Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Intelligent Internet, discusses his vision for an open and intelligent internet, along with the impact it can have on everyday users. He acknowledges the risks of AI surpassing human capabilities, but shares an optimistic view of where the true strength of a society lies. He also discusses the ways communities can withstand these disruptions and thrive in a changing world.

Key Takeaways: 

• What problems AI agents are ready to solve today, and when we can expect future unlocks

• The future of low-cost intellectual work, and how specialized AI agents can be designed to safely reduce cognitive friction

• The implications of AI on a nation's gross domestic product (GDP), and the importance of measuring community intelligence

• Advice for parents raising the next generation of users

Guest Bio: Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet, and is dedicated to advancing distributed and accessible artificial intelligence systems. As founder of Stability AI, he influenced the widespread availability of generative AI tools for image, audio, and video, reaching over 300 million downloads. He contributes to the development of open source AI infrastructure, including as an advisor to Render Network.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Arjun Khemani, memetic warlord at Zcash, shares his journey from questioning conventional thinking to becoming an advocate for rational optimism and privacy in the digital age. He discusses the importance of fighting for freedom, why memes are powerful tools for spreading ideas, and why users should remain skeptical of authority.

Key Takeaways:

• Why privacy is fundamental to freedom and how Zcash is helping us get closer to that ideal
• The role of shielded transactions in increasing your anonymity
• What's at stake if we don't transact privately, including broader implications for personal and financial autonomy
• How memes shape culture and technology, along with the dangers and opportunities they present
• The increasing need for independent and critical thinking in the digital world

Guest Bio: Arjun Khemani is an author, podcaster, and memetic warlord, helping spread rationally optimistic memes to create a better world. He's currently working on the Zcash mission—a privacy-focused cryptocurrency which features an encrypted ledger using zero-knowledge proofs.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Gerrit, developer relations at Curve Finance, discusses the unique risks and rewards associated with DeFi stablecoins, and how increased regulatory clarity has fueled the rise of TradFi stablecoins. He also spotlights the crucial role of platforms like Curve in providing essential liquidity and stability, ensuring the continued growth and reliability of the stablecoin sector.

Key Takeaways: 

• Key differentiators between TradFi and DeFi stablecoins, including their risk / reward profiles

• The significance of the Genius Act in transforming the stablecoin landscape

• How regulatory clarity has spurred the growth of TradFi stablecoins, and why their success often ties to their integration within the DeFi ecosystem

• How AI could both exacerbate and solve problems in crypto, empowering hackers to find exploits faster and increase phishing risks

• Why crypto adoption surged in countries like Argentina and created real-world utility that outpaced U.S. adoption

Guest Bio: Gerrit has been on-chain since 2014. He joined Curve Finance in 2020, helping shape the decentralized protocol powering DeFi stablecoin and crypto markets by enabling high-yield on-chain savings, protected borrowing, and low-slippage swaps on EVM chains.

As a startup founder with deep AI roots, Gerrit launched the first AI-powered résumé grader back in 2008. He's taught courses at the University of Washington, on topics ranging from AI to blockchain to financial technology, and holds an MBA from MIT with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He's also a founding member of Leviathan News, a Web3 news aggregator.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Brian Bondy, Co-Founder and CTO of Brave, discusses the recent launch of Leo, Brave's browser-native AI assistant. Brian discusses the benefits of having AI directly in the browser, and how Brave has actually been using AI in its tech stack for years.

Key Takeaways: 

• Resources for learning about neural networks and machine learning

• What we should and shouldn't be worried about with artificial intelligence 

• Brave's commitment to continue protecting personal data and privacy as new products are released

Guest Bio: 

Brian Bondy Co-founded Brave Software with Brendan Eich in 2015, and now serves as the Chief Technology Officer and member of the board at Brave. 

Before Brave, Brian worked at a number of innovative companies like Khan Academy, Mozilla, and Evernote.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

What impact will Generative AI have on Higher Education? This week's guests tackle this question head on.

Ravi Pendse and Bob Jones lead the development of ITS AI Services, a suite of AI tools that they believe makes the University of Michigan the first university anywhere to provide a custom AI platform for its entire community. In this episode of the Brave Technologist Podcast, they'll discuss why they're embracing GenAI (versus trying to ban it) with their students, and share some positive case studies they've already collected since their students have adopted U-M's new AI tools.

Key Takeaways:

• Empowering the next generation of policymakers (students!)

• Making AI accessible to everyone, and the importance of removing any barriers to its power

• The right to privacy in AI, and how they're creating solutions with security and personal privacy in mind

• How to reduce fear mongering around AI and emerging technologies

• Creating a "data informed" campus where humans are always in the loop

Guest Bios: 

Ravi Pendse is the Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at the University of Michigan. Bob Jones is the Executive Director of Support Services at University of Michigan. Together, they lead the development of ITS AI Services, a suite of AI tools that they believe makes the University of Michigan the first university anywhere to provide a custom AI platform for its entire community.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software— -  makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Josep M. Pujol, Chief of Search at Brave, and Subu Sathyanarayana, Director of Engineering for Brave Search, discuss the history of Internet search and how it's quickly evolving with the adoption of AI. They share its current limitations and their biggest challenges (noise reduction, relevance and referencing) in their pursuit of improving search through Brave Search. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Problems with traditional search options like Google and how the role of "trust" has evolved as the Internet has

• The potential for AI to empower individuals without programming knowledge to automate tasks using natural language interfaces

• Ways AI can be abused, emphasizing the need for responsible development 

• Top resources (movies, podcasts and blogs) for learning about AI

Guest Bio: Josep M. Pujol,Chief of Search at Brave - has been working full-time on solving the problems with traditional search since 2014. He's also a Research Scientist who has more than 30 papers, 4 patents and a PhD on AI!

