Ep 30: Women in Web3 and Crypto: Web3 101
Apr 13, 2022•34 min
Episode description
Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice
Episode 030: Women in Web3 and Crypto: Web3 101
Ariel is the VP, Communications at Ledger, the world's most secure platform for digital assets and Web3. She served as a Senior Advisor with LionTree, focused on content development and advising businesses on developing a frictionless consumer future, and Co-Founded arfa, Inc. a platform for the creation of new beauty, wellness, and personal care brands like HIKI (genderless sweat brand) and State Of (Menopause beauty brand), recognized by GQ, Self, WSJ and more. Her most recent film Sitara: Let Girls Dream, premiered on Netflix Spring 2020 and was Top 10 in Asia. At VICE Media, she was an Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated VICELAND show WOMAN with Gloria Steinem, where at 26 she became the youngest person to be nominated as Executive Producer in the Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series category. Ariel turned WOMAN into a course at USC Annenberg, helped develop the syllabus and was a guest lecturer. She served as Publisher of Broadly, VICE's women and LGBTQ+ identity channel, where Ariel established Broadly as an internationally recognized brand. As Chief of Staff at VICE, Ariel worked on interviews with President Obama, President George W. Bush, Vice President Biden, Gloria Steinem, Malala, and many more. She is on the 2020 Crain's Notable LGBTQ Leaders and Executives List, 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Media list and currently serves on the board of the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Sad Girls Club, Lesbians Who Tech, VICE’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board, and is a former commissioner on the Vermont Commission on Women and former member on the Vermont Board of Libraries. She is currently a Founding member of BFF and ClubCPG. Her work is centered on using storytelling as a medium to connect with and uplift forgotten stories around the world.
Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode where Ariel breaks down everything you need to know about the many opportunities that the coming Web3 revolution will present.
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
What a “ledger” is, and how it pertains to crypto and Web3
Why it’s important to educate yourself about crypto, NFTs, Web3, and more before they become a mainstream method of transaction
Critical differences between Web2 and Web3
Exciting financial opportunities for women in new, decentralized Web3 spaces
What a “hardware wallet” is, and why it’s an essential tool for managing your finances in crypto, NFTs, and more
Connect with Ariel and Ledger:
VICE CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/ariel-wengroff
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/awengroff/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AWengroff
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-wengroff-24522343/
LEDGER LINKS:
WEBSITE: https://www.ledger.com/
REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/ledgerwallet/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Ledger/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ledger/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Ledger
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/Ledger
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ledgerhq
TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@ledger
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