The Brave Technologist

Deconstructing AI and Bleeding-Edge Tech

The Brave Technologist

Technology is reshaping society—but how are users included in the conversation?

The Brave Technologist explores how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Web3 are influencing our lives, our choices, and our collective future.

Unlike many tech podcasts that focus on hype and disruption, this show puts users at the center of the conversation.

Each episode features thoughtful discussions with technologists working to ensure that innovation serves the public interest. How are these tools impacting users? And how can we ensure that technology is developed with transparency, accountability, and the public good in mind?

We’re going deep with founders, builders, policy makers and researchers to explore the worlds of privacy, AI, crypto, digital rights, algorithmic accountability, and everywhere else where cutting edge technology impacts our daily lives.

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Hosted by Luke Mulks

VP, Business Operations at Brave

The Brave Technologist podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave Software - makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, now powering AI with the Brave Search API. In this role Luke focuses on bringing new business lines to market, developing partnerships, community and engaging in industry initiatives. Luke’s background spans adtech, publishing, startups, and media production.

New episodes drop every Wednesday!

Episodes

Episode 136

Beyond the Yield: What Staking Is Really About

David Kinitsky, Chief Corporate Development Officer at Everstake, shares what distinguishes this cycle of enterprise crypto adoption from every previous one, and why the shift matters. He explains why staking is a foundational infrastructure play, not just a yield product; what institutional due diligence on staking looks like in practice; and why the prevailing narrative around tokenization misidentifies the real unlock. He also lays out a longer-term thesis: that AI agents will eventually manage personalized financial portfolios for everyday people at the level currently reserved for the most sophisticated wealth management clients.

Episode 135

Why Non-Dollar Stablecoins Might Strengthen the Dollar

Navin Vethanayagam, Chief Brain of IQ and Co-founder of KRWQ, unpacks his “Stablewoods” theory; why non-dollar stablecoins like KRWQ, the first Korean won stablecoin, may end up reinforcing dollar dominance rather than challenging it; and how IQ.wiki’s AI editor SOPHIA—and their agent AIDEN—turned a static blockchain encyclopedia into living infrastructure.

Episode 134

The Next Big Bet for Binance.US in American Crypto

Steve Gregory, CEO of Binance.US, shares what it actually takes to bring a compliant crypto exchange product to market in the US. He explains how his background as a compliance lawyer shapes the way he leads product decisions; why the US crypto user has been underserved on leverage and derivatives for too long; and how Binance US is quietly positioning itself as a bridge between DeFi and the world of centralized exchanges.

Episode 133

The Enterprise AI Mistake Most Companies Will Regret

Joel McKelvey, VP of Product Marketing at Glean, shares why the enterprises winning with AI right now aren't the ones chasing the latest model—they're the ones who got their context layer right first. He explains why AI has moved from experimentation to company-wide production almost overnight, and why the biggest mistake enterprises are making is one they'll only recognize in hindsight.

Episode 132

Why Most Enterprise AI Projects Never Make It to Scale

Natalia Konstantinova, Lead Enterprise Architect in AI at Natwest, shares why most enterprise AI projects don't fail because of the technology, they fail because organizations skip the foundations. She also explains how responsible AI and scalable AI have converged, and why you can't achieve one without the other.

Episode 131

The Global Fight for Free Speech Starts With a Hamster

Preston Byrne, Tech & Free Speech Lawyer at Byrne & Storm, P.C., shares how a small American imageboard became the first test case for whether foreign governments can legally force American companies to comply with their censorship laws on American soil. He breaks down why the UK's Online Safety Act can't actually be enforced against US companies with no British presence; how a picture of an AI-generated hamster became a more effective legal strategy than a hundred-page brief; and what the proposed GRANITE Act would do to permanently close the loophole foreign regulators have been exploiting.

Episode 130

How to Know When Personalization Becomes Creepy (AI Summit LDN)

Dr. Mohsen Ghasempour, Chief AI Officer at Kingfisher, unpacks why the most dangerous thing a company can do with customer data is use all of it. He explains how a global, multi-brand retailer can draw the line between personalization that feels helpful and personalization that feels like surveillance. He also discusses why AI success is ultimately an execution problem rather than a technology problem.

Episode 129

What Counter-Terrorism Taught the NFL About Cyber Risk

Kam Karaji, Director of Cyber Security & Risk Management at the NFL, shares what 13 years in counter-terrorism and criminal intelligence taught him about protecting high-stakes environments, and discusses how that thinking now shapes security across five countries and 70,000-person stadiums. He explains why a venue full of fans is really just a very large computer, and why the data a fan hands over the moment they buy a ticket is more time-sensitive than most people realize.

Episode 128

How a 200-Year-Old Bank Deploys AI Agents

Andy McMahon, Principal AI Engineer at Barclays, shares how a 200-year-old bank is deploying autonomous agents inside one of the most heavily regulated environments in the world. He argues that observability and kill switches matter more than raw capability, and that the real test isn't whether the AI works in a demo, but whether it can fail safely in production.

Episode 127

LIVE FROM THE AI SUMMIT LDN: Inside Sony AI’s Bet on Open Research

Fred Gifford, Strategy Lead and Sr. Product Manager at Sony AI, shares how his team is building knowledge graphs from academic literature to predict new biomedical relationships and accelerate drug discovery. He explains why Sony AI publishes so much of its research openly, what he got wrong about AI therapy when writing his novel and why he believes accountability for AI's ethical failures still lags dangerously behind the pace of the technology itself.

Episode 126

Pandora: How Much Freedom Should a Shopping Agent Have? (AI Summit LDN)

Riccardo Arnaldi, Agentic AI Product Manager at Pandora, shares what it actually looks like to build and scale a brand-facing LLM shopping agent live with millions of customers. He explains why too much autonomy is a liability, how a deterministic routing layer keeps the AI from going off-script, and why traditional QA teams had to rebuild their processes from scratch. He also breaks down a real customer interaction that exposed the gap between automation and appropriate human sensitivity, changing how the team handles frustrated users.

Episode 125

AI Is Now Buying Cars and Negotiating Better Than You

Zach Shefska, Founder & CEO of CarEdge, shares how he and his father (a 43-year auto industry veteran) turned a broken, opaque car buying process into a transparency-first business powered by AI agents that now negotiate deals on behalf of consumers. He also explains how data collected from over 100,000 agent driven negotiations is reshaping what buyers can know before they even walk into a dealership.

Episode 124

Why Your VPN Isn’t Actually Keeping You Anonymous

Harry Halpin, CEO of Nym Technologies, shares why the surveillance Web is more dangerous than most people realize, and why most privacy tools aren't enough. He explains how traditional VPNs still leave you exposed, why metadata is more revealing than the content of your messages, and how Nym's decentralized mixnet offers unique protection.

Episode 123

AI Agents Need Names, And Nobody Owns Them Yet

Balazs Nemethi, CEO of the Agent Community, explains why AI agents need identities and why the window to decide who controls that infrastructure is closing fast. He breaks down how a community-governed effort is working to secure .agent as a top-level domain, and why domains are a smart foundation for agent identity.

Episode 122

Why One AI Agent Will Never Be Enough

João Moura, CEO of crewAI, shares why single AI agents fall short and what changes when you give them a crew. He explains how multi-agent systems are already running inside Fortune 500 companies; why accountability and human oversight still matter as agents grow more autonomous; and what it looks like when an AI agent negotiates on your behalf (and wins).

Episode 121

How U.S. Policy on Bitcoin Is Changing Fast

Sam Lyman, Head of Research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and former Senior Advisor and Chief Speechwriter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, shares what it looks like inside the U.S. Treasury when Bitcoin, stablecoins, and AI are being treated as strategic national assets. He explains why the current administration's approach marks a fundamental break from the Gensler era; how freedom tech is becoming a geopolitical tool to challenge authoritarian capital and information controls; and why the time to shape crypto and AI policy through legislation is now.

Episode 120

Your AI Chats Aren’t Private (And How “Unlinkable Inference” Can Help)

Ken Liu (Computer Science PhD at the Stanford AI Lab) and Erik Chi (CS PhD at UMich) are the Creators of the Open Anonymity Project, which lets people prove things about themselves online without revealing their identity. In this episode we explore what it means for AI systems to “know” you; why today’s so-called privacy modes fall short; and how the next generation of AI systems could be built with privacy as a default, rather than an afterthought.

Episode 119

Why Cyberattacks Are Now a Matter of Life and Death

Ed Gaudet, CEO and founder of Censinet, shares how cybersecurity threats have evolved from data breaches to full-scale operational disruptions, and why modern resilience strategies must go beyond prevention. He explains why ransomware has fundamentally changed the stakes, how AI is rapidly expanding the attack surface, and what organizations are getting wrong about risk. He also highlights the human and cultural factors that remain the weakest link in security and why leadership is critical to driving real change.

Episode 118

General Assembly: The Skills That Actually Matter Now

Jourdan Hathaway, Chief Business Officer at General Assembly, discusses her experience integrating AI agents into her admissions team, including stories of real-world complexities, edge cases, and unexpected messiness of the implementation. We also explore the evolving AI skills gap and how companies have now shifted from expecting basic AI literacy to prioritizing skills like AI workflow design, critical thinking, and the ability to build AI-driven business solutions.

Episode 117

Inside MCP: How AI Agents Are Learning to Talk to Each Other

Andy Maskin, Director of AI Creative Technology at Publicis Sapient, explains why brands are shifting from SEO to “AI visibility,” where success is no longer about ranking on search engines but instead showing up in tools like ChatGPT. He also explains how agentic AI fails without clean data and modernized systems.