We're also joined by Subu Sathyanarayana, Director of Engineering at Brave Search, who works primarily on infrastructure and search ranking. Subu holds a Masters Degree in Machine Learning and spends a lot of his time tinkering with transformer models and improving all areas of search. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software -  makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, now powering AI with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Dr. Kjell Carlsson, Head of Data Science Strategy & Evangelism at Domino Data Lab, contemplates AI's impact on human intelligence and its implications on understanding ourselves. We also discuss ways that artificial intelligence's value is underestimated in society and its less-known applications.

Key Takeaways: 

• How AI can help us actually boost human intelligence, and what we've learned about our own limitations through advancements with technologies like generative AI

• Making use of unstructured data and the biggest possibilities AI can offer us now

• The future of generative AI and the influence of open-source technology 

• A roadmap to making applications with generative AI more accessible

• Resources, individuals and brands to help you extend your comprehension of AI

Guest Bio: Dr. Kjell Carlsson is the Head of Data Science Strategy and Evangelism at Domino Data Lab where he advises organizations on scaling impact with AI. Previously, he covered AI as an industry Analyst at Forrester Research, and he is the host of the Data Science Leaders Podcast.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software -  makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, now powering AI with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Deconstructing AI and Bleeding-Edge Tech

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

Each episode of The Brave Technologist will bring you insightful conversations with industry leaders who share their expertise, visions, and practical applications of AI. From privacy concerns and the future of AI to, local data, machine learning, Web3 and more. We'll explore cutting edge technology and its impact on our lives.

Subscribe now to "The Brave Technologist" and get ready to unlock the potential of new and emerging tech, and become a part of the transformation shaping our world.

Hosted by Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave Software

Danny Wright (Chief Brand Officer) and Eddie Satterly (Chief Technology Officer) of OneOf discuss ways they're decentralizing identity in an effort to empower consumers and ultimately build loyalty. They also discussed some of the boldest companies and campaigns that have caught their attention lately.

Key Takeaways: 

• Data protection and working with vendors who value privacy respecting features

• Ways that NFTs can build advocacy, utility and loyalty

• The role that family plays in career growth and importance of soliciting feedback

Guest Bio: 

Danny Wright, Chief Brand Officer, and Eddie Satterly, Chief Technology Officer of OneOf - a platform building consumer-friendly Web3 software. 

Danny Wright combines a wealth of experience creating strategic partnerships for some of the industry's most well known stars including, Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Dido, Maxwell, Run DMC, The Fugees, and Erykah Badu. As a sales and business development executive Mr. Wright has worked with Fortune 100 brands such as P&G, Dell, Samsung, Intel, AT&T, Verizon and media companies like MTV, VH1, NBC/Telemundo, Bravo and the BBC. Formerly, as the Chief Brand Officer at Adweek, Mr. Wright was charged with developing the global strategy for all Adweek awards, events and the relaunch of Brandweek. Currently, as Chief Brand Officer of one of, Mr. Wright leads the company's efforts to deliver a custom marketing SAAS platform using cutting edge Web 3 technology to amplify loyalty, commerce, data and engagement for consumer brands.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

Robert Lund, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio TBD, discusses their decision to make their cannabis company Web3 native from its inception. He also shares the biggest opportunity that media agencies have in supporting crypto and Web3 companies.

Key Takeaways: 

• Navigating advertising regulations while marketing a cannabis company
  
  

• How the War on Drugs has impacted how cannabis is produced
  
  

• How advertising differs in Sweden (where Robert has spent most of his career)
  
  

• Why strategic communications is the biggest talent gap in Web3 

Guest Bio: 

Robert Lund is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio TBD.  With a background in advertising, branding, creative development and design strategy, Robert has been leading creative endeavors and departments at some of the most prominent agencies in the creative industry in both Europe and the US.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

Will Haire, Co-Founder of BellaVix, shares the tactics they're currently employing to help our brands scale on marketplaces like Amazon including the step-by-step process they used that landed them being featured by Amazon as one of the best launches on their platform to date!

Key Takeaways: 

• How their advertising strategies have changed since the market dip (more focus on profitability and operational efficiencies) 

• Ways they're leveraging influencers and viral content to unlock TikTok as an advertising channel

• Limitations and opportunities of Chat GTP for  e-commerce marketers
  
  

Guest Bio: 

Will Haire is the Co-Founder of BellaVix, a full-service Marketplace Marketing Agency for direct-to-consumer retail brands who want to aggressively grow sales on the world's largest marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart. 

 

Will has worked with eCommerce businesses for many years in leading the strategic planning, implementation, and tactical execution of marketing strategies for products across all Amazon business segments. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Jennifer Kattula, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Polygon Labs, discusses how they approached their recent rebrand. This process forced their team to critically review how they articulated their brand ethos to the right audiences, both now and in the future. She also shares the role the community will play in their ongoing effort to decentralize their brand. 

Key Takeaways: 

• What Web2 and Web3 marketers can learn from each other

• Marketing in a downturn and getting scrappy with emerging technologies like AI 

• How to find and target the right communities based on who you're serving

• Decentralizing your own brand values and identity

Guest Bio: 

Jennifer Kattula is the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Polygon. She oversees all aspects of their marketing: brand, community, PR, digital, and more. 

She's a marketing executive with over 20 years of experience at explosive-growth Web2 and Web3 organizations and is passionate about the infinite positive impact that Web3 will have for people, communities, and businesses around the world.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Marketers everywhere are getting creative - they're being asked to do more with less, and rising to the challenge.

In this new season of The Brave Marketer Podcast, we're exploring advertising in a brave new world: The challenge (and opportunity) of changing consumer preferences within a volatile economy.

Every Monday you'll hear how leading marketers are responding to the most pressing challenges brands and agencies face today. Topics include ethical advertising, consumer privacy, Web3 marketing, crypto, the creator economy, and more. Together, we'll find out how marketing innovators are creatively and strategically stepping up and being BRAVE during times of uncertainty.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting web browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. This podcast will provide a backstage view of how leading marketers are solving the issues facing the advertising industry so that you too can be prepared for what's ahead.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

Elizabeth Hansson is the Michigan President of Stand With Crypto and Founder of the Detroit Blockchain Collective. In this episode she discusses the importance of grassroots activism in shaping digital asset policy, the challenges of educating lawmakers, and how community engagement is driving innovation and regulatory clarity. She also reflects on America's lag in cryptocurrency innovation and the critical need for market structure and state-level legislation.

