Proof-of-PR

Welcome back to season 2 of Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of Public Relations for Bitcoin and Web3.  Kelley Weaver, CEO at  Melrose PR , sits down with PR mogul Josh Weiss, President and Founder of 10 to 1 Public Relations to discuss his approach to comms strategy and media relations, the "10 to 1" magic, how he's built out his firm + niche, and so much more!  To stay up-to-date on upc...

Welcome back to season 2 of Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of Public Relations for Bitcoin and Web3. Alongside the market, we're so back!! Kelley Weaver, CEO at Melrose PR , sits down with the legendary Founder of Up Top Search , Dan Eskow, to dive into all things hiring in the crypto landscape, effective networking, how he utilizes his podcast to source talent, and so much more!  To st...

Welcome back to season 2 of Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of Public Relations for Bitcoin and Web3. Alongside the market, we're so back!! Kelley Weaver, CEO at Melrose PR , sits down with Ty Smith, CEO of Coinbound to discuss all things marketing and PR for Web3 projects, why you shouldn't sleep on SEO, biggest marketing mistakes, and so much more!  To stay up-to-date on upcoming guest...

Welcome to Season 2 of Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of Public Relations for Bitcoin and Web3. We're so excited to be back!  Nikki Brown, Chief Strategy Officer at Melrose PR , kicks off our first episode of season 2 with Molly Jane Zuckerman , Opinion Editor at Blockworks . They dive into what it takes to break into the opinion section at Blockworks, Molly's experience covering the FT...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of Public Relations for Bitcoin and Web3.  In our tenth episode, our host Kelley Weaver , CEO of Melrose PR sits down with PR and communications maven Aubrey Strobel to discuss her journey to Bitcoin, how she's grown her social and editorial networks, the need for more robust social strategies in the digital age, the humanitarian side of Bitcoin...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of Public Relations for Bitcoin and Web3.  In our ninth episode, our host Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR sits down with fellow entrepreneur Josh Hubberman, CTHDRL Co-Founder / Partner to discuss building the bridge between Web3 tech that can solve Web2 problems, visual identity for a brand, how blockchain tech is like a new paintbrush, the cre...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of Public Relations for Bitcoin and Web3.  In our eighth episode, our host Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR sits down with Jacquelyn Melinek , Senior Crypto Reporter at TechCrunch to chat through the importance of knowing what makes a good story versus being assigned a story, why having a good read on people is paramount in journalism, being a f...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of public relations for Bitcoin and Web3. In our seventh episode, our host Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR , sits down with Joe Nakamoto , Bitcoin journalist at Cointelegraph . Kelley and Joe dive into his old-school approaches to journalism, why trust between reporters and PR professionals is paramount, the ethical fine lines of using ChatGPT/...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of public relations for Bitcoin and Web3.  In our sixth episode, our host Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR , sits down with Kelsey McGuire, CGO at Shardeum . Kelsey started her Web3 journey in 2018 at Consensys, where she led experiential marketing efforts before joining Shardeum. Kelley and Kelsey dive into the challenges of marketing and PR in...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of public relations for Bitcoin and Web3.  In our fifth episode, our host Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR sits down with Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan.com who has been featured in CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, NYT, WSJ, and more. Kelley and Cory dive into how he's developed strong relationships with reporters and become a go-to resource when t...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of public relations for Bitcoin and Web3.  In our fourth episode, our host Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR sits down with Isabel Foxen Duke, Ordinals Advisor and previously Comms Director for the Ordinals Core team to discuss the unique PR tactics Isabel leveraged to make Ordinals the most talked about Bitcoin story in years. Kelley and Isabel...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of public relations for Bitcoin and Web3. In our third episode, our host Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR sits down with Cam Thompson, Web3 Reporter at CoinDesk .   Kelley and Cam discuss objective reporting, crypto being here to stay, why you shouldn't ghost reporters who DM you, the importance of maintaining reporter relationships, and much mo...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR, your passport into the world of public relations for Bitcoin and Web3. In this episode, our host Kelley Weaver , CEO of Melrose PR sits down with Hailey Lennon, Partner at Brown Rudnick , President of Crypto Connect and renowned crypto Twitter persona. Kelley and Hailey discuss working in the Bitcoin space for several years, navigating challenges on a professional and perso...

