Meet the Team Behind Edge Video

Changing the media landscape isn’t easy. You need an experienced team; one with vision, appetite and tech know-how. At Edge, we pride ourselves on innovation and hard work. We know that crypto and AI will alter how we consume, interact and engage with video content. Using AI to create an experience-enhancing gateway to Web3 for creators and their audiences will be a major revolution in all forms of broadcasting.

“I see that the future of streaming media and Web3 will come together with Realtime AI,” says Joe Ward, our founder and CEO. With expertise in the positions of the IAM Media Top IP Strategist and a CEO at Intel Capital, Joe founded Edge because he believes that video content has much further to evolve, and that our generational tastes are different.

People are “driven by the desire to participate in games, be rewarded for doing so, all whilst enjoying the next generation of shopping experience,” he says.

Crypto will be crucial too, “the rapid adoption of the $FAST token by the FAST channels will drive exponential upside for the token economy and establish itself as the new standard for tokenized video.”

The latest addition to the team, Sabrina Schaffer, agrees: “Edge lays the foundation for the next step in the (r)evolution of streaming media.” Sabrina has come in to oversee marketing strategy and operations at Edge and is keen to get going, excited by the potential of Edge Video’s proprietary AI and how ‘normies’ can get involved in crypto through the Edge ecosystem.

“Edge Video makes traditional streaming interactive and inspiring like never before — whether it’s through shopping or gaming” and “connects non-web3 natives with the evolving crypto ecosystem,” she says, “it will heavily impact the way we interact and own in the future.”

Charles Myers is the CTO at Edge responsible for overseeing the rollout of Edge’s on-chain and AI operations, and that the Realtime AI delivers the enhanced experience to viewers.

“It’s fun being at the forefront of the next big thing,” he says, “our team’s Realtime AI scanning tech is industry-leading, and delivers users with great interactive experiences — and it’s improving all the time as our network grows.” Charles, an AI, Fintech and Gaming developer with a long track record of innovative products, is no stranger to the next big thing. An ardent Futurist and a believer in tech’s salvation possibilities, he works closely with his team. One of the team members is Hamza Isleyen, who is crucial for day-to-day improvements to the core product and leading the charge to bring Edge Video AIs cutting-edge capabilities to all consumers.

That path to growth will be fraught with hurdles. Rapidly expanding tech start-ups with groundbreaking tech all need a guiding hand to not fall foul upon the rocks of the markets, and Aldo Spaanjaars is that man for Edge. An experienced hand at the tiller, he advises Edge from his deep well of experience in consulting, marketing strategy and strategic planning. An expert in the Chinese market, he eyes a global role for Edge Video: “It’s a worldwide play. Edge Video integrates with any stream. That’s the point.”

Advisor Luke Gaydon, agrees: “Edge will be everywhere. Living rooms, hotels, airports — our tech and QR delivery system is completely interoperable.” Luke is CEO of Youdo Play, and his immense achievements in the media and sustainability sectors, including founding carbon offset company Terra Neutra, speak for themselves. A keen cricketer, Luke’s insight at the boardroom level is key to Edge Video’s successful rollout and adoption.

Together, the team at Edge Video is inspired by the power of Realtime AI, and at the prospect of connecting audiences and viewers like never before, and doing it in a way that acts as a pure value-add for all broadcasters. “It’s going well,” says Joe, “our community has been immense and our partnerships broad and strategic. Our rollout to 24,000 FAST channels and the TGE of the $FAST token is fast approaching, and we’re happy to have this team together at the most exciting moments in the history of AI and crypto.”