Key Takeaways:

• How Stand With Crypto is helping to bridge the gap between lawmakers and the crypto industry

• Current regulatory gaps and need for clear frameworks to foster innovation and protect users in the digital asset space.

• Why educating policymakers about crypto is essential to dispel misconceptions and encourage informed decision-making (and how communities can help do this).

• The importance of grassroots advocacy in shaping clear regulatory frameworks that foster innovation.

• State-level initiatives that are addressing unique local needs and driving progress in digital asset adoption.

Guest Bio:

Elizabeth Hansson is the Michigan President of Stand With Crypto and the founder of the Detroit Blockchain Collective. With a background in engineering and decentralized systems, she now works at the intersection of technology and policy, leading grassroots advocacy for digital assets across Michigan. Elizabeth has been instrumental in mobilizing communities, building coalitions, and advancing federal legislation to support innovation in the digital asset space.

 

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and no w powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

Marja Konttinen, Marketing Director of Decentraland Foundation, discusses building on the open metaverse and some of the most creative pieces of user generated content she's seen on the platform to date. She also explores the unique opportunity marketers have to write a new playbook for marketing in Web3 – starting with rethinking metics.

Key Takeaways: 

• Metaverse Fashion Week and the role that art plays in Decentraland

• Best practices for marketing metaverse events and driving traffic from your existing audience to your Web3 activation

• Doritos Case Study: How they built and marketed a 3D immersive experience for this year's Super Bowl brand activation

• How brands have complete freedom creativity when renting or buying virtual land and how to get started

Guest Bio: 

Marja Konttinen is the Marketing Director of Decentraland Foundation, the first fully decentralized virtual world that is built, governed, and owned by its users. She has a background in video games marketing, global digital advertising and brand marketing. She is passionate about the metaverse, community co-creation, and social-driven gaming and edutainment.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Hrish Lotlikar, Co-founder and CEO at SuperWorld, discusses how they're blending the virtual and physical world to unlock diverse opportunities for brands to reach more customers, unlock new monetization opportunities and build community.

 

Key Takeaways: 

• How IRL event organizers can enhance their physical events by utilizing emerging technologies like AR and VR

• The impact that the US real estate market downturn has had on the virtual real estate market

• How to decide whether your brand should buy land in the virtual world

Guest Bio: 

Hrish Lotlikar is the Co-founder and CEO at SuperWorld - a virtual world mapped onto the real world, with plots of virtual real estate available to collect as NFTs. Users can buy or sell properties and create opportunities to monetize their land in the Metaverse.

Previously, Hrish co-founded Rogue Initiative Studios, a Hollywood film, TV, gaming, and immersive entertainment studio. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Matt Wurst, Founder of PointSymmetry and Co-Founder of Mint, discusses the role that tokens will play in enabling brands to reward and incentivize participation in their metaverse experiences. He also stresses the importance of making Web3 terms and technologies more clear and consistent for everyday users. 

Key Takeaways: 

• NFT missteps and the critical flaw so many NFT launches have had

• Who will lead this next phase of Web2.5 and Web3 adoption

• Connection between metaverse campaigns and building community

• How to build Web3 brand experiences for the long-term

Guest Bio: Matt Wurst is a strategist, marketer and creator whose consultancy, PointSymmetry, works with emerging Web3 brands and platforms as well as established brands and agencies evolving into the space. He is also the co-founder of Mint, a white-label technology platform for leading global brands to get started with digital tokens and Web3 engagement. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Andrew Klein, SVP, Web3 Brand Strategy & Innovation at Publicis Media, discusses how they're helping brands convert their existing audiences to Web3 without scaring them off by unfamiliar technologies. He also shares his vision of the limitless creative potential that metaverse environments offer. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Setting goals and being strategic when utilizing these technologies, but also uncovering the revenue potential opportunities for brands in the metaverse

• Erasing the complexity of wallet setup by allowing people to utilize familiar Web2 credentials in order to participate 

• Revenue opportunities that Web3 and metaverse portals can unlock for brands
  
  

Guest Bio: Andrew Klein is SVP, Web3 Brand Strategy & Innovation at Publicis Media. In his role, Andrew leads the Web3 brand strategy and ideation for NFT, Digital Collectible and Metaverse experiences. 

He has developed and launched the first NFT experiences for brands like Campbell's and Macy's. Most recently he co-led the development of the record-breaking Samsung 837x experience in Decentraland. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Hugo Feiler, Co-Founder and CEO of Minima, shares how they've been partnering with their community to stress test their technology, and amplify their brand message through token based gamification. He also shares the role that creators will play in the adoption of Web3, and in educating the masses. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Empowering their community with marketing materials and resources to attract new users 

• How to evaluate grassroot marketing strategies such as sponsoring podcasts and events

• The creative meme competitions they're running with their community as a growth marketing tactic 

• Why a mobile native blockchain is so important for Web 3.0.

 

Guest Bio:
Hugo Feiler is the Co-Founder and CEO of Minima - the world's only mobile native blockchain.   Prior to launching Minima, Hugo spent two decades in marketing communications.  He was Co-Founder of London based creative agency Alpha Century, Managing Director at Grey London creating global campaigns for brands including Vodafone, Toshiba and Sony Electronics.  He also served as General Manager of marcomms at Sony Europe for its computer and audio divisions. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Arjun Bhatnagar, CEO and Abhijay Bhatnagar, Chief Product Officer at Cloaked discuss the role privacy will play in the evolution of the Internet and the transition to Web3. They also share the reasoning behind their surprising decision to build Cloaked off the blockchain.

