Next Big Thing - with Lauren Ingram

Tarja Stephens is on a mission to upskill 1 million women - and she and her cofounder Janna Salokangas are putting AI and leadership skills at the heart of what they’re building at Mia - Mission Impact Academy, where they have recently completed the first cohort of their AI accelerator program. Originally from Finland and now based in Miami, we dive into Tarja’s journey from her early days in shipbuilding to pivoting during the pandemic. LINKS: Tarja Stephens on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarja-stephens/  Mia - Mission Impact Academy website: https://www.themia.world/ EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co/   JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs/    CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

Maghan McDowell is Senior Innovation Editor at Vogue Business, where she’s known as a leading voice covering all things metaverse, digital fashion, and how luxury brands translate their brand for the world of Web3.  Within her role Maghan oversees the weekly Technology Edit newsletter, and she knows the tech and luxury markets inside out. We dive into Maghan's forecasts for the tech landscape in 2024, looking at everything from the impact of generative AI in 2023 through to upcoming VR headset launches for 2024.  Maghan first joined the Women of Web3 Podcast in 2022 - listen back to her episode about digital fashion here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-fashion-what-will-we-wear-in-the-metaverse/id1614087620?i=1000565751533  LINKS: Maghan McDowell on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maghanmcdowell/  Maghan on Instagram: Maghan’s articles on Vogue Business: https://www.voguebusiness.com/contributor/maghan-mcdowell  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co/   JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs/    CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

Elke Karskens is an exec at leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, where she’s recently been promoted to Country Director for Benelux and the Nordics. Always with a strong desire to follow innovation, she has an impressive career spanning stints at TomTom, Skype in its early days, and then a decade at Meta (formerly Facebook). Elke now plays a pivotal role at Coinbase, having initially led their marketing before being promoted to a leadership position.  We dive into her dizzying career trajectory across Web2 to Web3, and hear how - like most of us - Elke was initially put off by the sheer amount of jargon in the crypto space and her passion for helping others make sense of the potential of decentralised finance. LINKS: Elke Karskens on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elke-karskens-33925115/  Elke on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elkekarskens/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co/   JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs/    CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

Cynthia Huang is a digital nomad, and the cofounder and CEO of Dtravel, a decentralised travel ecosystem. A longtime host herself, Cynthia created the largest community of Airbnb hosts in the world, before taking them on with a decentralised alternative. We discuss why she made the decision to shut down her previous startup Altcoin Fantasy and she shares what makes Lisbon - her current home - a really special hub for Web3. LINKS: Cynthia Huang on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiajhuang/  Cynthia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cynb3ar  Dtravel website: https://www.dtravel.com/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co/   JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs/    CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

The skills needed to thrive in Web3, digital fashion or AI today will undergo a radical transformation in the next five years. Join a trio of the creative tech scene’s heavy hitters for a very special live recording of the Women of Web3 Podcast with host Lauren Ingram, where we dive into the top skills of the future - and how you can tap up the talent needed for what comes next. This was recorded at New Codes, a festival of fashion and digital innovation in London. LINKS: Holly Wood, HollyWoodLabs.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyw00d/  Tobi Ajala, TECHTEE https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobi-ajala/  Ashumi Sanghvi, MAD Global and Future+ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashumi-sanghvi-a658624/  New Codes festival: https://codes.fashion/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co  JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs   CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

Prepare to have your mind blown as we welcome the extraordinary Cindy Gallop. She reached the pinnacle of the advertising world as the chair of international ad agency BBH and now she’s a board advisor to multiple companies and a powerhouse entrepreneur as the founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn. She’s also a world-renowned public speaker with an enormous following. Our conversation with Cindy is meaty and unapologetic as we dive into the intersection of women, tech, Web3, and slightly unconventional territories for Women of Web3 like the adult industry. It's time to make a "shit ton of cash" by inventing your own path in Web3, and Cindy Gallop will show you how. LINKS: Cindy Gallop on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindygallop/  Cindy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cindygallop/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co/   JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs/    CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

Join Anastasiia Mala, DRESSX Marketing Lead, and an elite panel featuring Lauren Ingram, Founder of Women of Web3, Renee Francis, Founder & Director of Take3, Niamh Linehan, CMO at Defactor Labs, and Camilla Purkis-White, beauty brand & marketing director & Founder of Glitch Glam, as they unveil the alchemy of long-term brand building - your ultimate arsenal to not just survive but thrive amid the fiercest bear markets. LINKS: Panellists: Lauren Ingram on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingramlauren/  Renee Francis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-francis-7480a233/  Niamh Linehan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niamh-linehan-7b641633/  Camilla Purkis-White on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillawhite/  Anastasiia Mala on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiiamala/  Zebu Live website: https://www.zebulive.xyz/  Flight3 website: https://flightstory.com/flight-3/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co/  JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs    CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

Tobi Ajala is a tech genius, entrepreneur, and angel investor, and former developer at Apple, and she’s the driving force behind TECHTEE as its visionary CEO and founder. TECHTEE is a globally acclaimed software house, excelling in gold standard software research, design, and development - and it’s the world’s first Black-owned, female-founded and women-led digital agency. Join us for a discussion with Tobi about her entrepreneurial journey, starting at university on a night out and ending up running a global agency. We talk about the impact of AI, the possibilities of Web3, and the importance of who holds the data. LINKS: Tobi Ajala on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobi-ajala/  Tobi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobitobetoby/  TECHTEE website: https://www.techtee.co/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co  JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs   CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

Camilla McFarland has been in the wild world of crypto and Web3 since 2017 when she joined Consensys (creators of MetaMask), and is the queen of useful analogies that make blockchain make sense. Camilla has been VP at Mojito, a platform for brands to build their own NFT storefronts, used by global brands like Sotheby's, CAA, and Prada. She's also a founding member of Web3 marketing and product studio Serotonin, and she’s now advisor to both Mojito and Serotonin. LINKS: Camilla McFarland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillamcfarland/  Camilla on Twitter: https://twitter.com/camillionaire_m/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co/   JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs/    CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane

In our Season 3 kickoff, we're thrilled to welcome Ashley McDonnell, Global Client Activation Director at luxury powerhouse PUIG, home to iconic brands like Carolina Herrera and Jean Paul Gaultier, where she has led Web3 and emerging tech projects. Ashley is not only a leader in the luxury industry, with stints at Dior, LVMH, Google, and board positions, but she’s also the host of the hugely popular Tech Powered Luxury podcast. Join us to discover the strategic choices that propelled Ashley to leadership at the intersection of luxury and tech.  Get ready to take notes, as Ash's story is a masterclass in strategy! LINKS: Ashley McDonnell on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ashleymcdonnell/ Tech Powered Luxury podcast: https://www.instagram.com/techpoweredluxury/  EVENTS:  Follow Women of Web3 for the latest Web3 news, events, job posts, and learning resources: www.linkedin.com/company/womenofweb3co⁠/ JOBS IN WEB3:  Apply to be in our Talent Collective, or find your next Web3 hire: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs⁠/ CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane