Scott M. Lawin is a Co-Founder & CEO of Candy Digital, Inc., a next-generation sports and culture digital asset platform, providing authentic objects and experiences that deepen fan engagement and connect people to their passions. Candy Digital is an official digital collectible partner of Getty Images, Major League Baseball, Netflix, the Race Team Alliance, and the WWE. Candy operates digital collectible ecosystems where fans and collectors are able to purchase, trade, and share authentic digital collectibles to deepen their love of the sports, media and culture.

Before launching Candy, Scott founded Parametric, LP, a private investment and advisory firm focused on early-stage opportunities in blockchain, fintech, art, and real estate. From 2010-2017, Mr. Lawin was the Chief Operating Officer of Moore Capital Management, a $15bn global alternative investment management company. Prior to joining Moore, Mr. Lawin served as Chief Operating Officer of the Liquid Markets business at Fortress Investment Group following a 12-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

In this podcast, we cover:

• Scott’s jump from a storied career in finance to NFTs
• Pandemic conversations with Mike Novogratz that led to Candy Digital
• The difference in the change of pace between finance & Web3
• Why the market slowdown hasn’t affected Candy’s pitch to potential partners
• Mapping out fan experiences that are relevant for each community 
• Breaking down the paths that brands & IP owners can take when licensing off their IP
• A dive into Candy Digital’s recent fundraise and Fanatic’s divestment from the business

To follow Candy Digital on Twitter, go to https://twitter.com/CandyDigital

Matias Dorta, is the CEO & Co-Founder of AssetDash. What initially launched as a product to track all stocks, cryptos, NFTs, DeFi, and private equity investments in real-time has continued growing with the release of new products to incentivize users further to participate with the platform.

Most recently, they launched DashDeals. DashDeals applies the concept of ‘AMEX Rewards’ to the ownership of digital assets. With DashDeals, investors can unlock hundreds of deals based on assets that they own, and brands easily get their products in front of the Web3 community.

In this podcast, we cover:

• Launching an investment tracker for crypto and non-crypto based assets
• The opportunity for building a product that targets both Web2 and Web 3 consumers
• The introduction of Dash Deals, where you can ​​earn rewards based on your investments
• Next up for AssetDash - their ‘Learn’ product 
• The idea of blockchain-based loyalty programs without brands/merchants having to be ‘on-chain’

To follow Matias on Twitter head to: https://twitter.com/mattdorta

To follow AssetDash on Twitter head to: https://twitter.com/assetdash

Shannon Snow is the Chief Operating Officer of World of Women, one of the world’s leading NFT brands with over $400M in trading volume. Prior to joining World of Women, Shannon led the Entertainment division at Meta, helping entertainment, media and sports companies move into the metaverse. She spent over a decade at Google building and leading teams. She angel invests in female and diverse founders with the goal of empowering the next generation of tech leaders.

Since WoW launched in July 2021, their team has built a roster of celebrity holders (Reese Witherspoon, Madonna, Eva Longoria), brand partnerships (Hasbro, House of Harlow, Billboard Magazine), entertainment partnerships (Guy Oseary, Hello Sunshine) and a community passionate about WoW’s mission to build an inclusive Web3.

In this podcast we cover:

• Having the conviction to leap from working at Meta & Google to a startup
• How Shannon views the responsibilities of a Chief Operating Officer
• The importance of building an inclusive future
• How to align internal resources across an array of business opportunities
• The playbook to bring World of Women to a global audience
• The healthy pressure of managing holder’s expectations 
• The decision to not receive venture capital funding (yet…?)
• Where the internal team’s attention shifted since the bear market
• The wonderful philanthropic efforts of World of Women!

To follow Shannon on Twitter head to: https://twitter.com/shannonsnow_sf

To follow World of Women on Twitter head to: https://twitter.com/worldofwomennft