Key Takeaways: 

• Why a consumer-first approach to privacy so important

• How advertising is changing in a cookieless world

• Influencer marketing and the impact of celebrity endorsement trends on marketers 

Guest Bios: Arjun Bhatnagar is the CEO of Cloaked -- a consumer-first privacy startup dedicated to bringing humanity to the internet. At 26, Arjun has successfully started two companies, taught coding at MIT, been a partner at a venture firm, and founded a non-profit dedicated to bringing education to underserved communities. He knows 15 coding languages and has been featured in a range of publications including TechCrunch, Fast Company, Forbes, CNBC and more.

Abhijay Bhatnagar is the Chief Product Officer of Cloaked where he guides technical innovation and product development as a self-proclaimed "techno geek." Before turning 23, Abhijay began a prestigious career as the youngest person ever hired at MITRE, co-founded two companies and has played an active role in launching socially responsible initiatives. After attending Berkeley, he went on to pursue his passion for consumer privacy when he co-founded Cloaked with his brother, raising $25 million in series A funding.

 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Thomas Webb, Founder of Worldwide Webb 3, discusses the real fear of missing out brands are facing if they don't embrace emerging technologies such as Web3 proactively. He also shares how gaming will be the future of entertainment. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Why Web3 is permissionless and what this means for brands
• What traits make a game successful in the metaverse
• The most common mistakes web2 brands are making when entering the metaverse
• Educational resources for learning about Web3

Guest Bio:
Thomas Webb is a contemporary artist, hacker, video game developer, TEDx speaker. His art has been featured in a collection curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and was later nominated for a Webby Award. Right now, he's building the leading MMORPG on the blockchain, using web3 technology to create a completely unique gaming experience.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Justin Hochberg, CEO of the Virtual Brand Group, shares how he's helping brands have an omnichannel metaverse presence including his work with Forever21 and NBC's The Voice. He also discusses how to decide which metaverse platforms are best for your brand to start with, and how to define success when there's limited information available.

In this episode we discuss: 

• Justin's approach to converting eyeballs into revenue – helping organizations innovate while remaining fiscally responsible 
• Getting buy-in from leaders across an organization who are unsure about taking a chance with Web3
• How their team worked with Roblox to create Forever21's first digital fashion collection in the metaverse
• Launching the most watched TV Show in the world - The Voice - into the metaverse

 

Guest Bio: Justin Hochberg is the CEO of the Virtual Brand Group, an award-winning metaverse pioneer that transforms global brands into metaverse businesses. They've partnered across 5 sectors fashion, retail, sports, lifestyle and entertainment, to deliver immersive experiences, social games, digital marketing campaigns, virtual merchandise and loyalty reward programs that make companies money.  It is most well known for transforming Forever 21 from an IRL trend fashion brand into a "Top 10 metaverse brand for 2023 listed among Prada, Gucci and Nike".

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Mark van Rijmenam, Strategic Futurist and Founder of the Digital Futures Institute, discusses the many complex and exciting ways the shift from a 2D to a 3D internet will impact our lives. He also urges us to fight for an open metaverse as part of this shift in order to protect our data and future digital selves. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• How marketers and advertisers will need to shift their approach - think more deeply and strategically - to market in the metaverse effectively
  
  
• Why it's not enough to say your product will make your consumer happy anymore – your advertisement itself needs to create a joyful experience
  
  
• Examples of how augmented reality and a decentralized Web3 Internet will benefit various sectors from manufacturing, sports, gaming and more
  
  
• How he wrote his latest book in 5 days using AI (ChatGPT)
  
  
• Creating brand experiences to effectively engage with Generation Alpha

Guest Bio: 

Dr Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker. He is a leading future tech strategist who thinks about how emerging technologies change organizations, society and the metaverse. He is the founder of the Digital Futures Institute, with a mission to ensure a fair digital future for everyone. Van Rijmenam is an international keynote speaker, and 4x author.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Quinn Campbell, VP of Growth at Sky Mavis, discusses how they're working with Web3 content creators, and the critical role these partners play in converting the masses to Web3. Quinn also shares how he thinks marketers are missing the mark in Web3 marketing by focusing on tech features over the experiential impact Web3 has on the end user. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• The future of Web3 growth tech and resources for your marketing tech stack
• Advertising payment models: making things people want to buy
• Why a bear market is a beautiful thing!
• The biggest existential question in Web3: how do we convert the masses?

Guest Bio: Quinn Campbell is the VP of Growth at Sky Mavis, which is a web3 tech company, NFT games publisher, and the developer of Axie Infinity. During his time in web3, Quinn has: negotiated Google Play's first-ever approval for a blockchain-linked & NFT-integrated game, shipped the industry's largest web3 creator program, developed Sky Mavis's conversion rate optimization squad and more!

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Jimmy Secretan, CTO of JustWin, explores the latest innovations in privacy-preserving neural networks, and explains how JustWin is leveraging AI to help small businesses win government contracts. He also explores the future directions of AI, and the impact of AI on user autonomy and privacy.

Key Takeaways:

• Technological advancements shaping the future of secure and ethical AI applications

• The significance of open-endedness in AI

• How to build while balancing both innovation and privacy

• Why AI solutions are a good fit for winning RFPs

• GPT-5 and predictions for its future impact

Guest Bio: Jimmy Secretan, CTO of JustWin, holds a Ph.D. from the Machine Learning Lab at the University of Central Florida, where he specialized in large-scale, privacy-safe neural networks. Having previously served as Chief Scientist at Korrelate, VP of Engineering of Sonobi, and CTO of Roadtrippers, Jimmy has architected privacy-safe AI/ML data pipelines, scaled infrastructure to hundreds of billions of requests per month to power predictive media planning, and led the creation of the AI-driven future of travel data. As VP of Ads and Premium Services at Brave, Jimmy helped launch Brave's global private ad network; led the development of premium functionality for the Brave browser; and managed initiatives like Brave News and Brave Talk.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Ryan Kumar, Founder and CEO of Mintdropz, explains why we're in the caveman stages of an unexplored metaverse. He shares his predictions for when we can expect to see mainstream adoption of the metaverse and what needs to happen first

In this episode we discuss: 

• Making cold outreach personal via Twitter and email marketing 
• The state of the crypto market and mindsets for investor success
• Why the next phase of the metaverse will be social 

Guest Bio: 

Ryan Kumar is the founder of Mintdropz - a Decentralized Social Media platform, built to help creators build, grow, and monetize their communities.

