Artur Sychov, Founder & CEO at Somnium Space, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Somnium Space, Virtual Worlds, and their plans to offer immortality to its users with a new feature called ‘Live Forever’ mode!
Apr 03, 2023•25 min•Ep. 50
The artist Antonius Oki Wiriadjaja, also known as Foodmasku, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss turning isolation into funny food masks, the vulnerability of being an artist, being selected by The New York Times as one of "five art accounts to follow on Instagram now", entering the NFT space and more!
Mar 27, 2023•22 min•Ep. 49
Randi Zuckerberg chats with two leading Women in Web3 including Superstar Community Builder Riley Blackwell and Courtney McDermid, Vice President of Strategy at Decrypt all about the power of community in Web3 and ways in which they are bringing people together virtually and in real life.
Mar 20, 2023•25 min•Ep. 48
Valerie Vacante, an award-winning global innovator, creative catalyst and visionary, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about creating consumer-centric digital experiences that connect brands, people and emerging technology. As the VP of Solutions Innovation at Dentsu, Valerie opens up about Dentsu NXT Space, a new project between dentsu, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and HeadOffice.Space that allows brands to test and explore the potential of web3, the metaverse, AI, XR to identify busine...
Mar 13, 2023•26 min•Ep. 47
Shira Lazar, Founder and CEO of the Emmy Nominated digital media brand called “What’s Trending”, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss her journey to become one of the most vocal proponents of blockchain tech and culture and ways in which she is furthering the conversation around how Web3 could positively change society.
Mar 06, 2023•19 min•Ep. 46
Mariam Nusrat, Founder & CEO of Breshna, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about building a no-code platform for making purposeful web3 video games with an overall mission to empower users to create their own educational, marketing and training video games with no-code & at lightning speed!
Feb 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 45
Angelic Vendette, Vice President and the Global Head of Marketing and Web3 for fitness brand Alo Yoga, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss their entry into the Blockchain and Web3 and their partnership with Roblox! Angelic also talks about WomenRightsNFT which she founded in order to raise awareness and funds for women’s rights in light of the Roe v. Wade overturn!
Feb 20, 2023•26 min•Ep. 44
Zhuoxin (Zedd) Yin, Co-Founder and COO of Magic Eden, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Magic Eden’s founding story, their focus on broad collectibles and gaming, and how they are shaping the way people interact with NFTs!
Feb 13, 2023•23 min•Ep. 43
Ryan Wyatt, President of Polygon Labs, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about his voyage into Web3 & Crypto, his outlook for the Web3 gaming industry, partnering with major brands entering the Web3 space, and much more!
Feb 06, 2023•24 min•Ep. 42
Emily Faye – Singer/Songwriter and Music NFT Artist, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about why Web3 is an opportunity for extraordinary growth in music and how Web3 can transform the overall industry.
Jan 30, 2023•25 min•Ep. 41
Poonacha Machaiah, CEO of The Chopra Foundation, joins Randi Zuckerberg to talk about co-founding Seva.Love - a web3 platform focused on championing well-being & social impact through the metaverse and beyond! They also discuss their partnership with TIMEPieces, the web3 community initiative from TIME; ChopraVerse; and predictions for how we will interact and experience wellbeing in the digital and physical world in the future.
Jan 23, 2023•24 min•Ep. 40
Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro, Head of Metaverse Fashion Week and Senior XR and Metaverse Producer at Decentraland, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Fashion in the Metaverse, Direct-to-Avatar, Virtual Fashion Week and much more!
Jan 16, 2023•23 min•Ep. 39
Hrish Lotlikar, the CEO and Co-Founder of SuperWorld, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss how to buy, sell, and monetize properties in the metaverse using non-fungible tokens, and the future of the industry.
Jan 09, 2023•26 min•Ep. 38
Chris Asahara, Head of Content and Social Media at Les Mills International, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the convergence between fitness and gaming and how they are bringing exercise motivation to the metaverse with a VR version of its Bodycombat workout!
Jan 02, 2023•22 min•Ep. 37
James Sinka, the Orange DAO Fellowship Program Director and Steven Chien, Co-Founder and General Partner at Press Start Capital, join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the funding market for Web3 startups, big opportunities in the space, how the current down market is impacting funding and future predictions for the overall industry!
Dec 26, 2022•24 min•Ep. 36
Salima Popatia, Chief Digital & Marketing Services Officer at Orveon (which includes brands Laura Mercier, Bare Minerals and Buxom) joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss Laura Mercier’s ‘World of Beauty’, their first virtually experiential e-commerce presence, and the future of the beauty industry!
