Freedom with NFTs

Season 2 Episode 17: How xCollectiv is Supporting Women and NonBinary People in Getting Paid Jobs in Web3

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s, Rachel Sitman shares with us about:
How xCollective is supporting women and non binary people in getting paid jobs in Web 3 
How to leverage your skills from Web 2 to get a paid job in Web 3 
Tips on how to get a job in Web 3 
About Rachel Sitman:
 
Rachel Price Sitman founder & community builder of xCollective a professional growth community, with a mission to open virtual doors, focused on empowering women and nonbinary people in web3, through career coaching, networking & negotiation tips. Focused on empowering women & nonbinary individuals to make hiring in web3 more inclusive.  Help in every step of the job-finding process including mentoring, education, coaching, resume review, negotiation tactics, and compensation data to improve pay transparency. She has placed hundreds of candidates in engineering, product, and go-to-market jobs at VC-backed tech startups. xCollective is a welcoming space where you can find job opportunities, access pay data, receive mentorship and career coaching, tips on resume crafting and negotiation strategy.
xCollectiv is giving away you 100 spots on their list!
Go to https://app.heymint.xyz/xcollective-1659627018564-1659627146019-1659967082304-1659981804156-1660065491729
The passcode is "freedom" 
 
Thank you to near.org for making this episode happen.
You can check them out at https://near.org/
Connect with Rachel Sitman
Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyheyitsRP
Twitter: https://twitter.com/xcollectiv
Website: https://joinxcollective.xyz
Discord : discord.gg/Xh2gbQpZD3
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 16: Tips and Tricks for Artists Who Are Curious About NFTs with Howard Bernstein

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s, Howard Bernstein shares with us about:
His journey as an artist manager 
The steps he took to learn about NFTs 
How he is helping artists in leveraging NFTs 
Advice he gives artists who are new to NFTs 
What his agency is looking for in the artist they manage 
What his new agency is doing in regards to representing the IP rights of popular NFT projects 
 
About Howard Bernstein:
Howard Bernstein has created, scaled and built artistic ventures for the last three decades. He is a longtime agent / manager to some of the world’s biggest artists such as Platon, Marco Grob, Erwin Olaf, Elinor Carucci, Stephen Wilkes and Tristan Eaton. Today, he is the founder of ATRBUTE, the artist agency, and UNSNCTND, a brand collaboration agency, and is currently deeply involved in the NFT / WEB3 space, leading drops for the world’s most forward-thinking artists, brands and PFP initiatives.
Connect with Howard Bernstein
Twitter: https://twitter.com/howard_berns
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atrbute/
Email: howard@atrbute.com
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 13: Community + Content Creation with Shira Lazar

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Shira Lazar shares with us about:
 
What she does before her Web3 journey
Steps in Web3 Content Creation
Pivoting from Web2 to Web3
Tips about Creating a Community
How to Support Your Community 
 
About Shira Lazar:
 
Shira Lazar is the founder and CEO of the Emmy Nominated digital media brand What's Trending. In October 2018, she became the host of afternoon drive show Let’s Go There weekdays on CHANNEL Q, an Audacy Original Station and the award-winning LGBTQ+ Talk Radio Network.
She is a Web3 advocate, collector, and advises as well as consults with companies in the space relating to cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse. 
As a broadcaster, Shira uses her platforms to create content and education around Web3, bridging the gap between the industry, creators and consumers. She hosts weekly Twitter Spaces shows, #AlphaMondays and Women in Web3 Weekly, brings viewers the top five NFT stories of the week on Instagram and just launched Inside Web3 airing weekly as a podcast and on KNX News 91.FM in Los Angeles. 
 
While in quarantine in April 2020, Shira launched PeaceInside.Live,  a wellness community and platform offering virtual classes, workshops and retreats. PIL is constantly working to break down the barriers of entry to make tools for well-being accessible for all via our community experiences and our workplace programs.
In her spare time, she loves sharing her passion for curiosity, joyful living and mindfulness on her own social platforms @shiralazar.
 
