Annea Robinson is the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Apex Group, a global financial services provider. With offices in over 50 countries worldwide and 12,000 employees upon the close of announced acquisitions, Apex delivers an extensive range of services to asset managers, capital markets, private clients and family offices. Annea…

Jacob Berman has over 12 years of experience in the entertainment and tech industries, working across marketing, business development, sales, and innovation. Jacob is the founder of Rising Tide, a web3 focused agency that helps brands and creators launch projects within the NFT, metaverse, and cryptocurrency verticals. He is a Former Account Execut…

Zack Sabban is a web3 angel investor and the co-founder of RLTY, the "Metaverse Experience Company." Zack is building the infrastructure of events in the metaverse with RLTY, offering easy-to-use tools to create, customize and launch immersive experiences for any community. Blockchain IRL interviews leading experts across blockchain and emerging te…

Jordan Fried has been "building businesses online since 1999." He is the Chairman and CEO of Immutable Holdings, a collection of businesses within the digital assets ecosystem. Jordan's mission is to build businesses and products that increase the awareness, access, and adoption of digital assets. His current businesses include: NFT.com, Immutable …

Andrew Quinn is a Management Consultant in Slalom's Strategy & Operations practice helping clients incorporate emerging technology into their business strategy. With ten years of experience working with executive leadership across Fortune 500 firms, Andrew has built GTM frameworks for Generative AI; advised PE-acquired marketing firms on reducing c…

Ryan Kenny is building the future of web3 ticketing and fan engagement. He is the CEO of Seatlab, a white label event ticketing and seat reservation software that employs blockchain technology; as well as Seatlab NFT, an adjacent platform allows complete control over the secondary marketplace so you can capitalize on all secondary ticket sales via …

Joe Argiro is a product leader and web3 builder. Joe has created and helped scale multiple businesses and products from 0 to 1; ideation through go-to-market launch and scaling. He's performed over 15,000+ hours of digital asset investment research in the last 6 years within ICOs, enterprise blockchain, DeFi, NFT infrastructure, and more; and he cu…

Chris Martin is a partnership expert. Over the last ten years, he's established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, as well as global brands, guiding them through the ever-expanding world of adtech, data, analytics, and now -- web3. Chris currently works on business development and partnerships for Parachute x Jump, a community for brand marke…

Chen Zur is a technologist, a leader, and a principal in Ersnt & Young's (EY) Technology Consulting Organization. Chen strongly believes web3 and public blockchain technology is going to allow us to build a more fair and open world, and will fundamentally change the way we (individuals and organizations alike) manage our digital identity, store dig…

Garrison Yang is an engineer-turned-marketer with over 15 years of business strategy, marketing, and growth product experience. He currently leads marketing and growth at Ava Labs as the Vice President of Growth and Strategy, with a focus on both their consumer verticals (NFTs, Gaming, Enterprise, Institutions, DeFi) and product business units (Cor…

Carolyn Rogers is the Head of Marketing at Blockhaus, a marketing agency and product lab born in web3, with a focus on emerging tech. Carolyn talks about her team's 'Guide to web3' that was just released, and how they help brands stay relevant in the age of constant innovation. You can find the guide here: https://web3report.blokhaus.io/ Blockchain…

Dylan Barahona and Morgan Fiorino are the co-founders of Connecting Roads, a travel and experience membership that rewards you for accomplishing bucket-list-worthy experiences and quests. Dylan and Morgan's journey began years ago when they first met working VIP programs at a music festival. Since 2017, they have been building up to the Connecting …

Freddie Hickman is the founder of HyperSQ, a web3 company with the mission to create the Movement Economy -- one that monetizes everyday movement and rewards people for getting out of their homes to explore the world. Blockchain IRL interviews leading experts across blockchain and emerging technologies, exploring how they are applying emerging tech…