Episode 116

AI Anxiety: The Occupational Identity Crisis

Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz, an international relations professor at NYU and Global Foresight Advisor at the World Economic Forum, highlights the often-overlooked societal, economic, and psychological impacts of AI adoption. She explores the growing anxiety around job displacement and the emerging “occupational identity crisis” occurring as AI reshapes industries and how people define purpose and stability in their careers. She also reveals how shifts in world order, the rise of tech companies as powerful global actors, and increasing mental health concerns are all interconnected in the age of AI.

Episode 115

Cybersecurity Is Moving to the Browser and Becoming the Attack Surface

Or Eshed, co-founder and CEO of LayerX Security, shares why the browser has become the most critical (and overlooked) security layer in modern work. He explains key browser risk areas including phishing, cookie theft, compromised extensions, and data exfiltration, and how AI now increases the urgency around these risks. He also provides examples of real-world breaches that are reshaping how organizations think about risk.

Episode 114

The Human Layer in an AI-First World

Joseph Ng, Chief Strategy Officer of GeneGenius and author of The Hybrid Mind, discusses how institutions must redesign decision architectures as humans and intelligent machines operate together. His vision for the “hybrid mind” is one with supervised intelligence where humans set mission, values, and boundaries while AI participates in operational decisions. He also discusses his work at GeneGenius to transform raw genetic data into “biological intelligence” that can support precision medicine, early disease detection, and personalized treatments.

Episode 113

How Stablecoins with Built-In Yield Could Revolutionize Everyday Spending

Anna Yuan, founder of Perena and former head of stablecoins at the Solana Foundation, discusses how Perena is designing new on-chain financial products, including USD*, a liquid yield token that earns continuously while remaining spendable. We also explore why trust remains one of crypto’s biggest challenges, how decentralized and traditional finance are converging, and what role AI agents may play in the future of payments and financial automation.

Episode 112

The CHRO Is the New CTO: Leading in the AI Era

Elise Neel, Global Head of Strategy & Strategic Partnerships at Panasonic Go, shares lessons from leading innovation within large legacy companies and the cultural challenges of driving transformation. She explains how organizations should rethink AI governance and talent, and why roles like the CHRO may become central in the AI era.

Episode 111

Bri Teresi: Digital Sovereignty and Protecting Creator Freedom

Bri Teresi, host of ‘Free The Money’ and a prominent crypto influencer, shares the biggest misunderstandings about cryptocurrency in mainstream media and consumer behavior, along with the biggest challenges faced by content creators today. Topics include: the risks of platform dependency and censorship; the importance of self-custody and owning one’s own crypto keys; financial sovereignty and freedom from banks; and the need for better education in crypto to reduce scams and speculative investments.

Episode 110

How SheFi is Onboarding More Women into Web3

Maggie Love, Founder and CEO of SheFi, discusses the critical role of the community in managing decentralized spaces and making crypto accessible and relatable for all. She delves into the importance of building technology that works for everyone (not just early insiders), and details the urgent mission she’s on with SheFi: to ensure women aren’t left behind in the next era of the Internet.

Episode 109

AI That Acts: How Autonomous Agents Are Rewriting Org Charts

Manoj Saxena, Founder and CEO of Trustwise, explains why agentic AI represents a major shift inside organizations: from AI as a tool to AI as an active participant. He addresses the operational challenges that organizations face today, including AI-to-AI interactions, opaque decision-making, regulatory pressure, and the growing need for continuous oversight as AI systems gain autonomy.

Episode 108

When AI and Enterprise Tech Feel Like Magic [Live from AI Summit]

Kapil Gupta, Enterprise AI Product & Platform Leader at Cigna, shares insights from more than two decades of turning cutting-edge technology into enterprise-ready products. He unpacks the difference between generative AI and agentic AI, and why governance, user choice, and thoughtful design matter just as much as innovation. Learn how enterprises can scale responsibly and why the best technology often feels invisible to the people using it.

Episode 107

Is Digital Money Becoming a Surveillance Tool? [LIVE From AI Summit]

Chastity Murphy, former Senior Advisor at the U.S.Treasury and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, shares her experiences working on digital money legislation, including the Stable Act. She reflects on the transition from cash to digital payments along with her current research developing offline, anonymous public interest payment systems.

Episode 106

Accountability Requires Identity: AI Agents & the Future of Digital Trust

Evin McMullen, co-founder and CEO of Billions Network, explores how identity for agents is going to unlock the next era of the Internet. She shares outcomes from collaborations with regulatory bodies and major companies (like HSBC and TikTok), along with their use of Zero Knowledge Proofs in proving you’re human without giving up privacy.

Episode 105

Charles Hoskinson: Re-Architecting Money and Extending Human Life

Charles Hoskinson is a co-founder of Ethereum, and the CEO and Founder of Input | Output (the company behind the Cardano blockchain). In this episode he shares his journey into the world of cryptocurrencies and his early influences. He also explains the conception and operational details of the Midnight Network (a privacy-focused, layer-two solution), and discusses his ambitious efforts in anti-aging and regenerative medicine.

Episode 104

When AI Becomes the Attacker: Most Organizations Aren’t Ready for AI Threats

Dave Chatterjee, Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke University, explains how scale, speed, and surprise are reshaping cyber threats and why many organizations remain dangerously reactive. He shares his Commitment-Preparedness-Discipline (CPD) framework along with ways that leaders can move beyond checkbox compliance by treating cybersecurity as a strategic business priority.

Episode 103

LIVE From AI Summit: AI That Only Gets Paid When It Works (Inside Tinman AI)

Leah Price, Vice President of Tinman AI Platform at better.com, breaks down why traditional subscription-based pricing no longer works and how outcome-driven AI can unlock real value for enterprises. She also shares how embedded AI, avatars, and automation are transforming the mortgage experience for both lenders and borrowers, and what the future of AI-powered financial infrastructure could look like.

Episode 102

Navigating AI’s Hidden Risks: Lessons from the Nova Bridge Chatbot Failure

Bhavesh Mehta and Mahesh Kumar—senior technology leaders at Uber and co-authors of the practical guide AI-First Leader—discuss the lessons learned from Nova Bridge’s collapse, and share best practices for mitigating hidden risks that can derail ambitious AI projects. They also share specific ways that small businesses and Fortune 500 companies can embrace AI from a place of empowerment rather than fear.

Episode 101

Building an Intelligent Internet: AI’s Future is in Specialized Agents

Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Intelligent Internet, discusses his vision for an open and intelligent internet, along with the impact it can have on everyday users. He acknowledges the risks of AI surpassing human capabilities, but shares an optimistic view of where the true strength of a society lies. He also discusses the ways communities can withstand these disruptions and thrive in a changing world.

Episode 100

Zcash and the Fight for Privacy in the Digital Age

Arjun Khemani, memetic warlord at Zcash, shares his journey from questioning conventional thinking to becoming an advocate for rational optimism and privacy in the digital age. He discusses the importance of fighting for freedom, why memes are powerful tools for spreading ideas, and why users should remain skeptical of authority.

Episode 99

Live From Rare Evo: What’s Stopping DeFi from Going Mainstream?

Thorsten Jaeckel, Head of Product at 0x and Matcha, discusses the biggest hurdles facing DeFi adoption—including regulatory uncertainty, user experience challenges, security concerns, and the need for better education. Discover what it will take for decentralized finance to reach the masses and get a glimpse of the path forward for DeFi.

Episode 98

BrainChip: Bringing Brain-Inspired AI to Everyday Devices

Sean Hehir, CEO of BrainChip, discusses their innovative neuromorphic technology, which mimics the way the human brain processes information to enable smarter, more efficient edge computing. We explore the real-world impact of bringing AI directly to devices, from wearables to smart home products, and what this means for speed, privacy, and energy efficiency. Tune in to learn how BrainChip is paving the way for a new generation of intelligent electronics and what’s next for brain-inspired artificial intelligence.

Episode 97

LIVE From Rare Evo: The Hidden World of Web3 Asset Trading

Jay Chrawnna, director of The Kus, dives into the subtle ways people are already using Web3 in everyday transactions (often without realizing it) and what this means for the future of consumer Web3. He explores how gaming projects like FIFA Rivals are redefining digital asset ownership, and highlights how entities like the Indonesian government are leveraging blockchain to improve transparency, efficiency, and mainstream accessibility.

Episode 96

The $500 Trillion Opportunity: Tokenizing the Real World

Juan Leon, Senior Investment Strategist at Bitwise Asset Management, unpacks the rapid institutional adoption of Bitcoin and Ethereum, fueled by ETFs, regulatory clarity, and the rise of tokenization. He shares key trends shaping the next phase of crypto, including the integration of traditional finance and DeFi, and how this evolution could redefine corporate treasuries and real-world asset investing.

Episode 95

Pinecone is Democratizing Access to Vector Database Technology

Jack Pertschuck, former Principal Engineer at Pinecone, discusses what vector databases are and why they matter for AI and search applications. He also discusses the challenges of communicating the value of this technology when the problem isn’t widely understood.

Episode 94

Nobody Sausage & Claynosaurz: Reaching Millions Through Frictionless Digital Collectibles

Andrew Pelekis, CEO of Claynosaurz, shares how they’re making digital ownership fun, accessible, and frictionless. He also discusses the role of community and fan engagement in the success of digital brands.