Connect with Shira Lazar:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shiralazar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shiralazar/
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 15: Unique Ways to Structure Play to Earn Games with King Krusher from Crypto Wars

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Ryan aka King Krusher shares with us about:
More about the Crypto Wars project 
How the mobile war game is being played
His advice for people that are just starting their project
About Ryan aka King Krusher:
Ryan aka King Krusher is the creator and founder of CryptoWars NFT. CryptoWars is a unique collection of 25,000 NFTS, split into three different armies on three different blockchain. 8,300 fighters are available in the NFT realm, Ethereum, Solana and Cardano. He and his team started CryptoWars NFT in July and their goal is to make Crypto Wars a household name and watch this project take over the NFT space!
 
Connect with Ryan aka King Krusher
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoWarsNFT
             https://twitter.com/king_krusher16
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cryptowarsnft/ 
Website: https://www.cryptowarsnft.com/
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 14: How to Get Involved in the Metaverse : Chris Oniya from Metatrekkers

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Chris Oniya shares with us about:
Why a Harvard professor apologize to Chris about NFTs 
Why the metaverse is changing how businesses operate
How Metatrekkers is onboarding and educating people on the metaverse 
Steps to get involved in the metaverse 
About Chris Oniya:
Chris Oniya is the Founder & Visionary of MetaTrekkers, LifeofMusk NFT Founder & Visionary of LifeofMusk, OpenSea & Ripple Angel Investor, Texas Blockchain Council Houston Ambassador, and Harvard VPAL FinTech Student.
 
Chris Oniya is a Ph.D. Candidate of International Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, and Bachelor of International Trade of UIBE. Though born in the United States, he has a good command of oral Chinese. While studying and working in China for 14 years, he has traveled to over 20 countries, including forty states in the U.S. and all provinces in China. As such, he is a world citizen, as well as an expert in Chinese affairs.
 
Connect with Chris Oniya
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetaTrekkers
  https://twitter.com/CoMetatrekkers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metatrekkers/
Website: https://metatrekkers.io/ 
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 12: Web 3 Legalities with Mitch Jackson

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Mitch Jackson shares with us about:
Legal situations to be aware of in the NFT space 
What steps to take to be legally protected during your NFT journey 
Why meetings in the Metaverse are beneficial 
His favorite virtual meetings spaces 
 
About Mitch Jackson:
 
Mitch Jackson is an award winning 2009 Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year and 2013 California Litigation Lawyer of the Year. He enjoys applying his 35 years of practicing law to help and add value to consumers and clients who are doing the digital dance at the intersection of law, business, and technology including the Metaverse and Web3.
 
Connect with Mitch Jackson:
Website: https://mitchjackson.com/
Law Firm Website: https://www.jacksonandwilson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitchjackson
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 11: How Visual Artists and Photographers Can Leverage NFTs to Expand Their Businesses with Jeremy Cowart

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Jeremy Cowart shares with us about:
His background as a visual artist before entering the web 3 space and why he took action on leveraging NFTs
Leveraging NFTs as a visual artist to create new opportunities
Projects that he has dropped in the NFT space
                   Block Queens
His strategy behind the two second sell out of Block Queens NFTs
Advice for visual artists who are just learning about NFTs
About Jeremy Cowart:
Jeremy Cowart has spent the past 15 years as a photographer, specializing in celebrity portraiture and humanitarian photography projects around the world. Before becoming a photographer, he spent time as both an abstract painter and a graphic designer. All of these mediums recently came together when Jeremy released his first NFT series called "Block Queens", which combines his paintings, portraits and drawings together as fully interactive NFTs. The body of 999 NFTs sold out in seconds in February of 2022. Jeremy is now focused on many upcoming drops, spanning 1/1s and generative work. Jeremy is based in Nashville, TN.
 
Connect with Jeremy Cowart:
Website: https://cowart.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremycowart
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 8: NFT Marketing with Caitlin Strempel

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Caitlin Strempel shares with us about: 
Her background in marketing in Web 2 
Why she has pivoted her marketing experiences to Web 3 projects 
Marketing advice for NFT projects that are preparing for their launch
How to find out what your community finds valuable 
What she found valuable about attending an in real life NFT event 
About Caitlin Strempel:
Caitlin Strempel, the founder of MetaMint Marketing, the first-ever woman-owned NFT marketing agency. She's a Forbes contributor, host of the "Women in NFTs & Web 3" podcast, and international speaker at events such as NFT.NYC, SD NFT Con, and All About Blockchain. Her agency crafts custom marketing and launch plans for 1:1 artists all the way to large-scale NFT collections. She has 15 years of experience in getting brands to the top of their industry, 6-figure launches, and million-dollar months.
 
Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen!  To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.
 
Connect with Caitlin Strempel:
Podcast: https://www.metamintmarketing.io/women-in-nfts-podcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NftCaitlin
Discord: https://t.co/GXRSs0dQ7Q
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

Season 2 Episode 10: Why Musicians Need to Learn About NFTs with Dijon Bowden

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Dijon Bowden shares with us about:
His background before NFTs
Diving in and investing in NFTs
NFT learning with his mentor
Advice for musicians that are new to NFTs
Next step in his musician NFT journey
Musician course
Communities recommended for musicians 
Royal
Audius
Opulous
What is he looking forward to in the incoming months
Biggest lesson in his NFT journey
About Dijon Bowden:
Dijon Bowden is a multi-dimensional artist who believes in self-actualization as a means to inspire others to ignite their own divinity. The meditation retreats and yoga teacher training he has attended has allowed him to sustain a powerful connection to Source energy and channel visionary art. Storytelling, music, poetry, photography, and filmmaking are vehicles he uses to share high vibrational healing energy. His musical project Indigo Keys creates cosmic soundscapes that are accompanied by cinematic visuals to create epic soulful experiences that speak to the human heart and soul. His storytelling project SOULS of Society aims to create compassion, empathy, and spiritual awareness and has made millions of impressions online.
 
Connect with Dijon Bowden:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dijonbowden/
Podcast: https://podbay.fm/p/nfts-for-musicians
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 9: How NFTs Are Changing the Music Industry with Spottie Wifi

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Spottie Wifi shares with us about:
How he has leveraged NFTs to expand his music career
The strategies he used in investing in NFTs to become a part of certain NFT communities
Selling his first album called “I’m Spottie” in 60 seconds and raising over 60 Ethereum
Advice to fellow musicians who are curious about NFTs
Communities he resonates with and why
About Spottie Wifi:
Spottie WiFi is the best (and only) Crypto Punk rapper alive. He is the creator of the "I'm Spottie" collection, which is one of the most successful and innovative music NFT projects in history. The collection includes 31 songs, each with unique artwork and varying rarity traits - and "I'm Spottie" token holders which receive a limited copyright license so they can actually monetize the music. His debut album, I’m Spottie, sold out in an impressive 60 seconds, making him over $190,000! Spottie’s success as an independent musician in the NFT space has proven that musicians can successfully monetize their content, while still maintaining accessibility and allowing fans to listen to their music for free.
 
Connect with Spottie Wifi:
Website: https://www.spottiewifi.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/spottiewifi
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: freedomwithnfts.com
Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

Season 2 Episode 5: Storytelling and Community Building with Gareb Shamus

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Gareb Shamus shares with us about: 
What he created in Web 2 
Favorite moments during his Comic Con journey
What he is developing and working on in the web three space
HomeMaker Studio
How has the crossover been for his Web 2 community to Web 3 
Why storytelling is so important 
Why community building is so important 
About Gareb Shamus:
Gareb Shamus is an American contemporary painter and part of New York’s emerging Connectivism movement. He is the founder of the country's largest producer of Comic Cons. Gareb started and published, for over twenty years, Wizard and ToyFare the award winning magazines that transformed the superhero and character based genre worldwide.
Mr. Shamus sees no boundaries between art, business, and cultural connecting. His success in the world of comic books with Wizard and the Comic Con phenomenon taught him to trust his instincts and to forge ahead where others may be intimidated.
His paintings are noted for breaking the ‘3rd wall’ with their three-dimensional textures and use of a proprietary painting technique designed and developed to provoke conversation by reaching out to the casual viewer.
His artwork is currently on display in galleries in Los Angeles and New York City; and he has exhibitions lined up over the coming twelve months in England, Italy, Germany and Asia. Gareb recently showed at Scope Miami during Art Basel and is the Artist in Residence at The Pivot Gallery in Chelsea, New York City.
 
Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen. To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.
 
Connect with Gareb Shamus:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garebshamusart/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garebshamus/
Website: https://www.kumitenft.com/
KumitenNFT Twitter : https://twitter.com/kumitenft
Gareb’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/gareb
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

Season 2 Episode 7: How Nonprofits Can Leverage Web 3 Technology with Josh Hirsch from Susan G. Komen

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Josh Hirsch from Susan G. Komen shares with us about:
Susan G. Komen’s journey before and after knowing about Web 3 and Crypto.
The Giving Block
Why data analytics are important for social media usage
Advice for nonprofits who are just learning about NFTs and Crypto
The learning lessons that Susan G. Koman has learned on their Web 3 journey
How The Giving Block supports nonprofits in accepting crypto donations 
About Susan G. Komen: 
Susan G Komen’s mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
 
To learn more about Susan G. Komen go to https://www.komen.org/.
 
To donate to Susan G. Komen : 
Website: https://www.komen.org/donateCrypto
Twitter Susan G. Komen: https://twitter.com/susangkomen
 
About Josh Hirsch:
Josh Hirsch is the Social Content Marketing Manager for Susan G. Komen. He has worked in the nonprofit sector since 2006 with a focus on educational philanthropy for both public charter and independent private schools. He has an extensive background in social media, digital communications, and marketing along with experience in grant research and writing, individual giving, special event planning, stewardship, and cultivation of donors. He is the Florida Caucus Chair for the Association of Fundraising Professionals First Coast Chapter and Past-President of the Palm Beach County Chapter. 
 
Connect with Josh Hirsch from Susan G. Koman:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_dude_nft
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts
 

Season 2 Episode 6: How Independent Music Artists Can Leverage NFTs to Expand Their Careers with Tropixx

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Tropixx shares with us: 
Who he is and his experiences as an independent music artist 
What he has experienced and created during his NFT journey 
How to build community in Web 3 
The strategy behind growing his community before dropping an NFT project 
Advice for independent artists as they enter the NFT space 
Other independent artists in the NFT space that will inspire you.
Projects that he has created 
 Tropix Genesis NFTs
About Tropixx:
Tropixx is an innovative international melodic dance pop artist, and DJ who is leveraging NFT and web three technology, whose tagline is taking you on vacation one song at a time. He has DJd 70+ headlining Metaverse parties collaborating with 60 different Projects in Web3 + so far and all of them have been live, creating unique experiences & had POAPs. 
Tropixx has disrupted the Web3 ecosystem as a first mover experimenting the journey as a Metaverse DJ. He then fostered physical activation experiences at the top conferences. And now he will bring together the Web3 ecosystem, collectors of Music NFTs, PFPs, + Art NFTs for Tropix Genesis NFTs!
 
Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen! 
To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.
 
Connect with Tropixx:
Website: https://www.tropixmusic.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tropixofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tropixmusicofficial/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tropixmusic
Discord: discord.gg/tropics
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

Season 2 Episode 4: Permission to Pivot with doc Peace

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s, Dr. Peace Uche aka doc Peace shares with us : 
 
doc Peace’s journey before finding out about NFTs 
What made doc Peace take action on leveraging NFTs in her business and life 
What doc Peace has accomplished and achieved during her NFT journey including; 
Elevating NFT brand projects through custom spoken word flows 
Founded a program called Pivot to NFTs which helps service providers pivot to the Web 3 space 
Her podcast, GOLDen MetaSessions with doc.Peace
The difference on how creative expression is received in the Web 3 space verses the Web 2 space 
What doc Peace is building in Web 3 
Producing a Web 3 Talk Show 
Empowerment hub called MetaGOLD
Advice for people who are new to NFTs 
About Dr. Peace Uche aka doc Peace : 
Dr. Peace Uche (aka doc Peace)
doc Peace is a retired doctor, Forbes-featured Empowerment & Pivot Coach, Spoken Word Artist, Best-selling Author and Podcast Host .
doc Peace ignites events with spoken word, sharing stages with legends e.g. Mark Cuban and Gary Vaynerchuk, and creating custom spoken word flows to elevate brands and projects e.g. Tribe X and Fame Lady Squad. 
doc Peace has successfully supported hundreds of companies through empowerment and business expansion through the 5 GOLDen Principals of calibration, creation, connection, community, and collaboration, including Fortune 500 companies. She’s written multiple best-selling books on empowerment and business expansion. Her 4-part prescription on How to Transform Your Mindset from Powerless to Powerful Even When it Feels Impossible was featured in Forbes in 2022. She has ignited major web3 events with spoken including closing out Gary Vaynerchuk’s event, NFT Land: Blast-off to NYC 2021, The North American Bitcoin Conference Main Stage, and NFT LA Main Stage. Her work in empowering the web3 space with spoken word has been featured in CoinDesk alongside David Bianchi. 
doc Peace is the host of GOLDen MetaSessions with doc Peace, a podcast dedicated to empowering listeners with doses of inspiration from NFT Creatives so that listeners can achieve their own version of success in Web3. Most notable on the show is Ja Rule. 
 
Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen! To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.
 
Connect with Dr. Peace Uche A.K.A Doc Peace:
Website: https://www.pivottonfts.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/metadocpeace
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/
101 NFT Course: https://bit.ly/101NFTCourse
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

Season 2 Episode 3: How NFTs Can Continue a Legacy with Rory Trifon of the Richard Bernstein Estate

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Rory Trifon you will learn about: 
Who is Rory Trifon
Richard Bernstein his life, artwork and legacy.
How Rory Trifon leveraged technology to continue Richard Berstein’s legacy.
Culture of waltz
Superrare
About Rory Trifon: 
Rory Trifon is the President of The Estate of Richard Bernstein. He formally established The Estate of Richard Bernstein in 2018 with the main purpose to perpetuate Bernstein’s artistic legacy through the preservation and circulation of his artwork and archives. The Estate works to exhibit his artworks and to be a source of accurate information about the life and work of Richard Bernstein.
 
Thank you to the Near Foundationfor making this episode happen.
To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.
 
Connect with Rory Trifon:
Website: https://richardbernsteinart.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bernsteinpopart
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardbernsteinart/
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/
101 NFT Course: https://bit.ly/101NFTCourse
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts
 

Season 2 Episode 2: How Parents of Kids Who Play Sports Can Get Involved in NFTs with Mike Hurmie

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s, Mike Hurm shares with us about:
What did Mike Hurm do in his professional life before he learned about NFT?
The biggest difference is in regards to customers versus community.
The difference between web three and web two.
Aha moment in entering the web three.
What has Mike Hurm created in the Web3 space?
Pixel art
What is Mike’s favorite part of his project (hurmieNFT.com)?
Bridging the gap in regards to educating and onboarding new people into the NFT space.
Favorite moment in his NFT journey.
Creating content.
Advice or recommendations to parents of kids who play sports or baseball in getting involved in the NFT space.
Most excited about in the Web3 space.
Final thoughts for the Freedom with NFT audience.
About Mike Hurm:
Mike Hurm is the owner/operator of EverythingBaseballCatalog.com. EverythingBaseballCatalog.com is a retail website that offers baseball gifts for the entire family! He is also the creator of hurmieNFT.com producing sports player pixel art in the form of NFTs.
 
Their mission is to help bring players and fans together with their creative 2D digital creations! He also started to create TikTok videos (everythingbaseballmike) to educate and onboard viewers into the NFT space! His project donates custom 1/1 NFTs to teams, leagues, clubs, and schools for them to auction off at their in-person and online charity events!
 
His custom and regular NFT sales help fund this project and make it possible to continue giving back! He is very interested in Near Protocol funding to help us continue and ramp up our efforts to bring more people into Web3!
 
Thank you to near.org for making this episode happen.
You can check them out at https://near.org/
 
Connect with Mike Hurm:
Website: https://hurmienft.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hurmieNFT/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hurmieNFT
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everythingbaseballmike
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/
101 NFT Course: https://bit.ly/101NFTCourse
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

Season 2 Episode 1: Updates with Lauren Turton

In each episode, I interview NFT enthusiasts who share their experiences, tools, tips, and tricks, so that you can dive even deeper into creating your version of freedom with NFTs.
 
In this episode of Freedom with NFTs Lauren shared about :
Her inspiring journey in the Web3 space.
Updates on:
The Freedom with NFTs podcast
Ciao Ciao Piadina
SHEQUEST.io/getinvolved
Find the Hare
Leales.io
Help The Kani
This episode is brought to you by NEAR.To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/
101 NFT Course: https://bit.ly/101NFTCourse
 
Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

Episode 24: The North American Bitcoin Conference 2022 Day 2

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s we will have a mash up episode of The North American Bitcoin Conference 2022 Day 2 Interview featuring:
Dowhatyoulove.artist on IG:@Dowhatyoulove.artist
Adrian CEO of minters
Dreamer - Head of DeFi at DeFi Kingdoms
Angela Antony founder and CEO of Scoutible -
Steven : Crypto Gold Rush
Michael : Tigray Art Collective Michaels Twitter @askmeaboutbtc
Mason Versluis: masonversluis 
Ragzy: NFT Artist Ragzy@ragzyart.com
They will share with us:
What does Sergey Gordienko (Dowhatyoulove.artist) do in the NFT space?
Sergey Gordienko life as an artist before and after leveraging NFTs
Sergey Gordienko, on what advice would you give an artist who hasn't started to leverage NFTs yet? 
What does the minters do?
What did Adrian the CEO of minters do before entering the NFT space?
Shift that Adrian have seen in regards to artists that start to leverage NFTs.
Adrian’s advice on artists that are curious in getting into the NFT space.
What does DeFi Kingdoms specialize in?
Why would someone want to get involved at Defi Kingdom?
                    - Farming
Tell me what does scoutible do?
Where did the idea for scoutible come from?
How does someone get more information or get involved with scoutible?
Why is Steven from Crypto Gold Rush interviewing people at the Bitcoin Conference?
What's been some of the most interesting things that folks have shared with Steven in the interviewing process?
                   - Mongol NFT
How did Steven get into the NFT space?
What made Steven inspired to start the Crypto Gold Rush Documentary?
What does the Tigray art collective specialize in?
Why is Tigray Art Collective project important to Michael? 
For people who do not have a personal connection to Tigray, why would they want to support and become involved? 
How to get involved in the Tigray art collective?
Mason: For someone who's new to the crypto space, what is the first piece of advice that you give them?
What Mason is most excited about in the crypto space as we kick off 2022?
One tip or trick that Mason would give someone who literally has no clue about the crypto space.
What is Ragzy's life as an artist before leveraging NFTs?
Ragzy’s advice from an artist point of view for anyone new in the space.
On the short term, what is Ragzy most excited about as we kick off 2020?
What is one of Ragzy's long-term goals in this space?
 
Connect with The North American Bitcoin Conference 2022 Interviewee: 
Dowhatyoulove.artist Instagram: @Dowhatyoulove.artist
Adrian who is the CEO of minters Twitter: @AoverK
Minters website: https://www.minters.art/
Dreamer - Head of DeFi at DeFi Kingdoms: @DreamerDFK
Defi Kingdom website: https://game.defikingdoms.com/#/ 
Angela Antony founder and CEO of Scoutible Twitter and Instagram: @angelaanthony 
Scoutible website: https://www.scoutible.com/
Steven: Crypto Gold Rush website: https://cryptogoldrush.xyz/
Tigray Art Collective Instagram: @TigrayArtCollective
Tigray Art Collective website: https://www.tigrayartcollective.org/
Michael : Tigray Art Collective Twitter: @askmeaboutbtc
Mason Twitter and Instagram: @masonversluis
Mason Tiktok and Youtube: Crypto mason
Ragzy Tiktok: Ragzy crypto and Ragzyart
Ragzy Twitter: @Ragzyart
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: freedomwithnfts.com
 

Episode 23: The North American Bitcoin Conference 2022 Day 1

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s we will have a mash up episode of The North American Bitcoin Conference 2022 Day 1 Interview featuring:
 
Astronaut
Copper.co
Luxury Bazaar
Distributed Ledger
Digital Shovel 
The Goldstar firm
 
They will share with us:
 