With a market cap of over $100m Mintdropz is partnered  / backed by the biggest blockchains, Polygon, Algorand, Celo & Avalanche. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Jon Hook, CMO at PlayEmber, discusses their efforts to attract more gamers by removing the blockchain infrastructure as a barrier. He also explains how marketers can apply this across sectors outside of gaming to increase mainstream adoption of their Web3 projects.

In this episode we discuss: 

• Creating custom content for unique social media channels and accommodating their algorithms (advertising on Twitter versus marketing on TikTok)
  
• Gaming in the metaverse and how the experience is (and is not) changing for players
  
• Mental health in Web3 and gaming: why the problem is only getting bigger and the role leaders and companies should play

Guest Bio: 

Jon Hook is the CMO at PlayEmber -  a creator monetisation platform to help games studios, brands, web3 artists and NFT collections monetise their products and services.

Previously he was CEO at BoomBit Group, CRO at Homa Games, and the co-founder of Odyssey Mobile

Jon is also an active angel investor in the gaming sector with investments covering mobile games studios, Web3 games and platforms, gaming tech.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Andrew Milich, CEO of Skiff, discusses their commitment to consumer privacy despite its associated marketing challenges. He explains how their team has gotten creative with their marketing strategies - utilizing privacy preserving forms of marketing to reach their desired audiences.  

In this episode we discuss: 

• How to balance advertising quality and returns from your ads while still protecting privacy 
• The intersection of crypto and privacy and how Skiff fits 
• How market changes are impacting marketers, including marketing in Web3 channels 
• Predictions for when crypto will finally displace major markets and infrastructure

Guest Bio: 

Andrew Milich is the CEO and Co-founder of Skiff. Andrew grew up in New York City and graduated from Stanford University as the Henry Ford II Scholar. After spending years programming in security and autonomous vehicles - and spending time working around the world - Andrew founded Skiff. Skiff's email and collaboration products are an end-to-end encrypted, privacy-first workspace, enabling people around the world to communicate and collaborate more freely and effectively.

 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Michael Liu, SVP, Head of Innovation at Dentsu Media and Kevin Villatoro, Partnerships at Dentsu, share how their agency clients are responding to Web3 marketing opportunities and taking their first (small) steps. They also explain why Web3 isn't the channel to fight for attention, but rather to engage consumers in meaningful ways, embracing innovation while providing real value.  

 Key Takeaways:

• Trade offs marketers are making when choosing to experiment in the Metaverse
  
• Battling red tape and governance when getting your brand into Web3, and the value of getting finance and legal team on board from the get-go
  
• How to onboard the masses to Web3 and what's being built now to increase mainstream adoption of blockchain technologies
  
• Future predictions for the metaverse and how this will impact marketers 

Guest Bio: 

Michael Liu, SVP, Head of Innovation at Dentsu Media

Recently Michael has been focused on exploring new forms of incentive structures, consumer connection points, and new business models for brands via Web3 concepts and applications.

Kevin Villatoro Partnerships at Dentsu

Kevin works closely with other agencies to drive awareness of gaming, web3, and other future looking media channels. In his spare time he co-founded Satoshi's Index and has sold hundreds of NFTs.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Avery Akkineni, President of Vayner3, discusses the current state of Web3 adoption and her predictions for its future. She explains how brands are currently experimenting with Web 2.5 – a bridge offering the speed and ease of use from Web2 but with the ownership and self-sovereignty of Web3. 

Key takeaways: 

• The difference between stunt campaigns and always-on marketing when it comes to the metaverse and what it will take to succeed in Web3 channels
• Using Tokenproof to distribute NFTs for token-ticketed events
• Examples of the most meaningful partnerships and activations that have happened in Metaverse so far (e.g. Time, Budweiser, Adidas) 

Guest Bio: Avery Akkineni is the President of Vayner3 - a consultancy she launched alongside serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk.Partnering with dozens of Fortune 500 corporations across industries, Vayner3 has successfully advised organizations on strategic Web3 initiatives across cryptocurrency applications, NFT program development, and immersive digital experiences.  

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. Brave is also the browser with Web3 users, and the best onramp to Web3  and the metaverse. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Brands are navigating the new Web3 world and with it comes an opportunity for experimentation, innovation and engaging consumers in entirely new ways. But where do you start and when? 

In this new season of The Brave Marketer Podcast, we're talking Web3 Marketing and how to market in the Metaverse. 

You'll hear from marketers from top brands and agencies who will help us leverage this exciting moment in time, and take our brave marketing moments to the next level. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting web browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. This podcast will provide a backstage view of how leading marketers are solving the issues facing the advertising industry so that you too can be prepared for what's ahead.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Kelly Poquiz Burke, Associate Director of Brand Marketing & Strategy at Avocados From Mexico, discusses many of the brand experiences their team has launched in an effort to create a deep, emotional connection with consumers, despite lacking any marketing ability on their products themselves. She also shares her approach to Web3 marketing: sticking to a strategy instead of chasing shiny objects.

Key Takeaways: 

• How to build integrated, omnichannel marketing campaigns for the Superbowl
• Ways that produce brands can join Web3 and implement activations for the Metaverse
• Importance of authentic, purpose driven marketing that showcases your brand values

Guest Bio: Kelly Burke is the Associate Director of Brand Marketing & Strategy at Avocados from Mexico and leads the brand equity efforts for the number 1 avocado brand in the U.S. For over 11 years, she has been passionate about building brands that touch people's lives every day, and has worked on household names like Frito-Lay, Chick-Fil-A, Central Market, GameStop, and DiGiorno. Prior to Avocados From Mexico, Kelly was the brand manager for Doritos, where she got to work on the multibillion dollar brand's Super Bowl campaigns. Kelly holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BBA from the University of Notre Dame. When she's not building brands, Kelly hosts the Career Slay podcast, helping people slay the fear in career.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Lisa Marie Paul, Head of Content and Partnerships at Talenthouse AG, discusses how millenial and Gen Z mindsets have changed consumer expectations surrounding advertising. We examine how marketers are challenged with creating large amounts of content very quickly, without compromising quality, authenticity or relatability.