Welcome to Proof-of-PR , your passport into the world of public relations for Bitcoin and Web3. In our first episode, host  Kelley Weaver , CEO of Melrose PR , sits down with Abram Smith,  Vice President at Greenbrier Partners , who leads their crypto division.  Kelley and Abram discuss common mistakes and PR tips for navigating a crisis, how social media plays an important role in crisis comms, d...

In today's episode, Nikki Del Principe is joined by guests Evan Shapiro and Izaak Meckler. CEO Evan and CTO Izaak are both Co-Founders of O(1) Labs, the team behind Mina.  Mina (formerly Coda Protocol), the world's lightest blockchain powered by participants, deploys recursive zk-SNARKs to ensure the blockchain remains the same size—22 kb—enabling anyone to sync the chain in seconds, ushering in a...

In today's episode, Nikki Del Principe is joined by Tram Vo. Tram is Founder and COO of MOBI (Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative), a company dedicated to improving and supporting the development of an efficient digital, multi-sided mobility marketplace . With a varied background in academics and non-profit, Tram came to blockchain in 2015 when she and her husband began to consider the possibiliti...

In today's episode Kelley Weaver is joined by Carol Van Cleef, Founder and CEO of Luminous Group and pioneer in legal issues involving cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Additionally, she is Chair of the Blockchain and Digital Assets practice with Bradley, based in Washington, D.C. With Luminous Group, Carol offers general blockchain consulting with a speciality in compliance. As a certif...

In today's episode, Kelley Weaver is joined by Sunayna Tuteja, Head of Digital Assets at TD Ameritrade. Sunayna begins by telling us her background in finance and how she ended up in the cryptocurrency sector. TD Ameritrade aims to aid clients with adoption of cryptocurrency and lead the industry in technological innovations. We hear how Sunayna joined TD Ameritrade to spearhead their digital tran...

Today, guest host Nikki Del Principe is joined by Dave Jevans, CEO of CipherTrace. Dave begins by telling us how he first discovered crypto in 1999 when he got involved in the Cypherpunk movement and how that led him to become a founder of CipherTrace. The goal of CipherTrace is to make cryptocurrencies globally available and safe for everyone, including banks and other financial institutions. Cip...

Today we're joined by three very talented ladies from Hercode: Nicky Campa, Avalon Barrie, and Heidi Pease. The three begin by telling us their backgrounds and what led to their involvement in the blockchain industry, each bringing unique qualities and experiences to the team. Hercode is an initiative within LA Blockchain Lab that focuses on women and diversity in the blockchain space. Over the pa...

Nikki Del Principe, Director of Content Strategy at Melrose PR, hosts this special episode of Crypto Token Talk focused on "Communications During Crisis" in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Kelsey McGuire, Co-Head of Experiential Marketing at ConsenSys, and Kelley Weaver, CEO of Melrose PR and usual host of Crypto Token Talk, join this episode as guests. We begin with Kelley and Kelsey shari...

In today's episode Melrose PR Director of Content Strategy Nikki Del Principe guest-hosts Emre Tekisalp. Emre is the Head of Business Development at O(1) Labs, the team behind Coda Protocol. Before joining O(1) Labs, Emre was at Coinbase, the largest exchange in the U.S., and found his way into crypto back in 2015 through roles at Ripple and a few other projects. When you look at blockchains in ge...

In today's episode of Crypto Token Talk our guest is Michelle Chuang, COO of Asensys. She spent 20 years in marketing consumer brands before moving into crypto and blockchain. The lack of data security online is what originally sparked her interest in uses of blockchain technology to improve the digital economy. She discusses why decentralization is key to the security of blockchain systems, but t...

Our guest for today is Tongtong Gong, COO and Co-founder of Amberdata. She moved to the U.S. from Beijing, China when she was 17 years old, and her inability to speak English properly influenced her to choose Computer Science as an area of study because programming languages actually felt less intimidating to her. She started learning about crypto in 2013 and kept diving deeper from there. Amberda...

In the Season 2 finale, CEO of Fold Will Reeves is our special guest. Prior to dedicating himself full-time to Fold, he worked in consumer tech and payments in Silicon Valley. He has experienced the challenges and rewards involved with both running his own startups and working for massive companies. Will credits his first time hearing about bitcoin to a friend he met when he was living in Argentin...