What's astronaut all about?
How to get involved in what Astronaut is doing.
Overview effect in Space
What does Copper do?
How to get involved in what Copper is doing.
Why would you build your treasury?
Copper’s - Ray advice to people who are entering the crypto space.
What is Luxury Bazaar all about?
How does the luxury goods market tie into crypto?
Luxury bazaars goal or objective in the Bitcoin and crypto space in 2022
What is distributed ledger?
Breaking down bitcoin mining
                       - Consensus algorithm
For someone who might be interested in mining, what is the next step that they would take?
Distributed ledger goals in 2022
What does a digital shovel do? 
Describing a modular data center for housing bitcoin.
Why is Scot Johnson from Digital Shovel passionate about mining?
Who is Alan of the Goldstar firm
                        - Why is he interested in NFT?
Is NFT copywritten?
Law aspect of NFTs
Projects that Alan is excited about. 
                      - Delorean drop
                      - Automotive industry
 
Connect with The North American Bitcoin Conference 2022 Interviewee: 
 
Astronaut: https://astronaut.to/
Copper website: https://copper.co/
Luxury Bazaar website: https://www.luxurybazaar.com/
Distributed Ledger website: https://distributedledgerinc.com/
Digital Shovel Twitter and Telegram: @Digital_shovel
The Goldstar firm email: agoldstraj@gmail.com
Alan the Gold star firm Instagram: @mrpopculture
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: Freedomwithnfts.com

Introduction: Who is Lauren Turton?

In each episode o Freedom with NFTs, Lauren Turton interviews NFT gurus that share their experiences, tools and tips so that the audience can dive even deeper into creating their own freedom with NFTs.
 
In this episode, you will learn who Lauren Turton is and why she started Freedom with NFTs. 
 
New episodes drop every Wednesday at 5 AM EST, please subscribe, rate the podcast, and share with your community!
 
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenturton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com

Episode 22: How the Fashion Industry Can Leverage NFTs with @FashionweekNYC

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s @FashionweekNYC shares with us:
His NFT Journey
Empowering Women in the NFT space
Tips and advice for someone who is in the fashion industry and wants to explore NFTs
- DTC (Discord, Twitter, Clubhouse)
His Pink Ceramics NFT Project that raises money for Breast Cancer Research
Connect with @FashionweekNYC:
NFT Collection: https://opensea.io/collection/pinkceramics
NFT Holiday Collection: https://opensea.io/collection/holidayceramics
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fashionweeknyc
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: freedomwithnfts.com

Episode 21: Play to Earn Games with Miguel Celis

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Miguel Celis shares with us:
The difference between crypto currency and NFTs
Logistics of play to earn games
His favorite games
- Splinter lands
- Huddle God
- Uplift
- Magic is Dust (Telegram game)
His involvement in the NFT the Movie Project
The projects he is involved in
- Brobrosforfourtwenty.com
- Esport team dedicated to blockchain gaming
About Miguel Celis:
Miguel Celis has over 10 years of experience in community building and management, market research, trading, buying and selling crypto currencies, and NFT creation and project management. He passionately focuses on education and access to web3 to strengthen our global communities.
Connect with Miguel Celis:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto33miggy
Telegram: https://t.me/krypticcrypto
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Episode 20: How to Fill The Void in the NFT Space with Sergio Cuculiza

In this episode of Freedom with NFTs, Sergio Cuculiza from INFTSPACES shares with us:
How to fill the void in the NFT space
How to stand out in the NFT community
What the metaverse is
What unlockable content is
Exciting projects he resonates with
- Bright Moments
- Tools of Rock
What he is working on
- inftspaces (pronounced infinite spaces)
About Sergio Cuculiza:
Sergio founded inftspaces with partners Martin Wawrusch (CEO roji) and Maria Bertrand to help bridge the existential rift between the physical and metaverse through NFT’s and events. Providing a collective of artists and galleries to wow the senses in an infinite art environment. Together inftspaces and Roji Studios will be introducing world renown analog artists into the digital/NFT environment helping bring more art enthusiasts into the world of NFTs and crypto.
Sergio Cuculiza is also a co-founder in the non-profit and tech company Beautify Earth and now executive director for the 501(c)3 charity. Beautify Earth’s mission is to beautify communities, neighborhoods and schools, inspiring by developing creative environments and colorful spaces.
Sergio is adamant about designing and creating for the greater good, always aspiring to create meaningful social change through his approach.
Connect with Sergio Cuculiza:
Website: http://inftspaces.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/inftspaces
Instagram: http://instagram.com/inftspaces
Sergio Twitter: https://Twitter.com/sergiomiguel2
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: Freedomwithnfts.com