Key Takeaways: 

• What brand marketers can learn from the "race to space" 
• How brands can evaluate where to spend their marketing dollars to make the biggest impact on their target audience
• Why the ability to lean into future technologies starts with education and awareness
• Ways to track ROI and specific metrics for evaluating the success of campaigns 

 

Guest Bio: 

Lisa Marie, Head of Content and Partnerships at Talenthouse AG, is focused on leading dynamic teams to build out world-class strategies, authentic content for diverse audiences and driving revenue from partnerships. Plus, advocating and campaigning for equality and diversity within the workplace, mentoring women across the creative industry and acting as a vocal voice for leading, socially-focused businesses.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Stacy Wakefield, VP of Marketing at Delphia, discusses her biggest new marketing challenge: building a Web3 brand and community. She explains the complexities of managing risk and compliance and how Web3 differs from Web2 marketing tactics. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Importance of marketing team building strong working relationships across product and compliance departments
• Ways to collect direct feedback from your audience including user interviews and platforms like Discord
• The shift to building community as a tactic for mainstream user adoption

Guest Bio: 

Stacy Wakefield is the VP of Marketing at Delphia, an investment platform that lets you invest your money and your data. Stacy has spent her whole career in digital marketing primarily in Fintech at brands like Credit Karma, Credit Sesame and SoFi. Stacy's biggest new marketing challenge is building a web3 brand at Delphia and learning about the exciting and mysterious world of crypto. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Kate Brady, Head of Next Gen D2C Consumer Experience & Direct Digital Marketing Capabilities at PepsiCo, shares how mainstream brands and marketers can utilize Web3 technologies. Kate's team is currently testing a number of next gen initiatives as part of PepsiCo's newly established Web3 & Metaverse Center of Enablement. 

We also discuss the removal of third-party trackers and moving towards a private internet while still owning the communication with your audience and prioritizing zero first-party data. 

Key Takeaways:  

• Why marketers need to examine the value exchange they're offering their consumers – how to get smarter and more consumer centric.
  
  
• Ways that mainstream brands like PepsiCo, Starbucks and Walmart are utilizing Web3 technologies like NFTs and the Metaverse to increase loyalty.
  
  
• Resources for marketers wanting to experiment with Web3 and why this is the best time to get started in the space.
  
  
• Kate's brave marketing moment: Combining The Walking Dead, Augmented Reality and the Mountain Dew to motivate consumers to tune into advertising commercials despite a cord cutting trend emerging at this time. 

 

Guest Bio: Kate Brady is a seasoned marketing veteran with over 20-years media and marketing experience, 12+ of those years within PepsiCo. Kate now leads Next Gen D2C Consumer Experience and Direct Digital Marketing Capabilities, a newly formed team within PepsiCo's global Strategy and Transformation organization driving growth for PepsiCo through the lens of consumer data and experiences. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Austin Campbell, Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting, and Adam Zarazinski, CEO at Inca Digital, explore the Genius Bill and its potential to revolutionize the stablecoin landscape. They discuss the many changes with the current government, including regulations and compliance, along with how this new legislative proposal could drive innovation and widespread adoption of stablecoins.

Key Takeaways: 

• Why the Genius Bill matters, and its potential impact on stablecoin adoption

• New compliance experiments and why the traditional approach is dead

• The brain drain of crypto experts within banking

• The need for innovation and technological transformation in traditional finance

Guest Bio:

Austin Campbell is the managing partner and founder of Zero Knowledge Consulting, and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. Previously, he ran the stablecoin platform and portfolio management at Paxos, and was the chief risk officer of Paxos National Trust. Austin has managed fixed income trading desks at JP Morgan and Citi covering >$100B of cash derivatives, and has been a portfolio manager and structurer at Stone Ridge, the parent of NYDIG. He holds a BS in Mathematics from CSU Chico, and an MBA from NYU Stern.

Adam Zarazinski is the CEO of Inca Digital, a fintech company that provides data and analytics on the digital asset ecosystem to government agencies and financial institutions using natural language processing and LLMs.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Sierra Reed, Vice President Director of Social Strategy at Digitas, discusses how she's successfully leaned into brave marketing moments and stood up for her values, even in the early days of her career. She also shares how she's helping brands like Macy's and Crocs act boldly through her agency work. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Why marketers should think long term and create memorable brand experiences that last
• Social media trends and how consumers are engaging with each of the social media platforms (TikTok, twitter, Facebook and Instagram) in different ways
• How brands can work with creators in an empowering way that strengthens the creator economy as a whole 

Guest Bio: Sierra Reed has over 10 years of experience in Social, Influencer, and Content Strategy. She was the lead social strategist for brands such as Estee Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, and Chime as they expanded into TikTok and worked with Creators across the globe. As a strategist, she is always looking at how the internet's changing landscape provides new opportunities for people to better connect with brands and one another.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Laura Mesa, Vice President of Community and Marketing at Product Hunt, shares how allowing your team to be vulnerable in the workplace, allows your brand to show up authentically too. She also discusses the importance of developing a customer first product strategy and putting in extra effort to personalize based on real needs of your users

In this episode we discuss: 

• How "Makers" like Notion and Figma got their start on Product Hunt – what made them successful on the platform and how it's great resource for discovering the next big idea
• Dating and Job Hunting: how Laura combined both efforts to launch her marketing career, including getting the chance to meet Steve Jobs and launch the iPhone
• Testing, learning and using sentiment validation when evaluating products and features
• Why standing up for your customer is the bravest thing marketers can do

 

Guest Bio: Laura Mesa, Vice President of Community and Marketing at Product Hunt, is a mother, wife and a tech marketer with more than 15 years experience in consumer tech brands, including roles at Facebook, Apple, Mozilla, Yahoo, Sequoia Capital and currently, Product Hunt.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Quynh Mai, Founder & CEO of Qulture shares how culture is changing quickly from Gen Z and what brands need to change in order to be successful on platforms like TikTok, the Metaverse and Twitch. We also talk about making your audience the star of your campaigns with user-generated, collaborative content. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Working with Kanye West on the "Life of Pablo" International Campaign
• Bringing Kylie Jenner's Kylie Cosmetics into the Metaverse 
• Embracing Decentraland as the new platform for events and community 
• Why marketers need to respond and reiterate quicker than ever before

Guest Bio:

Quynh Mai who is the Founder & CEO of Qulture, a digital creative agency that helps their clients confidently embrace the near future.  