Episode 93

Navigating AI Resistance: Overcoming Fears and Misconceptions

Liz Zaborowska, Founder & CEO of Bhava Communications and Spring Catalyst, explores the common fears and misconceptions that lead to resistance against AI adoption. She emphasizes the importance of proper training and support, ensuring that team members feel confident and secure in their use of AI tools.

Episode 92

Inside the Linux Foundation’s Open-Source Movement

Daniela Barbosa, General Manager of Decentralized Technologies at the Linux Foundation, and Executive Director at LF Decentralized Trust, discusses the most promising open-source projects they’ve supported so far, and how more builders can get involved. She also emphasizes the importance of community contributions and cross-sector partnerships to accelerate the adoption and impact of decentralized technologies.

Episode 91

LIVE from RareEvo: TradFi vs DeFi Stablecoins (Lessons from Hacks, Policy, and Global Adoption)

Gerrit, developer relations at Curve Finance, discusses the unique risks and rewards associated with DeFi stablecoins, and how increased regulatory clarity has fueled the rise of TradFi stablecoins. He also spotlights the crucial role of platforms like Curve in providing essential liquidity and stability, ensuring the continued growth and reliability of the stablecoin sector.

Episode 90

Live at Rare Evo: Stand With Crypto’s Grassroots Advocacy Is Shaping Digital Asset Policy

Elizabeth Hansson is the Michigan President of Stand With Crypto and Founder of the Detroit Blockchain Collective. In this episode she discusses the importance of grassroots activism in shaping digital asset policy, the challenges of educating lawmakers, and how community engagement is driving innovation and regulatory clarity. She also reflects on America's lag in cryptocurrency innovation and the critical need for market structure and state-level legislation.

Episode 89

AI’s Next Frontier: Privacy-Preserving Neural Networks

Jimmy Secretan, CTO of JustWin, explores the latest innovations in privacy-preserving neural networks, and explains how JustWin is leveraging AI to help small businesses win government contracts. He also explores the future directions of AI, and the impact of AI on user autonomy and privacy.

Episode 88

Decoding the Genius Bill: A Catalyst for Stablecoin Innovation and Adoption

Austin Campbell, Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting, and Adam Zarazinski, CEO at Inca Digital, explore the Genius Bill and its potential to revolutionize the stablecoin landscape. They discuss the many changes with the current government, including regulations and compliance, along with how this new legislative proposal could drive innovation and widespread adoption of stablecoins.

Episode 87

LIVE from Rare Evo: How Citi is Bridging The Gap Between Web2 and Web3

Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets for Citibank’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), discusses their approach to integrating Web 2.0 and 3.0. She shares insights on Citi Token Service, a new solution designed to provide 24/7 liquidity and borderless transactions, and explains how it simplifies user experience by obfuscating blockchain complexity.

Episode 86

Live From Rare Evo: Algorand’s Roadmap to a Billion Users

Marc Vanlerberghe is the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at The Algorand Foundation. In this episode, Marc discusses how Algorand is driving mainstream adoption of blockchain technology, decentralizing its network at record speed, and preparing for a future where billions of users—and AI agents—interact seamlessly on-chain. He also explains why a user-first approach is the key to scaling Web3 beyond speculation into real-world applications.

Episode 85

LIVE From Rare Evo: Crypto Wendy on Protecting Your Wealth in Crypto

Wendy O, cryptocurrency analyst and host of The O Show, discusses how one careless click can jeopardize your financial security. She shares practical advice for starting your journey in crypto, earning BAT, and protecting your wealth from digital risks.

Episode 84

The SEC’s Crypto Task Force, Explained

Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, discusses the SEC’s new approach to regulation under the Crypto Task Force. She details the commission's efforts to foster a healthy, regulated crypto market and the importance of cross-border cooperation in enforcement.

Episode 83

AI Safety, Scam Tactics and Threat Mitigation

Assaf Kipnis, AI safety (intel and investigation) at ElevenLabs, discusses the evolving landscape of online safety, the sophisticated tactics of threat actors, and the role of regulation in shaping tech company responses. He also discusses the need for accountability in both tech companies and regulatory bodies to enhance safety and security in the digital space.

Episode 82

The AI-Powered Workout: Inside Ergatta’s Game-Based Habit System

Tom Aulet, Co-Founder and CEO of Ergatta, discusses how they’re making workouts engaging and habit-forming by incorporating gaming elements and AI-driven personalization. He also delves into Ergatta's human-centric, iterative design process and the significant impact of their design choices

Episode 81

The Evolution of Cybersecurity Tools and Automation

Angel Menendez, Staff Developer Advocate at n8n, discusses how AI is revolutionizing automation within enterprises, especially in the cybersecurity sector. He also shares the significance of self-hosting solutions like n8n for maintaining data privacy, lowering costs, and reducing operational noise.

Episode 80

He’s Minted a Song a Day for 17 Years

Jonathan Mann, aka the Song a Day Guy, is a songwriter and Internet icon who has been writing and sharing an original song every day since 2009. We discuss his artistic journey, his experiences with NFTs, and the future of digital art and music on blockchain. He also opens up about his legal battle with the SEC, and the challenges he has faced in the crypto space.

Episode 79

Golf Meets Crypto: The Future of the Game

Jared Phillips, CEO of GolfN, discusses the intersection of golf and technology, focusing on how AI and crypto are transforming the golfing experience. He emphasizes a user-centric approach, making technology accessible without overwhelming users with crypto complexities.

Episode 78

Tokenized Finance: The New Era of Global Investing

Luke Mulks, Vice President of Business Operations at Brave Software, discusses the tokenization of finance, exploring how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are reshaping the financial landscape. He also discusses the significance of stablecoins and their growing adoption in emerging markets.

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How BAT is Shaping the Future of Digital Advertising and the Attention Economy

Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software, discusses how Brave’s Basic Attention Token (BAT) was conceived in 2017 to confront the inefficiencies of traditional digital advertising and the early hurdles with Bitcoin. He also shares how BAT now harnesses the Ethereum blockchain to create a privacy-centric and transparent ecosystem, fundamentally changing the way users, advertisers, and content creators engage with digital ads.

Episode 77

The Role of AI in Electric Vehicle Charging

Diego Pareschi, Global Product Line Manager for EV chargers at ABB, discusses the rapidly evolving field of EV charging technology, focusing on the intersection of user experience, data analytics, and AI. He highlights the role of AI and machine learning in enhancing charging solutions, and the importance of collaboration with local governments to facilitate infrastructure development.

Episode 76

Operation Pineapple Express Used Signal to Evacuate Afghan Allies

Scott Mann, Ret. U.S. Army Green Beret and Founder of Task Force Pineapple, shares his journey from a Special Forces soldier to a storyteller and actor. He detailed his time as a Green Beret who helped form Task Force Pineapple, a group of veterans who used technology to coordinate the evacuation of Afghan allies during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

Episode 75

The Cost of Whistleblowing, and Balancing Privacy with National Security

John Kiriakou, former CIA officer and whistleblower against the agency’s torture program, discusses his extensive background in intelligence, the evolving role of technology and AI in intelligence operations, and the balance between privacy and national security. John details his experience with the CIA’s torture program post-9/11, and the consequences he’s faced for exposing these practices.

Episode 74

Decentralizing Your Digital Identity With Unstoppable Domains

Sandy Carter, COO and Head of GTM at Unstoppable Domains, discusses the potential of on-chain and digitized identities, including real-world examples that highlight shortcomings of current systems. She also reveals details of the new .BRAVE domain and its significance for the Brave community.

Episode 73

Privacy & Parenting: Your Child’s Digital Footprint

Debbie Reynolds, Chief Data Privacy Officer and host of “The Data Diva Talks Privacy” podcast, discusses the challenges parents face in protecting their children online, and simple habits users can adopt to take back control of their privacy. She also discusses the growing recognition among companies that excessive data collection poses significant risks.

Episode 72

Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Their Impact on Digital Identity and Privacy

Rob Viglione, Co-Founder and CEO of Horizen Labs and zkVerify, shares his transition from military intelligence in Afghanistan to co-founding a blockchain company. He discusses the role of zero-knowledge (ZK) technology in enabling private transactions, the need for integration of crypto with traditional finance, and the vision to bring off-chain information on chain.

Episode 71

Building Mobile Games for Legacy Brands like the NBA, The New York Times, and Wordle

Shafik Quoraishee, Senior Mobile/AI Game Developer at the New York Times, discusses the development process behind popular New York Times games such as Crosswords and Connections, along with what they learned about consumer behavior from the highly addictive and viral success of Wordle.

Episode 70

The Rise of Brave and User Privacy + Navigating the 2025 Tech Landscape

Luke Mulks, Vice President of Business Operations at Brave Software, discusses how AI and crypto regulations have evolved in 2025, including new opportunities and regulatory reversals. He also shares updates about Brave's achievements and the movement towards a private world.

Episode 69

Gamifying Sleep: How Sleepagotchi Leverages Web3 to Incentivize Health Habits

Anton Kraminkin, Founder of Sleepagotchi, shares insights on the importance of sleep, the cultural shifts towards valuing sleep, and how Sleepagotchi rewards users for maintaining a consistent sleep schedule.

Episode 68

Building Community in Virtual Social Worlds

Yemel Jardi, Co-Founder & Executive Director of the Decentraland Foundation, discusses the evolution of Decentraland from an experimental project to a thriving virtual social world. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities within the metaverse, and the importance of community and human connection.

