Podcasts

John Gerrard’s roots are in Tipperary, Ireland, where he grew up surrounded by the countryside. Reflecting on his early influences, he said, “I was born in Tipperary in the countryside, grew up on a small holding, not a farming family, but my sister now runs a wonderful farm ...read more

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“I see the lack of security as being one of the biggest issues stopping mass adoption in Web3. People getting fished and scam projects are some of the main reasons people don’t like Web3. So, my co-founder and CTO Dan Caspi and I founded Hypernative to solve this problem.” Watch ...read more

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The conversation with Mow, hosted by Jillian Godsil, revealed an individual whose roots in gaming have equipped him with a unique perspective on Bitcoin's potential. He sees Bitcoin not just as a digital currency but as a means of solving some of the world's most pressing ...read more

Here is the interview she gave afterwards to Daniel Little, editor with Informa, Enjoy the short video. Click on VIDEO here ...read more

Gracy Chen became managing director of Bitget because she asked for the role. This simple fact marks her out as a woman of integrity and confidence. She knew she could do the job, simples. This confidence is what she wants to inspire in others and today we spoke about her career ...read more

It’s not often that a CEO gets voted in by his peers, but this is the starting ground for Nik Christodoulakis, CEO Enosys, a position he holds carefully. Three years ago he was CTO for Enosys (then called FLR Finance) leading the technical development of the company. The ...read more

Roy Hui, LightLink and Nathan Lenga, Elektrik LightLink is a brand new Layer 2 Solution building on Ethereum and Elektrik is the very first decentralised application building on its blockchain. Elektrik is an innovative decentralised exchange focusing on providing an unrivalled ...read more

When faced with the question, how to protect crypto, OG Brock Pierce is circumspect. He points out that not everyone is in the same place.  “Early noobs looking to begin their journey might go to Coinbase and purchase their first $20 or $50 worth of crypto and it’s not an ...read more

Called one of the tech-hottest CTOs in Web3 by his co-founders, Matej Zrimšek, certainly has the receipts. Holding a Bachelors in Computer Science, he went on to earn a double Masters in Computer Science and Mathematics.  “I also love algorithms and cryptography, so while my ...read more

Dmitry Buterin has always been outspoken and prone to using humour to make his point. He has lived through great change in his native Soviet Union before relocating to Canada in the 90s. There he has openly criticized the brain washing of the old Soviet era and increasingly the ...read more

Podcast – TLDL (where L is for Listen) – here are some highlights from the conversation. Podcast is here  James au Wagner, best selling author of The Making of Second Life (Harper Collins) and more recently Making a Metaverse that Matters (Wiley) joined co hosts Dirk Lueth, ...read more

Listen to podcast here. As a freelancer all his life, Ben Appleby knows good people when he meets them. And so it was with his co-founder Richard Kieswich. As soon as they met, Appleby knew this man was smart and he wanted to work with him, so relying on the adage that it pays to ...read more

Marieke Flament almost passed up on the chance to move into Web3 in 2015 because in her mind bitcoin was connected with illicit substances. She was approached by a head-hunter who wanted to pitch her to a bitcoin start-up. “And I thought they’d got the wrong number. I did not ...read more

Listen to Podcast here Web3 is a wonderful cornucopia of people from all walks of life, sharing passions and looking at the transformation world of blockchain, NFTs and AI to create new experiences and adventures. Fitting right into this eclectic mix is former playwright, rugby ...read more

Listen to the Podcast here (or read the content below) PODCAST Matthew de la Hey, inploi It pays to understand the people behind the company, in this case Matthew de la Hey, co-founder of inploi, in order to understand the corporate ethos of the company. Coming from South ...read more

Listen to the Podcast here (or read the content below) PODCAST Question: What is your background in technology and Polkadot? I used to work as a database developer before getting into blockchain and starting my YouTube channel. In 2017, a work colleague introduced me to Bitcoin, ...read more

Danny Brown Wolf has had the same career but in two very different worlds. The first was in Israel where she worked in largely non-partisan politics and foreign policy and the second was in web3 - currently in the Upland metaverse where she works with community, often a ...read more

In this episode we sit down with Neoki Co-Founder Zara Zamani, a leading lady in Blockchain and also Chief Solutions Officer at Chromaway. Zara is inspired by lifting other women up in the world of technology and has vast experience driving successful projects.  About Zara ...read more

Investment in the metaverse hit $120bn in 2022 and it shows no sign of slowing. It's been described as a platform for gamers, a virtual shopping space, a new advertising opportunity, or a gateway to as yet undreamt digital experiences, the metaverse is coming. But what makes the ...read more

Co-founders of Salsa, Helena and Grace met at a conference before deciding the work together. They talk to the host Jillian Godsil about the challenges and benefits of working as female founders and raising funds. Salsa Web3 Messaging: Salsa is an app where social proof meets ...read more

In this podcast we sit down with Sinead Marsh, Commercial Marketing Director, and Carole Gilkes, customer services director, of Service Express were speaking about the role of women in leading roles and the opening of their engineering facility into Ireland.  The data centre ...read more

In this podcast we learn about Tammy Kahn, Co-CEO and co Founder of FYEO. She details her career progress from strategic communications and philosophy degree, via a family business selling antiques on ebay, to co-leading a cyber security firm working with layer one ...read more

Kurt Pitman is Co-founder of BigFan, a company unlocking new ways for fans to engage with their favourite teams using NFT's and Web3 technology. In a fascinating discussion on this weeks Blockleaders Podcast, we cover the role of technology in sports, the role of blockchain in ...read more

Piotr Blazewicz, CEO and co founder of Coin Clash Games, talks about casual skill-based mobile games that can be played for money. In the background, reputation is maintained by recording all details on a blockchain. In addition, the platform is funded by tokens. Holders of ...read more

Watch the interview here touching on the origins of Flare and how it has become the Blockchain of Data. In conversation with Jillian Godsil ...read more

Mariana De La Roche is Senior Regulatory Affairs Expert at IOTA, Co-Chair of the social impact and sustainability working group at INATBA.  We cover a wide range of topics in our conversation, including, community led projects, projects with a focus on agricultural and climate ...read more

Vit Jedlicka is President of Liberland, a micronation.  He has been actively involved with the liberty movement since his university days. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Economics, Prague in 2009. At the same time, he became the founding member of the ...read more

In this episode we sit down with Life Rewards CEO Eduardo Ibanez to learn how he plans to transform the travel industry. Eddie speaks with Lisa about the current online travel market, travel rewards and the future potential of blockchain technology in the travel arena. Eduardo ...read more

Blockleaders editor Jillian Godsil speaks to Pauline about founding Artpool and how NFTs and web3 technology are helping in the traditional art world as well as the newer web3 art world.  Pauline tells Jillian about her work with Irina Karagyuar of Unique Networks on the Digital ...read more

One human breath. This is the entire carbon impact of creating one NFT on the Unique Network, according to Irina Karagyuar on this week's Blockleaders Podcast.  Lisa and Irina discuss sustainability, blockchain and NFTs. They talk about:  the importance of the Polkadot ecosystem ...read more

Jillian Godsil speaks to Nick Quirke about his background in digital marketing and how his interest in game development went from casual to co-founder.  They discuss the need for games to become chain agnostic or cross chain and about how Landbox.io is a game with something for ...read more

PlayEmber CEO Hugo Furneaux and CMO Jon Hook speak to Jillian Godsil about introducing the casual gamer to web3, the potential for broad adoption on mobile and using blockchain to make ad integration in free gaming a better and more integrative experience for everyone.  Watch ...read more