 

She has worked with global brands like Sephora, Nike, H&M, Google, L'Oreal, Yeezy and Ferrari and directly with tastemakers who have been at the forefront of cultural change including Kanye West, Kylie Jenner, Angelina Jolie, Annie Leibovitz, and Jennifer Aniston.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Liz Caselli-Mechael,  Global Head of Digital & Content for Nestlé, discusses how she's built her career around purpose-driven digital storytelling and engagement. She shares how to focus on favorability rather than driving sales, by integrating  important values like sustainability, social responsibility, and climate action into Nestle's brand strategy.

Key Takeaways: 

• Measuring favourabilty and brand lift with specific target segments  
• Being willing to fail forward and iterate quickly from audience signals when your messages turn out to be wrong
• Getting involved with nonprofits and local communities to use their brand as a force for good
• Ways to showcase "who is behind the logo" for Nestle's many consumer facing brands and challenging internal perspectives of the brands

Guest Bio:  Liz Caselli-Mechael is the Global Head of Digital & Content for the Nestlé master brand and has built her career around purpose-driven digital storytelling and engagement. Her team leads in-house content and creative development for Nestlé digital channels and campaigns, crafts audience strategies for both consumers and KOLs, uses data and insights to craft and refine reputation messages, and supports local market teams in 50+ countries to develop their own digital capabilities. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Claire Kart, VP Marketing & Community at Mina Foundation, discusses how they're leveraging "just in time marketing" as a go to market strategy for their upcoming SDK launch. Claire also shares Mina's rebrand story and how it actually started with getting sued by a larger player in crypto! 

Key takeaways:

• What "zero-knowledge proof" means and the practical utility of it 
• Marketing to ever evolving audiences when building an L1
• The role of brand strategy in setting realistic expectations to earn user trust
• Differentiating between community and audience – how strategies and tactics for growing each should differ

Guest Bio: Claire Kart is the VP of Marketing and Community at Mina Foundation, the non-profit steward of Mina Protocol. She has been with the project since 2019 as one of the first non-engineering team members and helped to foster adoption and growth through testnet, mainnet, token offering, SDK beta, and is currently gearing up her team for the full SDK launch. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Maura Tuohy Di Muro, Global Head of Product Marketing at Twitter, discusses how Twitter is promoting safety on their platform and the unique ways they're adding gamification to privacy, including a recently released video game experience they made for their users. We also discuss how Web3 can deliver on its big promises of accessibility and inclusivity and how Twitter thinks about earning trust. 

Key takeaways: 

• Protecting democracy while elevating important voices
• Responding to consumer distrust and increasing demands 
• Making platforms like Twitter safe, accessible and inclusive
• Connecting human emotion to your products
• How they conceptualized, built, and distributed Twitter Data Dash to help their users understand their privacy policy

Guest Bio: 

Maura Tuohy Di Muro is the Head of Product Marketing at Twitter, where her team scales GTM programs for safety, privacy, and information integrity. Prior to Twitter, Maura was a Global Marketing Director at Mozilla, the not-for-profit that makes the Firefox browser. Maura is passionate about the intersection of technology and humanity and lives in San Francisco with her husband and 2 sons. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Many of the most memorable brand campaigns have been driven by cutting edge marketers who are driving innovation and massive growth for some of the most beloved brands. In Season 5 of The Brave Marketer Podcast, we're getting a fresh perspective and highlighting women marketers who are making an impact in both crypto and mainstream brands. 

We'll cover topics like: Web3, cookieless advertising, crypto marketing, privacy and future-proofing your brand.  Each week, top marketers will share the strategies and tactics behind their brave marketing moments that led them to where they are today. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer Podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting web browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. This podcast will provide a backstage view of how leading marketers are solving the issues facing the advertising industry so that you too can be prepared for what's ahead.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Winston Zhang, Co-founder at Cega, shares how they're preparing for their upcoming mainnet launch. He discusses the marketing strategies they're working on, including an NFT collection, and a major risk they took by differentiating their visual branding. He also educates us on the benefits of exotic options, even in a bear market. 

 

In this episode we discuss: 

• How to increase mainstream of adoption of your products
• Focusing on your customers instead of your competitors 
• Differentiating through your branding and marketing aesthetics 
• Why crypto marketers should cut the jargon
• Creating FOMO when fundraising and pitching VCs 

Guest Bio: 

Winston Zhang is the co-founder of Cega that is building the first decentralized exotic options protocol in Web3. He was previously a founder in Y Combinator's Winter 20 batch and before that, a product manager at DoorDash. Fun fact, Winston is Canadian and has a twin brother! 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, VP of Marketing at Ava Labs, discusses how his team disrupted the traditional event experience with their recent Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, along with some of the risks they took that really paid off. He also shares the biggest opportunities for crypto marketers across all stages of the funnel.