Episode 67

Community-Owned Media: How Coinage Is Reshaping the Creator Economy

Zack Guzman, founder of Trustless Media and host of Coinage, shares how he’s using Web3 technology to transform the relationship between creators and their audiences through a community ownership model. He shares the inner workings of the Trustless Media model, and explains how their NFT holders aren't just subscribers, but rather co-owners with voting rights on content direction and the ability to receive patronage dividends from the outlet's success.

Episode 66

How AI Agents Will Turn Freelancers Into Orchestrators With UpWork

Andrew Rabinovich, VP and Head of AI and Machine Learning at UpWork, discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming freelance work into a human-machine partnership that amplifies rather than replaces talent. He also discusses job security in the age of AI, and ways the freelance economy is already responding to its opportunities and challenges.

Episode 65

Preparing the Next Generation for AI

John K Thompson, Global AI Leader at EY, addresses pressing questions about education, regulation, and society's AI readiness. He challenges the traditional educational divide between technical and creative disciplines among current students, and shares why the biggest risk with AI tools is giving powerful technology to people without training in structured thinking.

Episode 64

Building Trust in AI: Chatbots, LLMs, Decentralized Finance, and JPMorgan Chase

James Massa, Senior Executive Director of Engineering and Architecture at JPMorgan Chase—and holder of six AI-related patents—emphasizes the evolving role of human experts in managing AI technologies and offers insights into the future convergence of AI and crypto. He also shares how major financial institutions are implementing guardrails around their AI systems, using techniques like retrieval augmented generation (RAG) with enterprise chatbots.

Episode 63

How Hyatt is Personalizing the Guest Experience with GenAI

Rooshana Purnyn, Director of Data Architecture and Platform Engineering at Hyatt, discusses the potential of Generative AI in the hospitality sector, and how Hyatt is integrating AI to enhance guest experiences in their 1300 properties worldwide. She also emphasizes the need for balancing technology with human interaction, and fostering a culture of continuous learning within her team.

Episode 62

LIVE FROM AI SUMMIT: Lenovo is Shaping AI for Smart Cities and the Greater Good

Dr. Jeff Esposito, Engineering Lead at Lenovo R&D, shares how his team is shaping the future of AI with innovations like the Hive Transformer and EdgeGuard. He emphasizes the importance of ethical innovation and building technologies that are intended to serve society’s greater good. He also stresses the value of collective contributions and diverse perspectives in shaping a future where technology effectively addresses real-world challenges.

Episode 61

AI in Legislation and How NYC Uses Data Science to Drive Policy

Alaa Moussawi, Chief Data Scientist for the New York City Council, shares how AI is reshaping legislative processes through smarter, data-driven laws. He discusses the council’s use of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models, and open-source AI solutions to streamline workflows and ensure legislative originality. He also shares his perspective on the future of AI in government, the importance of transparency in policy-making, and why generative AI should assist with—but never make—decisions.

Episode 60

Blockchain & AI Revolution: Safeguarding Digital Transactions and Empowering User Privacy

Chris Ghent, Chief Growth Officer at Input Output, explores the intersection of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, focusing on the empowerment of users through decentralization and privacy advocacy. He discusses strategies crucial for community engagement, the importance of developing meaningful relationships in tech, and the role of privacy in shaping the future of digital transactions.

Episode 59

The Future of Marketing and Creative Processes in an AI-Driven World

Daniel Hulme, Chief AI Officer at WPP, discusses the transformative role of AI in marketing, leadership, and society. We explore the use of synthetic audiences, ethical considerations of AI, and the future of work influenced by AI technology.

Episode 58

The EU’s Approach to Digital Policy and Lessons Learned From The GDPR

Kai Zenner, Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for German MEP Axel Voss in the European Parliament, discusses the emerging regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence in Europe and its implications for innovation and consumer safety. He also discusses implementation hurdles of the EU AI Act, specifically the shortage of AI experts and the complexity of enforcement across 27 member states.

Episode 57

AI Meets Fashion: Redefining Retail Experiences at Nordstrom

Katie Winterbottom, Director of AI (Digital and Merch) at Nordstrom, discusses a new pilot program that uses AI-powered trend reports and agentic architecture to craft unique fashion journeys. She also emphasizes the need for tech education within companies, and updating antiquated processes to leverage the benefits of emerging tech.

Episode 56

Future-Proofing AI: Ethics, Accountability and Governance

Jo Davaris, Global Chief Privacy Officer at Booking Holdings, discusses how to build trust in AI, emphasizing privacy and ethical governance as the pillars of AI innovation. We explore the importance of feedback mechanisms and transparency in AI systems, along with how to maintain user control without compromising innovation.

Episode 55

The Role of Analytics in Shaping the Future of MLOps

Sophia Rowland, Senior Product Manager at SAS, discusses her journey from data science to product management at SAS, focusing on the integration of AI and analytics. She explains the concepts of Model Ops and ML Ops, the challenges organizations face in operationalizing machine learning models, and the critical role of analytics in this process.

Episode 54

LIVE from AI Summit: The Impact of Strategic Fine Tuning on Achieving Peak Performance

Senthil Padmanabhan, VP of Platform and Infrastructure at eBay, discusses how eBay’s use of fine-tuning is improving their operational workflows. He explains why fine-tuning existing models can often be more cost-effective than training from scratch, and how methods like low-ranking adaptation (LoRa) are pivotal in improving AI performance.

Episode 53

The Principal-Agent Problem: Can Big Tech Ever Truly Put Users First?

Can Big Tech ever truly put users first? In this solo episode, join Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave Software, as he dissects the so-called Principal-Agent Problem: the ubiquitous issue where the priorities of tech giants overshadow the needs of users. He’ll also dive into the essence of user-first design in software development, especially in Web browsers and search engines.

Episode 52

LIVE from AI Summit: PayPal’s Approach to FinTech and Responsible Product Management

Jacqueline Karlin, Sr. Director of AI Product & Personalization at PayPal, discusses how AI is revolutionizing the financial technology landscape, particularly in payment transactions and operational efficiency. She highlights the importance of mindful product management and the balance between innovation and responsible AI usage.

Episode 51

Agentic Workflow and Generative AI for Enterprises

Vivek Kumar, Director Of CX Innovation & Strategy, Oracle Corporation, discusses the integration of generative AI into enterprise solutions, with a focus on its transformative impact on customer experience and CRM systems. He highlights Oracle's decade-long journey with AI, the evolution of agentic workflows, and the challenges and opportunities in AI adoption. The views expressed in this podcast are of Vivek's and do not necessarily represent Oracle.

Episode 50

Unplugged: Cellular Privacy in a Surveillance Economy

Ryan Paterson, CEO of Unplugged Technologies, discusses the mission and features of Unplugged, a privacy-focused mobile device aimed at empowering users to regain control over their personal data. He also shares stories from his background with DARPA, and the challenge of integrating emerging tech into these real-world operations.

Episode 49

Privacy and Digital Identity on the Blockchain

Kyle Den Hartog, Security Engineer at Brave Software, discusses emerging use cases for crypto, and their respective privacy implications. He emphasizes the urgency for innovative solutions to safeguard personal information in our digital financial systems given current privacy gaps on blockchains.

Episode 48

Become a Podcast Thought Leader Using AI

Cahill Camden, Founder of Echo Jockey, discusses how the landscape of media is shifting towards podcasts and away from traditional media. He also shares success stories from users of Echo Jockey, highlighting how automation can enhance outreach and content creation.

Episode 47

New Use Cases For AI and the Brave Search API

Jan Piotrowski, VP, Head of Brave Search Business discusses the importance of independent search engines and the evolution of Brave Search. Jan shares insights on scaling Brave Search to over 30 million daily queries, emphasizing the need for high-quality search results and the potential for future growth in the AI space.

Episode 46

How Pudgy Penguins Brought Digital Collectibles Into Big Box Retailers

Luca Schnetzler, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, discusses their mission to become the face of crypto through innovative uses of NFTs, community involvement in brand development, and successful partnerships with major retailers like Walmart. As a high school dropout to successful tech entrepreneur, Luca also shares advice for young entrepreneurs who want to build businesses at the intersection of tech, creativity, and IP.

Episode 45

How Crypto is Reshaping The Global Political Landscape

Sam Lyman, Director of Public Policy at Riot Platforms, discusses the disruptive potential of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as tools to decentralize power. He highlights the generational shift that may influence the regulatory landscape as more tech-savvy policymakers rise to positions of influence. He also discusses how miners using excess energy (that would otherwise be wasted) could support future energy demands.

Episode 44

Human-Centered AI: Uniting Academia and Industry for Ethical Tech

Hamed Haddadi, Chief Scientist at Brave Software, discusses the future of ethical and inclusive technology, and how a human-centered approach can transform AI development's impact on society. We also discuss how to navigate the complex dynamics among academia, industry, and policymakers in crafting ethical standards that safeguard citizen rights.

Episode 43

Making Crypto Digestible and Accessible to the Masses

Camila Russo, Founder of The Defiant, discusses their role in making cryptocurrencies more accessible, and in making complex topics more comprehensible for everyone. We also explore the resilience of DeFi amid regulatory challenges and its potential to reshape the financial ecosystem.

Episode 42

Democratizing AI Through Open-Source Development

Jeff Boudier, Head of Product and Growth at Hugging Face, discusses the evolving landscape of AI and the role open-source development plays in its transformation. We also explore the challenges and opportunities that organizations encounter when embracing AI, especially with open-source solutions.

