Women In Blockchain: The Exchange with Heidi Pease of LA Blockchain Lab and Proof of Art
By Kirill Bensonoff on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE
In this episode of The Exchange with KB podcast, Los Angeles entrepreneur Heidi Pease joins to talk about her background in the arts, moving into the business of blockchain, the day-to-day of running distributed LA Blockchain Lab and Proof of Art teams, her experience taking blockchain into academic institutions, noteworthy blockchain use-cases and much more.
About Our Guest: Heidi Pease, CEO, and Co-founder, Los Angeles (UCLA/USC/UCI/Caltech/City of LA/Panasonic) Blockchain Lab, CEO and Co-founder, Proof Of Art
As a leader in the Los Angeles blockchain community, Heidi co-founded the Los Angeles Blockchain Lab — a collaboration of academia, government, enterprise, and community focused on developing the blockchain ecosystem in Southern California and abroad. Founding partners include the City of Los Angeles, University of California Los Angeles, University of California Irvine, University of Southern California, Caltech, Panasonic, etc. In addition, Heidi is CEO of Proof Of Art — a social funding and publicity network providing business solutions for artists using blockchain. She was a hand-selected participant for Richard Branson’s Blockchain Summit — where 40 global thought leaders address blockchain’s potential for social impact.
Heidi is a frequent blockchain guest lecturer for leading academic institutions, executive retreats, government events, and community programs. Most recently she presented on behalf of Los Angeles at the United Nations General Assembly Concordia “Blockchain Central.” She is also an advisor for numerous startups including Spire (mobile crypto wallets for emerging markets), DApperNetwork (developing blockchain technical talent), and ArtBit (platform directly compensating individual artists). Prior to her blockchain activism, Heidi focused on turning around distressed assets, growing small businesses into top-tier national firms, and leading sales teams for companies including AIG.
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