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Andy Krainak is the President of VeeFriends, Gary Vaynerchuk’s massive NFT ecosystem. He started as an intern at VaynerMedia back in 2013 and, since then, has become an essential player in the growth of this incredible brand. Find out more at www.VeeFriends.com
Juliette Blake is the cofounder of Miss O & The Miss O Cool Girls NFT. Miss O and Friends is a safe socialization brand that is dedicated to changing the current narrative for girls, focusing on empowerment and building self-esteem. Learn more at https://www.missocoolgirls.xyz/
These two Web3 stars joined me for a live on stage for #thePOZcast experience in December 2022 at NRVLD Miami Art Week at the Surfcomber Hotel. Big shoutout to Pavan and DJ Uzon at NRVLD for believing in me to create this fantastic show. Check out how they are building web3 culture through community and education: https://www.bellwetherculture.com/
And this show would not be possible without the support of Jason Kolker at Nobody Studios, Learn more at https://nobodystudios.com/. At Nobody Studios, we are startup artisans, serial entrepreneurs who curate the best ideas, expedite company creation, and successful craft ventures in succession. We are proud to be crowd first and people first. They aim to create 100 compelling companies in the next five years, guiding them from ideation through MVP to full-scale company validation.
This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s:
* Juliette is empowering young girls to start creating NFT projects and providing all the education and assistance needed to do so through her Girls Who Mint project (which my amazing daughter Nina was a part of!)
* A large part of the initiative with VeeFriends IP extensions is to help people understand the holistic value of NFTs. By creating IRL representations of VeeFriends, Andy explains that NFTs have become more than just an abstract concept for holders.
* Juliette’s NFT collection is designed with characters that embody the realistic representation of what being a girl means by showing flaws or less idealistic traits in their characters.
* Juliette is also working on creating a safe social ecosystem that is run and occupied by the Girls Who Mint. This is to promote creativity and curiosity as they educate themselves through the world of Web3 and NFTs.
* Andy says that VeeFriends has been quite focused on the Web2.5 world– effectively combining the best parts of Web2 and Web3 without rushing or forcing the technologies and practices of Web3 that aren’t fully fleshed out yet.
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