Episode 41

How Advertising Shaped Search Engines

Jean-Paul Schmetz, SVP of Ads at Brave, discusses the evolution of search engines from closed platforms like AOL to today’s open web, and how advertising has influenced their growth. We dive into AI’s integration in search and advertising, the challenges of maintaining privacy, and the future role of regulation. Jean-Paul also shares practical tips for users to protect their privacy and take control of their data.

Episode 40

The Long-Term Societal Impacts of AI: A Holistic View of Opportunities and Challenges

Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Data and AI at the United Nations Secretariat, explores the delicate balance of embracing technological advancements while maintaining our authentic human identities. We also discuss the benefits of open-source models for global equity, and the crucial intersection of data privacy and AI.

Episode 39

Enhancing Your Web Experience with Privacy-First Browsing Strategies

Yan Zhu, Chief Information Security Officer at Brave Software, discusses ways to reduce your risk of getting compromised when browsing the Internet. She also explains how Brave's policy of only collecting the bare necessities not only boosts security but also simplifies legal compliance and keeps your data truly private.

Episode 38

Rethinking Outdated Legislation and Regulation with the SEC

Hester M. Peirce (appointed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by President Donald J. Trump), shares insights into the SEC's role in enforcing laws amidst rapid technological advancements. We also explore balancing innovation with consumer protection, and emphasizing the need to rethink outdated legislation along with how regulatory clarity can foster more innovation.

Episode 37

How Moonwalk Fitness is Gamifying Health with Crypto Incentives

Caitlin Cook, Head of Growth at Moonwalk Fitness, shares how their product is gamifying health, leveraging Web3 technology and offering crypto incentives to get you moving. She also shares how they’re targeting non-crypto native users in an effort to achieve mainstream adoption.

Episode 36

AI Revolution: Transforming Business, Jobs, and Regulation

David Westera, AI & Data Leader at Adidas, discusses the pressure that many companies feel to adopt emerging technologies, and the biggest challenges companies face when trying to implement AI solutions. He also explores the contrasting regulatory landscapes of the EU and the US, highlighting the challenges and ethical considerations that come with AI advancements.

Episode 35

Creating Inclusive and Responsible AI for the World of Tomorrow

What if the future of work could be reshaped by artificial intelligence in ways that empower rather than displace? In this episode Didem Un Ates, founder & CEO of LotusAI Ltd, discusses strategies for organizations to integrate AI in a way that maximizes benefits while minimizing job displacement. We also explore the complex landscape of AI's societal impact and the need for diverse perspectives in technology.

Episode 34

Permanent Internet: Buy Once, Store Forever

Phil Mataras—CEO at Permanent Data Solutions—discusses Arweave's innovative “pay once, store forever” model and its potential to revolutionize various industries, from content creation to healthcare, by offering permanent storage solutions. Phil also sheds light on the regulatory challenges that come with the rapid pace of innovation in the Web3 space.

Episode 33

AI and Neuroscience: Global Impacts & Redefining Humanity

Benjamin B. Bargetzi, CEO of Bargetzi & Company Group, discusses how cultural and regulatory differences influence AI innovation and adoption across China, Europe, India, and the US. He also explores AI's role in transforming medicine; the ethical implications of AI in military applications; and the urgent need for global AI literacy to prevent economic disparities and job displacement.

Episode 32

Revolutionizing Payments: Perspectives from Brazil to the US

Elton Chang, Investor at Propel, discusses how Brazil is setting the standard for real-time payment systems with PIX, and why Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins have the ability to revolutionize financial services in emerging markets. We also discuss the critical need for regulatory awareness in these rapidly evolving sectors.

Episode 31

Data Regulation & GDPR During COVID-19

Christian D'Cunha, Head of the Cyber Coordination Task Force at the European Commission, discusses the critical role of GDPR during the pandemic, and explores how Europe balanced the necessity of contact tracing and mobility data with the imperative to protect personal privacy. He also shares the challenges regulators face in enforcing GDPR against tech giants, and the strategies these companies use to delay compliance.

Episode 30

Why Blockchain Transparency Is Changing the Future of Exchanges

Bartosz Lipiński, CEO at Cube.Exchange, discusses how they're approaching the exchange model more transparently in the wake of FTX and other opaque exchange issues. We’ll explore how Cube.Exchange is redefining blockchain's original promise of a public and trustworthy ledger, and the complex challenge of building a global crypto exchange that adheres to disparate international regulations.

Episode 29

How Mistral AI Strikes the Balance Between Openness and Profitability

Sophia Yang, Head of Developer Relations at Mistral AI, discusses why they don’t open source everything, and how they strike a balance between openness and growing their business. She also discusses how Mistral AI approaches developer relations and community building to advance AI.

Episode 28

The Future of Crypto in India and its Blockchain Revolution

Rahul Pagidipati, CEO of ZebPay, discusses how India’s regulatory environment and technological advancements are paving the way for blockchain’s integration into various sectors. From meme coins to top-tier cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Rahul offers a nuanced perspective on trading and investing in digital assets. He also shares his thoughts on the growing interest in NFTs, and how platforms like Brave are expanding Web3 adoption.

Episode 27

Introducing Answer with AI, Brave’s New AI Assistant

Josep M. Pujol (Chief of Search at Brave) and Rémi Berson (Principal Engineer at Brave) discuss Brave Search’s latest feature, Answer With AI, which is the first privacy-preserving answer engine available at scale. They explore what this new assistant’s capabilities mean for traditional search, and its potential to reshape our search habits.

Episode 26

Balancing Environmental Stewardship with Technological Progress

Steve Kinard, President of the AI Innovation Association, discusses Bitcoin mining and the environmental implications that turned him into an advocate with the Texas Blockchain Council. He also emphasizes the inevitability of AI's disruptive impact across industries, and advocates for prioritizing open source collaboration as the cornerstone of technological innovation.

Episode 25

The Right to Be Forgotten: Fundamental Human Rights in the Digital Realm

Pat Walshe, Data Protection Officer at Brave, discusses the intersection of artificial intelligence, privacy, and data protection…and how these elements intertwine with fundamental human rights in the digital realm. He also scrutinizes tech industry giants, questioning the authenticity of their privacy claims and the efficacy of their data protection measures.

Episode 24

Secure DeFi Investments and The Future of Finance

Greg Jizmagian, CoFounder and CTO at Exponential, shares how trust is being rebuilt in the financial sector through blockchain technology, and ways users are regaining financial autonomy. He also explains the intricacies of making complex DeFi platforms approachable, striking the balance between detail-rich data and a seamless user experience.

Episode 23

The War of Technology: How AI and Crypto will Converge Over Time

Paul Barron, Founder of the Paul Barron Network, examines power, corruption, and the technology war he expects to see over the next 20 years. He also discusses why gaming is the gateway to Web3 growth, and will lead to a steep adoption curve.

Episode 22

Using Public Data Sets to Monitor Dark Web Activity

Adam Zarazinski, CEO of Inca Digital and former intelligence analyst, shares his journey from the front lines of international security to leading the charge in harnessing AI for financial innovation. He discusses how Inca Digital’s technology is helping to monitor dark web activity, and gives examples of how they’ve been able to track terrorist financing, including Hamas’ use of cryptocurrency.

Episode 21

Reducing Your Data Footprint and Confronting The Illusion of Privacy

Naomi Brockwell, Founder of NBTV Media, discusses the true cost of “free tools,” and why we need a major mindset shift when it comes to trading value for value. She also discusses the illusion of privacy versus the reality that data brokers are working in, and how AI may make the data broker’s job obsolete.

Episode 20

Measuring The Speed of AI Through Benchmarks

David Kanter, Executive Director at MLCommons, discusses the work they’re doing with MLPerf Benchmarks, creating the world’s first industry standard approach to measuring AI speed and safety. He also shares ways they’re testing AI and LLMs for harm, to measure—and, over time, reduce—the potential harms of AI.

Episode 19

Cherishing the World of Analog, and Advocating For Your Right to Privacy

Carissa Véliz, Associate Professor at the Institute for AI at the University of Oxford, discusses how our personal data is the currency of power for tech giants, and ways the balance can be tipped back in favor of individual rights. We also address the privacy implications of large language models, and consider whether OpenAI and tools like ChatGPT are complying with the GDPR.

Episode 18

Harmonizing User Privacy with Web Functionality and Ad‑Blocking Technology

Ryan Brown (Filterset Engineer at Brave) and Peter Snyder (Senior Privacy Researcher at Brave) discuss the latest advancements in ad-blocking technology, and how Brave's control over its browser stack plays a crucial role in maintaining a private yet fully operational Web experience. They also reflect on the resilience of the ad-blocking community, especially in response to the looming changes of Manifest V3, and its potential to reshape the extension landscape.

Episode 17

When Power Goes Unchecked (Crypto Wars, Privacy Rights, & Mandating Encryption)

Josh Swihart, CEO at Electric Coin Co., discusses public perception of pseudonymity versus privacy, and how this impacts adoption of privacy preserving products. He also explores the increasing challenge of crypto wars—which impacts cryptographic and privacy rights worldwide—and why he believes encryption should be mandated for US citizens.

Episode 16

Fighting the Privacy Washing of Big Tech with ProtonMail

Andy Yen, Founder & CEO at Proton, discusses how big tech is presenting a false sense of privacy to its users—and why this is dangerous. He also unpacks the confusion between privacy and anonymity, and how where you live impacts your right to each.

Episode 15

Private Keys: The Solution to Combat AI Fraud?

