collecting in this interview. I hope you enjoy it.