Episode 16: What Crypto Mining Is and How You Can Get Involved with Bernard Dalichau

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Bernard Dalichau shares with us:
What Mining Is
How to Get Involved in Crypto Mining
About Bernard Dalicahu:
Bernard Dalichau is an entrepreneur and president of Lavender Home Care Solutions and mining enthusiast.
In this episode of Freedom with NFTs, we talked about crypto mining and how you can get started with this space.
Connect with Bernard Dalichau:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bdalichau
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendali/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LavenderHC
Website: http://lavenderhomecare.com/
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Episode 19: Uplevel Your Content Creation with DRock from Team Gary Vee

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s, David Rock aka DRock from Team Gary Vee shares with us:
His journey before joining Team Gary Vee
How to reinvent yourself and push the envelope once you get your dream job
Strategies in segmenting content and multi purposing it to different platforms
His process for filming, post production, and distribution
What NFT projects he is involved in
- Crypto Punks
- Veefriends
What he looks forward to in 2022
About David Rock:
David Rock otherwise known as DRock, has been Gary Vee’s videographer for 8 years. Aside from his work with Team Gary Vee, Drock has his own projects including a luxury fashion brand called MadeBy. He is known as one of the greatest content creators of this time and in this episode of Freedom with NFTs shares his tools, tips, and tricks so you can uplevel your content creation.
Connect with David Rock:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drock/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidrocknyc
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Episode 18: NFT Taxes with Billy Loesch

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s, Billy Loesch shares with us:
How NFTs are taxed
A crystal clear breakdown on NFT gains and losses in regards to taxes
How to offset your NFT taxes
What a wash sale is
How to track NFT transactions from the viewpoint of taxes
- Zenledger.io
- NFTTax.io
About Billy Loesch:
Billy Loesh is a former financial advisor, serial entrepreneur, and NFT collector. He is currently working on a platform called NFTTax.io, whose aim is to make NFT taxes easy to comprehend and help people mitigate them as best as possible.
Connect with Billy Loesch:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebillyloesch
Billy's Website: http://billyloesch.com/
Website: www.NFTTax.io
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Episode 17: How to Pivot Your Career into NFT Space with Justin Nolan

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Justin Nolan shares with us:
How he pivoted from his career into the NFT space
The actual purpose of getting into the NFT community
Perspective on different kinds of people that can involved in NFTs
What a smart contract is
Projects he is involved in:
Vee Friends
Deadheads
Fame Lady Squad
Projects he is excited about
Yonda Mondo NFT
Birthday Project (#1024)
Buster Show Mic
About Justin Nolan:
Justin is the founder of just keep learning, which is a modern learning portal. JKL pushes against the status quo by creating learning opportunities that extend beyond the walls of a typical school. Their mission is to combine entertainment and education to help you doubt less and dream more.
Connect with Justin Nolan:
Website: https://www.justtries.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtries/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/justtries_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justkeeplearning
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Episode 15: How Women Can Get Involved in the NFT Space with Avery Akkineni

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Avery Akkineni shares with us:
Avery’s Background
The responsibilities of being a president of VaynerNFT
Creating VaynerNFT
Goals for VaynerNFT 2022
Advice to women who are entering the NFT space
Favorite Veefriend
Most excited about for the Future of NFT
About Avery Akkineni :
Avery Akkineni is the President of VaynerNFT, who partners with the world's top intellectual property owners to develop market-leading NFT projects. She is the previous Head of VaynerMedia APAC, Managing Director and Vice President, Global Media Operations.
Connect with Avery Akkineni:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/avery_akkineni
Twitter VaynerNFT: https://twitter.com/vaynernft
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaynernft/
Website: https://vaynernft.co/
Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/
Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/