Preston Byrne, Partner at Brown Rudnick LLP, discusses the benefit of using public private keys as a solution to authenticate communication, and avoid both AI scams and fraud. He also shares his predictions for how AI and cryptocurrency will work together in the future, leaning on each other’s polar-opposite strengths.

Episode 14

Digital Sovereignty & Maintaining Our Connection with Humanity

Anupam Chander, Scott Ginsburg Professor of Law and Technology at Georgetown, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard’s Institute for Rebooting Social Media, discusses the future of humanity during a wave of paid technology innovation. He also shares how AI is impacting digital sovereignty.

Episode 13

The Role of AI in Enabling Self-Driving Trucks

Shubham Shrivastava, Head of Machine Learning at Kodiak Robotics, discusses how AI is solving the increasing challenges within the long haul trucking industry, specifically with safety and driver supply. He also provides practical examples of Kodiak’s safety strategy and redundancies they’ve put in place.

Episode 12

The EU’s AI Act: Creating Legislation That Will Survive Over Time

Gabriele Mazzini, Team Leader - AI Act at the European Commission, discusses the risk-based approach they took when crafting specific rules for the Artificial Intelligence Act (versus simply opposing the technology as a whole). He also discusses the complexities involved in regulating emerging technologies that evolve at a much faster pace than the legislation itself.

Episode 11

Blockchains, Bringing Transparency and Democratizing Access to Global Finance

Austin Campbell, Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting, discusses the outdated infrastructure of finance and how blockchain is positioned to solve many of the current challenges. He also tackles the complex issues regulators face, and cultural hesitancy towards harnessing the full potential of innovations like blockchain.

Episode 10

AI Ethics & Safety: What Could Go Wrong and How to Stop It

Nell Watson is a pioneering ethics and machine intelligence researcher, and president of EthicsNet. Here, she discusses different scenarios in which things could go “wrong” with emerging technologies, and lead to AI working against the best interests of humanity instead of for it. She also shares the amazing work that’s being done now to prevent this.

Episode 9

AI’s Impact on Employment, Equal Opportunity and Upholding our Civil Rights

Keith Sonderling, Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), discusses how HR companies and employers are using AI, and the implications of this usage on employment law. He stresses the importance of governance and regulation to avoid discrimination, prevent HR biases at scale, and to ultimately uphold our civil rights.

Episode 8

Limitations of Artificial Intelligence and Misaligned User Expectations

Gilad Lumbroso, Squad Lead @ AI21 Labs, discusses the various ways we overestimate AI, and the gaps that currently need to be filled in AI capabilities. He also explains the role that natural language will play in the evolution of new AI, and discusses how to apply natural language usability as a key part of product development.

Episode 7

Building Your Own LLM

Greg Diamos, co-founder of Lamini, shares how their discovery of the Scaling Laws Recipe led to rapid evolution of language learning models, and inspired Lamini’s product offering. He also discusses his message for policy makers, including what we should be worried about, and what pitfalls we should work to avoid.

Episode 6

Privacy Protecting AI and Building Consumer Trust

Kleomenis Katevas, Machine Learning Researcher at Brave Software, discusses how we can build trust in AI with the general public by making data as safe and secure as possible. He also unpacks some of the myths the general public holds about AI, how to debunk these myths, and tangible steps companies can take to reduce privacy concerns with AI.

Episode 5

The Golden Age of CFO Technology and the Urgency to Adapt

Grant Halloran, CEO of Planful, discusses AI’s impact on CFOs and finance leaders, and ways these technologies have changed their role within organizations. He also shares how the financial industry will witness a future where extensive human involvement in routine financial tasks is reduced in favor of focusing on high-value, strategic work.

Episode 4

Introducing Leo: Brave’s New AI Assistant

Brian Bondy, Co-Founder and CTO of Brave, discusses the recent launch of Leo, Brave’s browser-native AI assistant. Brian discusses the benefits of having AI directly in the browser, and how Brave has actually been using AI in its tech stack for years.

Episode 3

Creating Data Informed Campuses and Building AI for Higher Education

What impact will Generative AI have on Higher Education? This week’s guests tackle this question head on. Ravi Pendse and Bob Jones lead the development of ITS AI Services, a suite of AI tools that they believe makes the University of Michigan the first university anywhere to provide a custom AI platform for its entire community. In this episode of the Brave Technologist Podcast, they’ll discuss why they’re embracing GenAI (versus trying to ban it) with their students, and share some positive case studies they’ve already collected since their students have adopted U-M’s new AI tools.

Episode 2

Challenging the “Google Adjective” with Brave Search

Josep M. Pujol, Chief of Search at Brave, and Subu Sathyanarayana, Director of Engineering for Brave Search, discuss the history of Internet search and how it's quickly evolving with the adoption of AI. They share its current limitations and their biggest challenges (noise reduction, relevance and referencing) in their pursuit of improving search through Brave Search.

Episode 1

Artificial Intelligence: Is it the Key to Boosting Human Intelligence?

Dr. Kjell Carlsson, Head of Data Science Strategy & Evangelism at Domino Data Lab, contemplates AI’s impact on human intelligence and its implications on understanding ourselves. We also discuss ways that artificial intelligence’s value is underestimated in society and its less-known applications.

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If you like The Brave Technologist, check out our previous podcast, The Brave Marketer. 7 seasons, dozens of episodes, recorded from 2021-2023.

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Season 7

Episode 4

Live from Consensus! Gamifying your Identity and Next Gen Privacy Implications

Danny Wright (Chief Brand Officer) and Eddie Satterly (Chief Technology Officer) of OneOf discuss ways they’re decentralizing identity in an effort to empower consumers and ultimately build loyalty. They also discussed some of the boldest companies and campaigns that have caught their attention lately.

Episode 3

Ways that Cannabis and Web3 Can Come Together

Robert Lund, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio TBD, discusses their decision to make their cannabis company Web3 native from its inception. He also shares the biggest opportunity that media agencies have in supporting crypto and Web3 companies.

Episode 2

Increasing Ad Efficiency and Performance of Your Advertising Strategy

Will Haire, Co-Founder of BellaVix, shares the tactics they’re currently employing to help their brands scale on marketplaces like Amazon, including the step-by-step process they used that landed them being featured by Amazon as one of the best launches on their platform to date!

Episode 1

How Polygon is Building Community to Decentralize Their Brand

Jennifer Kattula, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Polygon Labs, discusses how they approached their recent rebrand. This process forced their team to critically review how they articulated their brand ethos to the right audiences, both now and in the future. She also shares the role the community will play in their ongoing effort to decentralize their brand.

Season 6

Episode 15

Decentraland Offers Brands Creative Freedom and Limitless Possibilities

Marja Konttinen, Marketing Director of Decentraland Foundation, discusses building on the open metaverse and some of the most creative pieces of user generated content she’s seen on the platform to date. She also explores the unique opportunity marketers have to write a new playbook for marketing in Web3 – starting with rethinking metics.

Episode 14

Leveraging the Virtual Real Estate Market with SuperWorld

Hrish Lotlikar, Co-founder and CEO at SuperWorld, discusses how they’re blending the virtual and physical world to unlock diverse opportunities for brands to reach more customers, unlock new monetization opportunities and build community.

Episode 13

Why Tokenization is the Core Building Block of Web3

Matt Wurst, Founder of PointSymmetry and Co-Founder of Mint, discusses the role that tokens will play in enabling brands to reward and incentivize participation in their metraverse experiences. He also stresses the importance of making Web3 terms and technologies more clear and consistent for everyday users.

Episode 12

Web3 Ideals: Ease of Use, Security and Risk Mitigation

Andrew Klein, SVP, Web3 Brand Strategy & Innovation at Publicis Media, discusses how they’re helping brands convert their existing audiences to Web3 without scaring them off by unfamiliar technologies. He also shares his vision of the limitless creative potential that metaverse environments offer.

Episode 11

Grassroot Marketing Strategies That Scale

Hugo Feiler, Co-Founder and CEO of Minima, shares how they’ve been partnering with their community to stress test their technology, and amplify their brand message through token based gamification. He also shares the role that creators will play in the adoption of Web3, and in educating the masses.

Episode 10

The Importance of Privacy in the Metaverse

Arjun Bhatnagar, CEO and Abhijay Bhatnagar, Chief Product Officer at Cloaked discuss the role privacy will play in the evolution of the Internet and the transition to Web3. They also share the reasoning behind their surprising decision to build Cloaked off the blockchain.

Episode 9

The Urgency for Brands to Adopt Emerging Technology

Thomas Webb, Founder of Worldwide Webb 3, discusses the real fear of missing out brands are facing if they don’t embrace emerging technologies such as Web3 proactively. He also shares how gaming will be the future of entertainment.

Episode 8

Monetizing in the Metaverse

Justin Hochberg, CEO of the Virtual Brand Group, shares how he’s helping brands have an omnichannel metaverse presence including his work with Forever21 and NBC’s The Voice. He also discusses how to decide which metaverse platforms are best for your brand to start with, and how to define success when there’s limited information available.

Episode 7

From a 2D to 3D Internet: How Marketing Strategies Must Shift

Mark van Rijmenam, Strategic Futurist and Founder of the Digital Futures Institute, discusses the many complex and exciting ways the shift from a 2D to a 3D internet will impact our lives. He also urges us to fight for an open metaverse as part of this shift in order to protect our data and future digital selves.

Episode 6

How Marketers Can Convert The Masses to Web3

Quinn Campbell, VP of Growth at Sky Mavis, discusses how they’re working with Web3 content creators, and the critical role these partners play in converting the masses to Web3. Quinn also shares how he thinks marketers are missing the mark in Web3 marketing by focusing on tech features over the experiential impact Web3 has on the end user.