In this episode we discuss: 

• How optimizing for speed and cost impacts blockchain adoption and attracting crypto traders
• The challenges crypto marketers face when advertising on social media channels
• Upper funnel activations and ways marketers can get more comfortable going  horizontal with their channels
• how user research can play an important role in meeting users where they are, and creating effective marketing strategies

Guest Bio: Jay Kurahashi-Sofue is the VP of Marketing at Ava Labs, a Web3 organization building Avalanche. Prior to Ava Labs, he was the Head of Marketing at Fluidity and AirSwap and also was a strategist at Ogilvy, where he co-founded its first blockchain marketing group. Jay is also the co-founder of BlockMarketers, a virtual and in-person community for marketing executives in the blockchain industry. Outside of Ava Labs, Jay is a photographer and music producer.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

Brad Michelson, Head of US Marketing team at eToro, discusses the unique social features their platform offers in an effort to reduce intimidation and attract new investors into crypto trading. He also shares his thoughts on the biggest challenges with crypto marketing and the effective strategies they've implemented to overcome them. In this episode we discuss: 

• What makes the eToro marketplace different from any other crypto trading platform on the market
• CryptoBowl: how brands like eToro and Crypto.com took over the Superbowl this year
• The clever way eToro used Twitter and its integration with Giphy to increase the performance of their ads
• How to leverage online communities like Discord, Telegram, and Signal for crypto marketing 

Guest Bio: 

Brad Michelson is the Head of US Marketing team at eToro, a global social trading platform with over 27 million global users. He is a digital marketer with over ten years of experience taking finTech and e-commerce brands to market. Previously, Brad worked as the Director of Marketing at BlockFi.

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets for Citibank's Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), discusses their approach to integrating Web 2.0 and 3.0. She shares insights on Citi Token Service, a new solution designed to provide 24/7 liquidity and borderless transactions, and explains how it simplifies user experience by obfuscating blockchain complexity.

Key Takeaways: 

• The future potential of digital assets and blockchain technology in transforming financial services and enabling faster, more efficient transactions globally

• The importance of regulatory compliance and collaboration with regulators to ensure responsible innovation

• The value of daily standups in driving agile development

• Mutual learning opportunities between traditional finance institutions and Web 3.0 projects

Guest Bio: Ryan Hugg is the Global Head of Digital Assets for Citibank's Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), helping clients streamline treasury, payments, and commerce. She recently led the launch of Citi Token Services, a blockchain-based solution enabling 24/7 liquidity transfers and integrating tokenized deposits and smart contracts into Citi's global network.

Previously, Ryan led IBM's Americas blockchain team, advising clients on tokenization, identity, and sustainability strategies. Her team helped launch New York's Excelsior Pass, a digital health wallet used by millions, now serving as a model for other credential systems.

A passionate advocate for diversity in leadership, she has led multiple initiatives to advance female representation, and mentors emerging leaders toward executive roles.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte

 

Aaron Schneider, Business Development and Partnerships at Bitpay, discusses ways that crypto can become more useful in order to maintain its relevance into the future. He shares what Bitpay is doing differently to solve this with e-commerce, along with the challenges they're up against in transitioning to crypto as a mainstream form of payment. In this episode we discuss: 

• Trends in fintech marketing and how to attract millennials and gain production adoption
• Launching Lamborghini's first-ever NFT collection
• The benefits for merchants in switching over to crypto as a payment method
• How "accepting crypto" is a marketing opportunity for brands and examples of how brands like Newegg took advantage

Guest Bio: 

Aaron Schneider Business Development and Partnerships at Bitpay -  the largest cryptocurrency payments gateway. Aaron has been in the eCommerce, fintech, and payments industry for over 22 years. BitPay is compatible with 95 crypto wallets and 13 cryptocurrencies and enables merchants to accept crypto payments with no volatility risk. BitPay also helps merchants with crypto disbursements/payouts/crypto rewards programs. Aaron is also co-author of the Better Business Book Volume 2. (available on Amazon). 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Dylan Dewdney, Co-Founder and Lead Initiator at NFT3.com and Kylin Network, discusses the world of DIDs (decentralized identifiers) and some of the future use cases, along with how Web3 will change the way data is handled. He also talks about the changing relationship between marketers and the data needed to optimize their businesses, and why privacy is often highlighted but becomes compromised in an effort to track results. 

We also discuss:

• How data ownership will impact the ways in which consumers interact with the internet and view their personal privacy
• The ethics and security considerations for sharing your data in a web3 world
• The lifetime values of our personal genome data and how much we should or could be paid for sharing it along with ways that large multinational companies can monetize idle data sets
• Importance of appealing to human emotions in marketing and committing to a particular position or belief.

Guest Bio: Dylan Dewdney, Co-Founder and Lead Initiator at NFT3.com and Kylin Network. Dylan is a longtime crypto supporter and enthusiast dating all the way back to 2011. He has consistently been at the forefront of the intersection between society and technology and has appeared alongside such luminaries as Edward Snowden and Gavin Wood. 

Dylan is an investor and advisor to a number of crypto projects and has been building in the space since 2017. His most recent interests and pursuits are in the fields of decentralized data monetization and decentralized identity, respectively, as co-founder of Kylin Network and NFT3, respectively. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

Music by: Ari Dvorin

 

David Feinstein, Head of Partnerships at SuperRare, discusses the economics of digital art and how valuing NFTs compares to the traditional art world. He also shares how luxury products, designers and brands can get into the Web3 game via the SuperRare marketplace. 

We also discuss:

• How SuperRare is creating marketing moments that go viral while also empowering artists 
• Digital scarcity and levers that drive the price of crypto art and NFTs
• Social media and crypto: why Twitter is SuperRare's top channel for driving new business and how they measure its impact
• Ways the fashion and entertainment industries can leverage crypto

Guest Bio: 

David Feinstein, Head of Partnerships at SuperRare – the premier digital art marketplace in the NFT world that is often compared to the new aged Christies x Sothebys for the traditional art market. David leads their partnerships and works with top brands and agencies to bring NFTs + cryptoart to the masses and through empowering the artists and collectors of the SuperRare community. 

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About this Show:

The Brave Marketer podcast is hosted by Donny Dvorin, VP, Head of Sales at Brave Software - the makers of the privacy-respecting browser with a built-in ads platform that rewards users for their attention with the Basic Attention Token. Brave is at the forefront of a new online privacy frontier and has unique insights into the future of marketing and advertising in a cookieless world. 

 

Music by: Ari Dvorin