Dec 19, 2022•22 min•Ep. 35
Robin Arzon, Vice President of Fitness Programming and Head Instructor at Peloton, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss her new venture - Swagger Society, the first lifestyle membership club in Web3! We also discuss her journey as a former corporate lawyer turned ultra-runner, NYT bestselling author and massively popular Peloton instructor!
Dec 12, 2022•21 min•Ep. 34
Rebecca Liao, the CEO of Web3 infrastructure protocol Saga and the co-founder of currency agnostic blockchain Skuchain, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss Saga’s mission to launch the next 1000 chains in the multiverse. Rebecca also weighs in on the bear market, FTX Collapse, her vision for the future of Web3 and her experiences as former foreign policy adviser to the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
Dec 05, 2022•29 min•Ep. 33
Matthew Stevens, Chief Financial Officer for Travala.Com, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the leading cryptocurrency-friendly travel booking service and how they are revolutionizing travel with virtual assets.
Nov 28, 2022•19 min•Ep. 32
Jeff John Roberts, Crypto Editor for Fortune magazine, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss the news surrounding the FTX Crisis and what it means for the future of cryptocurrency.
Nov 21, 2022•19 min•Ep. 31
Justin Hochberg, an award-winning metaverse pioneer and Co-Founder & CEO of Virtual Brand Group, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss the intersection of branding, storytelling, and the metaverse. He shares the example of bringing the popular talent show, The Voice, into the metaverse offering fans the opportunity to engage with the show - anytime, anywhere - in an environment built for them.
Nov 14, 2022•29 min•Ep. 30
Nicolette Harper, Vice President of Global Marketing and Media at Marriott and Chris Norton, Senior Vice President of Marketing Channels and Optimization at Marriott, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the future of travel in Web3!
Nov 07, 2022•29 min•Ep. 29
Puja Ohlhaver, a technologist, lawyer and Co-Author of the paper “Decentralized Society: Finding Web3's Soul”, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss Soulbound Tokens – What are they and how will they change society and the future of cryptocurrency as we know it?
Oct 31, 2022•20 min•Ep. 28
Benyamin Ahmed, now a 13-year old Coder and The creator of Weird Whales NFT collection, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about his success earning over $990,000 in Ethereum, his journey working on various crypto-projects, and selling his own NFT collection Weird Whales. The total sales of his NFT collection have surpassed $5 million and he gets a royalty every time his NFTs are traded on the blockchain. Ahmed talks about how he sees the most value in the community he’s found....
Oct 24, 2022•17 min•Ep. 27
Elan Halpern, Product Management at Alchemy (the world's leading blockchain developer platform), joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about empowering developers and growing the Web3 community through education! They also touch on what’s keeping people from stepping into Web3, and how to bring it to mass adoption.
Oct 17, 2022•23 min•Ep. 26
Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer of CoinShares, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about trends and growth across Crypto including Web3 influencers, financial capital, bitcoin, new blockchain protocols, what still needs to be done and what she’s excited about for the future!
Oct 09, 2022•27 min•Ep. 25
Lisa Mayer, Founder & CEO of Boss Beauties, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about her journey, NFTs, empowering women, celebrating their first birthday, notable Boss Beauties owners including Reese Witherspoon and the future of Boss Beauties!
Oct 03, 2022•20 min•Ep. 24
Two expert guests, Laura Shin and David Diienno, join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss the massive overhaul of Ethereum known as the Merge. What is it? And What’s next? Guests include Laura Shin, Crypto journalist, podcast host, and author. She is also host and producer of the popular blockchain and cryptocurrency podcast, “Unchained,” where she interviews the top minds from the crypto world, and the author of “The Cryptopians” which exposes the real story behind the rise of crypto...
Sep 26, 2022•31 min•Ep. 23
Dillon Rosenblatt, CEO & CO-Founder of Autograph ((alongside Tom Brady), joins Randi Zuckerberg in the café to talk about how Autograph is building the future of fandom with legendary names and iconic brands by elevating the fan experience through NFTs! Also, a special announcement about their new revolutionary partnership with PGA TOUR to create a digital collectibles platform that allows fans to engage with their favorite golf icons like never before!
Sep 19, 2022•27 min•Ep. 22
Dr. Hans Boateng, Founder of The Royals NFT & The Investing Tutor, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about his crypto journey and ways in which he is working to empower underrepresented cultures in Web3.
Sep 12, 2022•23 min•Ep. 21