Episode 5

Making the Metaverse Commercially Viable for Advertisers

Ryan Kumar, Founder and CEO of Mintdropz, explains why we’re in the caveman stages of an unexplored metaverse. He shares his predictions for when we can expect to see mainstream adoption of the metaverse and what needs to happen first

Episode 4

Why Marketers Need to Make Blockchain Invisible

Jon Hook, CMO at PlayEmber, discusses their efforts to attract more gamers by removing the blockchain infrastructure as a barrier. He also explains how marketers can apply this across sectors outside of gaming to increase mainstream adoption of their Web3 projects.

Episode 3

Privacy First Marketing

Andrew Milich, CEO of Skiff, discusses their commitment to consumer privacy despite its associated marketing challenges. He explains how their team has gotten creative with their marketing strategies - utilizing privacy preserving forms of marketing to reach their desired audiences.

Episode 2

Dentsu: What Holds Brands Back From Jumping Into Web3

Michael Liu, SVP, Head of Innovation at Dentsu Media and Kevin Villatoro, Partnerships at Dentsu, share how their agency clients are responding to Web3 marketing opportunities and taking their first (small) steps. They also explain why Web3 isn’t the channel to fight for attention, but rather to engage consumers in meaningful ways, embracing innovation while providing real value.

Episode 1

Vayner3: When to Expect Mainstream Adoption of Web3

Avery Akkineni, President of Vayner3, discusses the current state of Web3 adoption and her predictions for its future. She explains how brands are currently experimenting with Web 2.5 – a bridge offering the speed and ease of use from Web2 but with the ownership and self sovereignty of Web3.

Season 5

Episode 10

Being a Brand in a Brandless Category: Avocados From Mexico

Kelly Poquiz Burke, Associate Director of Brand Marketing & Strategy at Avocados From Mexico, discusses many of the brand experiences their team has launched in an effort to create a deep, emotional connection with consumers, despite lacking any marketing ability on their products themselves. She also shares her approach to Web3 marketing: sticking to a strategy instead of chasing shiny objects.

Episode 9

Collaborating with Creators to Solve Marketers’ Most Pressing Challenge

Lisa Marie Paul, Head of Content and Partnerships at Talenthouse AG, discusses how millenial and Gen Z mindsets have changed consumer expectations surrounding advertising. We examine how marketers are challenged with creating large amounts of content very quickly, without compromising quality, authenticity or relatability.

Episode 8

Adjusting to the Complexities of Web3 Marketing

Stacy Wakefield, VP of Marketing at Delphia, discusses her biggest new marketing challenge: building a Web3 brand and community. She explains the complexities of managing risk and compliance and how Web3 differs from Web2 marketing tactics.

Episode 7

PepsiCo is Bridging the Physical and Digital World with Next Gen D2C Marketing

Kate Brady, Head of Next Gen D2C Consumer Experience & Direct Digital Marketing Capabilities at PepsiCo, shares how mainstream brands and marketers can utilize Web3 technologies. Kate’s team is currently testing a number of next gen initiatives as part of PepsiCo's newly established Web3 & Metaverse Center of Enablement. We also discuss the removal of third party trackers and moving towards a private internet while still owning the communication with your audience and prioritizing zero first party data.

Episode 6

Mindsets For Success: How Marketers Can Stand Behind Their Brave Ideas

Sierra Reed, Vice President Director of Social Strategy at Digitas, discusses how she’s successfully leaned into brave marketing moments and stood up for her values, even in the early days of her career. She also shares how she’s helping brands like Macys and Crocs act boldly through her agency work.

Episode 5

Authentic Team Cultures Build Authentic Brands That Standout

Laura Mesa, Vice President of Community and Marketing at Product Hunt, shares how allowing your team to be vulnerable in the workplace, allows your brand to show up authentically too. She also discusses the importance of developing a customer first product strategy and putting in extra effort to personalize based on real needs of your users

Episode 4

Culture is Changing: How Marketers Can Prepare For The Future Now

Quynh Mai , Founder & CEO of Qulture shares how culture is changing quickly from Gen Z and what brands need to change in order to be successful on platforms like TikTok, the Metaverse and Twitch. We also talk about making your audience the star of your campaigns with user generated, collaborative content.

Episode 3

Favorability Focused Storytelling For Nestlé’s Locally Minded Audience

Liz Caselli-Mechael, Global Head of Digital & Content for Nestlé, discusses how she’s built her career around purpose-driven digital storytelling and engagement. She shares how to focus on favorability rather than driving sales, by integrating important values like sustainability, social responsibility, and climate action into Nestle’s brand strategy.

Episode 2

Why Your Audience Is Not Your Community

Claire Kart, VP Marketing & Community at Mina Foundation, discusses how they’re leveraging “just in time marketing” as a go to market strategy for their upcoming SDK launch. Claire also shares Mina’s rebrand story and how it actually started with getting sued by a larger player in crypto!

Episode 1

How X (formerly Twitter) is Promoting Safety and Gamifying Privacy

Maura Tuohy Di Muro, Global Head of Product Marketing at X, discusses how X is promoting safety on their platform and the unique ways they’re adding gamification to privacy, including a recently released video game experience they made for their users. We also discuss how Web3 can deliver on its big promises of accessibility and inclusivity and how X thinks about earning trust.

Season 4

Episode 11Bonus!

Understanding Exotic Options and Marketing Tactics for a Mainnet Launch

Winston Zhang, Co-founder at Cega, shares how they’re preparing for their upcoming mainnet launch. He discusses the marketing strategies they’re working on, including an NFT collection, and a major risk they took by differentiating their visual branding. He also educates us on the benefits of exotic options, even in a bear market.

Episode 10

Experiential Marketing and Making Crypto Events More Memorable

Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, VP of Marketing at Ava Labs, discusses how his team disrupted the traditional event experience with their recent Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, along with some of the risks they took that really paid off. He also shares the biggest opportunities for crypto marketers across all stages of the funnel.

Episode 9

How eToro is Making Crypto Trading More Social

Brad Michelson, Head of US Marketing team at eToro, discusses the unique social features their platform offers in an effort to reduce intimidation and attract new investors into crypto trading. He also shares his thoughts on the biggest challenges with crypto marketing and the effective strategies they’ve implemented to overcome them.

Episode 8

Crypto Utility: What’s Still Missing from the Crypto Ecosystem?

Aaron Schneider, Business Development and Partnerships at Bitpay, discusses ways that crypto can become more useful in order to maintain its relevance into the future. He shares what Bitpay is doing differently to solve this with e-commerce, along with the challenges they’re up against in transitioning to crypto as a mainstream form of payment.

Episode 7

The Future of Decentralized Identifiers and Monetization of Personal Genome Data

Dylan Dewdney, Co-Founder and Lead Initiator at NFT3.com and Kylin Network, discusses the world of DIDs (decentralized identifiers) and some of the future use cases, along with how Web3 will change the way data is handled. He also talks about the changing relationship between marketers and the data needed to optimize their businesses, and why privacy is often highlighted but becomes compromised in an effort to track results.

Episode 6

The SuperRare Creator Economy: Crypto Art and NFTs

David Feinstein, Head of Partnerships at SuperRare, discusses the economics of digital art and how valuing NFTs compares to the traditional art world. He also shares how luxury products, designers and brands can get into the Web3 game via the SuperRare marketplace.

Episode 5

Crypto Philanthropy: Using Crypto as a Force for Good

Duke Kim, Director of Crypto Partnerships at The Giving Block, educates us on the benefits of crypto philanthropy and the work they’re doing to connect donors and nonprofits, along with ways that companies can create corporate social responsibility programs to make and impact. Discover why donors should donate cryptocurrencies versus dollars, and the associated tax implications to consider.

Episode 4

Digital Asset Ownership and Gaming in the Metaverse with Splinterlands

Aggroed Lighthacker, CEO at Splinterlands, discusses why gaming was the winning solution to support the mass market to engage with crypto. He discusses how Splinterlands massively exploded its user base through word of mouth advertising among hardcore gamers, along with growth tactics that other crypto companies can replicate.

Episode 3

Cutting the Jargon and Making Crypto Accessible to the Masses

Chris Ghent, Global Head of Brand Strategy & Partnerships at the NEAR Foundation, shares how he and his team are taking a unique approach to making crypto more tangible to new users, along with how Layer 1 protocols such as NEAR can really bring in the masses and remove friction through branding.

Episode 2

How Solana Looks at DeFi and Leads Crypto Marketing with the Community in Mind

Matty Taylor, Head of Growth at Solana Labs, shares how and why community drives the growth of Solana. We also discuss some of the challenges with trying to shift to a decentralized company / model, and why having a great user experience is even more crucial in building trust within a DeFi application.

Episode 1

Crypto.com Believes That “Fortune Favors The Brave”

Steven Kalifowitz, CMO at Crypto.com, shares the strategies and tactics he’s implementing on his team’s quest to become a world renowned brand like Coke and Netflix. This includes how they’ve approached their partnerships with the UFC, Formula One, Matt Damon and the Sixers, along with their record breaking naming acquisition of the Staples Centre in LA.

Season 3

Episode 10

Virgin Voyages is Disrupting the Cruise Industry with Risk built into their DNA

Virgin is a powerful brand that's succeeded across many ventures: media, airlines, mobile and more. Now, they've set their sights on the cruise ship industry. They've launched an entirely new cruise line during the pandemic, and are taking the guest experience to a whole new level with massive success.

