Weld Recruiting: Women In Web3

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 blo...

On this episode of Women in Web3, we have special guest Lincoln Murr. Lincoln is the blockchain product manager for Prescryptive Health, a health care company whose main goal is to rewrite the script. This means that they aim to empower individuals with their health care information, specifically prescriptions. It functions as a digital medicine cabinet where people can access all of their informa...

Paul Bradley is the COO and Co-Founder of GetHedge, a crypto payment processing platform that automatically converts pay into Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum. Paul joins the Women in Web3 podcast to discuss what GetHedge is; how people can use the service to easily get paid in crypto -- and why they'd want to, given the need he saw in the market; his cryptocurrency of choice; and more about his we...

Masha Vyazemskaya is the Head of Marketing & Communications at Rarible, an NFT marketplace with built-in rewards. Masha joins the Women in Web3 podcast to share her journey into the web3 world; how she got her start in the entertainment industry working for labels and companies such as Gibson, and how that led her to discover Rarible. She chats about how Rarible has shifted over time, what they do...

Sandy Carter is the COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains, a digital identity company. Sandy joins the Women in Web3 podcast to share what a 'digital identity' is, and the value of having one. She also shares her journey into the web3 community, starting at Amazon Web Services, and how that led her to Unstoppable Domains. The Women in Web3 podcast shares the origin stories of...

Mike Audi is the co-founder of TIKI, an infrastructure for consumer data licensing. Mike joins the Women in Web3 podcast to share how TIKI works and the importance of what they're building; the last two years of his entrepreneurship journey; how the company ended up in Nashville; and how the concept of TIKI was first planted in his mind nearly a decade ago!   The Women in Web3 podcast shares the o...

TJ Chang is the president of Shopx, a web3 commerce platform. TJ joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, which started about 7 years ago as he was trying to solve a lot of the problems in the e-commerce landscape; how he got into web3; what led him to move to Tennessee; and more! The Women in Web3 podcast shares the origin stories of women-led projects -- Everyth...

Stephanie McDermott is the Program Strategy and Delivery manager at Sweet, 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...

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 Vee. She also touches on the importance of self study and education in personal success, both inside and outside, of the crypto space. Mah...

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.   As a proponent of prioritizing female representation in fil...

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. Sara...

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 so...

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 Jo...

  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 w...

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...

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. B...

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 H...

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, whi...

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...

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 tim...

Lauren Ingram is a fellow woman in web3, and a fellow podcaster for this space! She has a background in agencies and technology, and found that web3 was the perfect avenue that encompassed all of her interests. She’s been the Head of Marketing for a digital agency and worked at Meta (Facebook) on multiple projects, such as their International Women’s Day events. Today, Lauren highlights awesome wo...

Allyson Downey is a Cofounder of Meta Angels, a Web3 community that is focused on leveraging metaverse technology and NFT communities to a mock real-life opportunity. She’s also a Cofounder of Angel Labs, a board member and advisor to a handful of different companies and projects, the CEO of Stellar - a Web2 company - and is experimenting with the possibilities of Web3 with new technology.     All...

Avery Akkineni is the President of Vayner3, leading the mission to guide the world's largest enterprises in navigating the next iteration of consumer behavior in Web3. Avery launched the VaynerX consultancy (previously known as VaynerNFT) alongside Gary Vaynerchuk (Gary Vee) in July 2021, partnering with dozens of Fortune 500 corporations across various industries. A leader, mentor and investor in...

Tricia Biggio is the CEO of Invisible Universe, an internet-first animation studio that develops original character IP on social media and web3 platforms in partnership with some of the world’s biggest celebrities -- such as Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian, Jennifer Aniston, Karlie Kloss, and the D'Amelio family. Invisible Universe also launched the first animated "reality show" starring charac...

Brittney Kelley is a serial entrepreneur involved with many projects across various industries, including the Chill Cowboy Country Club NFT Collection with her husband Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line and her USA-made, sustainable fashion brand, Tribe Kelley. Brittney does it all, while more or less living out of a tour bus for the last nine years. She is passionate about the intersection of N...