Episode 9

Why Amex is Taking a Balanced Approach to Competition

Andy Goldberg, SVP, Global Brand Content & Platforms at American Express, discusses how he is reframing the competitive landscape by fighting for finite attention. One of the strategies he shares is thinking about advertising like a TV show you actually want to watch.

Episode 8

How This 100% Electric Jet Company Thinks About Marketing

Jessica Bryndza, CMO at Lilium (an aerospace company that’s developed a 100% electric, 7-seater jet), is challenging conventional players in the industry from both a user experience and global impact standpoint. She also shares what it’s been like for her to market a pre-revenue company that won’t be available until 2024.

Episode 7

The Decentralized Revolution and the Emergence of NFTs

Jeremy Epstein, CMO at Gtmhub, shares how he’s shaping the future of work by empowering companies to measure performance based on target outcomes (OKR method). He also dives deep into how the decentralized revolution and emergence of NFTs is impacting brands and marketers by shifting the power back to communities.

Episode 6

Building Successful Partnerships That Live, Breathe and Create Culture

Andrea Sengara, VP Marketing at Campari, discusses how she’s building successful partnerships for their portfolio of alcohol beverage brands, including her work with Sean Combs and The New York Film Festival. We also look ahead at emerging technologies and where marketing and advertising is heading in the next 10 years.

Episode 5

Challenger Brands That Pick Fights and Exhibit Brand Courage

Chris Kneeland, CEO of Cult, discusses what marketers can learn from brands that have a cult-like following. He shares how his agency clients are challenging the status quo and exhibiting massive brand courage. Chris also points out the philosophy around competition, for example Southwest Airlines isn’t competing against other airlines; they’re competing against the road trip.

Episode 4

Crypto Marketing: Risks, Regulations and Major Opportunities

Shiran Herzberg, Head of Media at eToro, discuss\es the complexities of crypto marketing and how he’s navigating the industry when buying media. Shiran also shares what he thinks are the biggest opportunities in crypto marketing and what he’s found to be the best performing channels.

Episode 3

Celebrity Partnerships and the Big Risks That Paid Off

Ian Wishingrad, Co-Founder of Three Wishes Cereal, shares stories of creative, thoughtful yet risky marketing campaigns he launched that were a big success. One of Ian’s bold ideas got this company featured in national news television, resulting in $20k of sales in three minutes and landing the cover story in their local newspaper. Ian also shares how he’s challenging large and established brands in the competitive CPG market.

Episode 2

Using Marketing Metrics That Actually Matter

Shanee Ben-Zur, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Crunchbase, discusses the importance of testing marketing campaigns and prioritizing needle-moving metrics that actually move companies forward. She also examines that human element in B2B marketing that is often overlooked.

Episode 1

How AngelList Creates an Experimental Culture That Rewards Curiosity

Helen Min, Head of Marketing at AngelList, discusses the pressure marketers face to continue discovering and mastering new marketing channels as regulations and consumer behaviors change at record pace. She also shares innovative tactics she uses at AngelList to create a culture that encourages ongoing experimentation and making quick pivots.

Season 2

Episode 9

All Things NFT: Marketing, Investments and Future Opportunities

Luke Mulks, VP Operations at Brave Software, breaks down NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and why they’re such a hot topic and opportunity amongst both marketers and investors. He also discusses how mainstream brands are embracing NFTs to engage users, and shares the ways that Brave and the BAT Community are an integral part of Brave’s success.

Episode 8

Leading with Empathy in Marketing and Creating Human Connections

Andra Zaharia, Cybersecurity Content Marketer, discusses how to create content that resonates with users by bringing out the human values behind your company and its products. She also shares how she’s breaking down stereotypes and clichés in the InfoSec and Technology sector, and discusses her top tips on how users can take control of their privacy.

Episode 7

P&G Beauty: Experimenting w Virtual Gaming and Shifting to Privacy as a Mandate

Sergio DosSantos, Director of Technology and Digital Transformation at Procter & Gamble Beauty, shares how he convinced senior leadership to take a risk and launch a branded campaign inside Second Life’s virtual world. He also shares his perspective on why privacy is a mandate, and how first party data plays an integral role in any marketing strategy.

Episode 6

Measuring and Rewarding Attention in New and Personalized Ways

Dylan Boyd, Director of R/GA Ventures, shares the cutting edge advertising tactics he’s helping global brands implement to better reach and reward target audiences. He also discusses what the future of personal data ownership might look like for consumers worldwide.

Episode 5

Cutting Edge Media Strategies that Heighten the User Experience

Darren Herman, Operating Partner at Bain Capital and award winning advertiser, discusses the disruptive marketing campaigns he’s created for global brands such as, Vespa, Armani Jeans, Michael’s and even Kim Kardashian! Darren also shares why privacy preserving advertising is so effective in heighting the user experience, creating trust and ultimately increasing sales.

Episode 4

Brave Advertisers: An Insider’s Perspective on their Burning Questions and Biggest Opportunities

Get a backstage view of the Brave Ads Platform from one of Brave’s most experienced Regional Sales Directors. You’ll hear the most common questions that come up about Brave Ads, and the biggest opportunities advertisers must consider. Learn how brands and agencies are preparing for a future without 3rd party cookies, and navigating a constantly evolving and unpredictable future for the marketing and advertising industry.

Episode 3

The Benefits of B2B Content Marketing and Measuring ROI on Blogs and Podcasts

Natalie Mendes, Brand Content Team Lead at Atlassian, shares how she transformed their B2B content marketing strategy and created a blog that received an award from Digiday. She also discusses where blogs and podcasts fit in your marketing funnel, and how to track your growth and ROI back to company sales. Natalie has unique insights for the next generation of marketers and how they can gain a competitive edge as they progress in their careers.

Episode 2

How the Impulse Economy Resulted in a Total Collapse of the Funnel

Chad Stoller, Global Chief Innovation Officer, UM & Managing Director, IPG discusses how the Terry Tate Office Linebacker video series with Reebok unexpectedly became one of the top 10 Super Bowl commercials of all time. Chad also dissects the rising shift to an impulse shopping economy, and how increasing consumer expectations are impacting the advertising industry.

Episode 1

How Disney+ Strives to Deeply Understand Their Customer as a Strategy for Exponential User Growth

Andrea Cutright, VP, Global Subscriber Marketing and Insights for Disney Streaming, including Disney+ discusses the strategies and tactics they used to surpass their four year growth target, in only 14 months. Andrea explains how her strategy for “killing the hypothesis” has led to massive product adoption and their readiness for global expansion.

Season 1

Episode 10

Spotify Apple

The Consumer Privacy Movement and Brand Safety Challenges with Big Tech

Listen to Richard Kramer, Founder of Arete Research and Brendan Eich, CEO of Brave Software, discuss the challenges with the current “data donation agreement” that Big Tech has created related to user information, along with the brand safety concerns advertisers are now facing.

Episode 9

Spotify Apple

How Duolingo is Pushing Beyond Brand Boundaries with Experiential Advertising

Listen to Cammie Dunaway, Chief Marketing Officer at Duolingo, discuss the gamification tactics they’ve implemented to create product adoption and retention, along with the wild marketing ideas they’re testing to prepare for a future without 3rd party cookies.

Episode 8

Spotify Apple

Attention Economy & Changing Consumer Experiences in Media

Listen to Sarah Stringer, EVP, Head of US Media Partnerships at dentsu Media, discuss how media is shifting the way in which consumer attention is measured, along with the movement towards more interactive and participatory experiences for consumers, and what that means for advertisers.

Episode 7

Spotify Apple

Navigating Crypto: Tax Filings, Marketing Challenges & Opportunities

Listen to Michelle O’Connor, VP Marketing at TaxBit, share her top tax considerations for crypto holders, and discuss how she’s overcoming the advertising regulations facing crypto companies today and the opportunities that lie ahead.

Episode 6

Spotify Apple

Funding Content That’s Difficult, Dangerous & Disruptive

Listen to John Nolan, Managing Director of APEX Content Ventures at Publicis Media, shares how he decides which media projects to fund, along with his foresight into the future of advertising and subscriptions.

Episode 5

Spotify Apple

A Risk Taker’s Approach to Marketing

Listen to Kevin Rose, Serial Entrepreneur and Partner at True Ventures, discuss the entrepreneurial mindset and tolerance that’s led to his success and how marketers can follow suit, regardless of their size of business.

Episode 4

Spotify Apple

Fraudulent Ads and Dirty Data

Listen to Dr. Fou, Cybersecurity and Ad Fraud Investigator, discuss his research on ad fraud reporting, brand safety threats and ways marketers can mitigate their risk.

Episode 3

Spotify Apple

The Future of Advertising is Cookieless

Listen to John Marshall, Head of NA Digital Activation at HP, who discusses the death of the 3rd party cookie.

Episode 2

Spotify Apple

Betting on Your Brand with a Super Bowl Ad

Listen to Duncan Bird, VP of Brand Marketing & Digital at Fiverr, discuss the major ad spend Fiverr invested in during the 2021 Super Bowl for their ‘It Starts Here’ campaign.

Episode 1

Spotify Apple

The Consumer Privacy Movement and Brand Safety Challenges with Big Tech

Listen to Israel Mirsky, Executive Director, Global Technology and Emerging Platforms at OMD, share his latest endeavour: The Brand Decision Framework - an editable scoresheet that brands can leverage to ensure decisions they’re making reflect the brand values they’ve committed to.