Women In Blockchain Series, with Naomi Brockwell

[NaomiBrockwell]

Hi all!
Since the start of this year I went part time as a producer for John Stossel to focus on building up my own blockchain/tech show, and have been SUPER happy with the engagement and growth since then
I focus on awesome projects going on in the blockchain/tech spaces, and I have just started developing some in-depth 3-12 part series on specific topics.

At Porcfest I was developing the idea of a "Women in Blockchain" series with some Dash friends, who suggested it might be something that I could do in partnership with Dash:
"Women in Blockchain", powered by Dash.

Please let me know what you would like to see from such a series! I have already compiled a list of women to interview, would love suggestions on that front, any other suggestions of things you'd like to see from such a series, and if you think this is something that the Dash community might like to get involved it

Naomi
xo

 

[Sahabia]

I think it will be of great opportunity for Dash. But can you give a brief elaboration of what this project will be?

 

[Samuel Barbosa]

Please remember to interview Eugenia (@algodon.franelas) from Dash Venezuela, she's been doing great things for Dash in Venezuela.

 

[Arthyron]

@NaomiBrockwell -- Thanks for bringing this idea to the table. With the dips in the market over the last few months, the voting Masternode Owners tend to be a bit more scrutinizing regarding which projects we fund, so projects that don't provide a more obvious ROI will likely have a hard time finding funding until the market recovers. That being said, I think this is a great project idea that addresses a particular failing of this industry to be inclusive. Many other fields have made great strides in inclusivity and diversity, but the same has not proven true for cryptocurrency for the most part. That seems to be starting to change, thankfully, over the last few years, but we've still got a long way to go, so I think projects like this are a fantastic way to get more women interested in this field and inspired to pursue it further. Dash in particular has quite a few women that have factored prominently in to its community as both leaders and educators, so we'd definitely be an ideal partner for this sort of project. If we see a market upturn and have more room for projects that don't directly relate to development/integration-related costs, I think you'll find many supporters for this project.

 

[strophy]

I love this idea, it's great how initiatives like this start from physical events like conferences rather than online. You should check out the #women-of-dash channel on Discord at www.dashchat.org, I'm sure you'll find a lot of interesting women for interviews there!

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

I think it will be of great opportunity for Dash. But can you give a brief elaboration of what this project will be?

I'm currently putting together a bunch of different series, the point of each is to be a go-to place for people who want more substantive information about a particular topic.

I'm looking for currencies/companies to partner with on each series, and Dash seems like a natural fit for a women in Blockchain series because it probably has the best community of any of the crypto currencies.

I get a lot of people asking if they can pay for interviews with me, but I have a lot of reservations about that -- individually sponsored episodes can come across just as paid advertising. Sponsoring a larger series seems like more quality exposure, as it puts a project front-and-center of a larger, more substantive piece that covers a whole genre, and positions the sponsor as the major player in this field. The series then becomes a useful resource that the company has provided for people wanting to learn more about this topic.

One example of an approach could be:
"Women in Blockchain", powered by Dash

Dash logo in the intros, outros, and Dash watermark on every video, as well as Dash being highlighted in the series with an interview of either a developer or someone who uses Dash in their everyday life.

I hope to interview around 6-8 awesome women in blockchain for the series. I will ask them about blockchain, the economics of cryptocurrencies, the battle of regulation across the world, the new tech being created in the blockchain industry, and how traditional financing and VCs have been shaken up with the advent of ICOs. We'll discuss their projects, and how they first got involved in the space etc.

The depth/quality of the series ultimately depends on budget an how much time I can spend, but I would want it to be a really high quality series where I visit these people in person and get an insight into their day-to-day lives.

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

Please remember to interview Eugenia (@algodon.franelas) from Dash Venezuela, she's been doing great things for Dash in Venezuela.

If I had it in the budget, I would LOVE to do an episode where I actually go to Venezuela and interview people using Dash there. I think that would be amazing. But regardless, I'll check her out! Thank you!

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

@NaomiBrockwell -- Thanks for bringing this idea to the table. With the dips in the market over the last few months, the voting Masternode Owners tend to be a bit more scrutinizing regarding which projects we fund, so projects that don't provide a more obvious ROI will likely have a hard time finding funding until the market recovers. That being said, I think this is a great project idea that addresses a particular failing of this industry to be inclusive. Many other fields have made great strides in inclusivity and diversity, but the same has not proven true for cryptocurrency for the most part. That seems to be starting to change, thankfully, over the last few years, but we've still got a long way to go, so I think projects like this are a fantastic way to get more women interested in this field and inspired to pursue it further. Dash in particular has quite a few women that have factored prominently in to its community as both leaders and educators, so we'd definitely be an ideal partner for this sort of project. If we see a market upturn and have more room for projects that don't directly relate to development/integration-related costs, I think you'll find many supporters for this project.

This is definitely important to think about. I know Dash is overwhelmed with media proposals, and obviously with a dip in the market you want to prioritize to make sure that all the tech side is covered. Good marketing may be able to help bring Dash out of the dip, but it's usually not so simple!
I agree, Dash would be my first choice for partnering on this topic because many women already come to mind who are prominently involved. So you would suggest waiting for a market recovery before submitting a proposal because you don't think the chances are high right now?

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

I support this proposal. IMO, Naomi is really fun and a great host; see

for an example.

Thanks, I appreciate that I've put emceeing on hold for a little while to get through the backlog of footage I've already shot and still haven't edited, and have tried to release content every day. It's hard being a 1-person team though!

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

I love this idea, it's great how initiatives like this start from physical events like conferences rather than online. You should check out the #women-of-dash channel on Discord at www.dashchat.org, I'm sure you'll find a lot of interesting women for interviews there!

I'll check that out for sure, thanks!
Yeah I'm lucky to emcee so many conferences, because there are always awesome people around to interview in person. And there's something about a live interview that really increases the energy, I'd love to do as much of that as possible.

 

[TaoOfSatoshi]

I'll check that out for sure, thanks!
Yeah I'm lucky to emcee so many conferences, because there are always awesome people around to interview in person. And there's something about a live interview that really increases the energy, I'd love to do as much of that as possible.

Are you open to doing 3-5 minute videos about Dash topics now and then? I’m starting a new Dash news magazine called Dash Decentral, and could use all the talent to contribute to it as possible. LMK.

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

Are you open to doing 3-5 minute videos about Dash topics now and then? I’m starting a new Dash news magazine called Dash Decentral, and could use all the talent to contribute to it as possible. LMK.

I do interviews about Dash every week, and live speaking gigs about dash at least once a month, and in my HardFork updates I always talk about dash. I would love to do more videos about Dash, it's just a matter of prioritizing videos that are sponsored or just fall into my lap at the moment. Let me know how I could help re the magazine though, if I have the bandwidth I'm keen for sure. Send me an email with more details? (naomibrockwell.com)

 

[TaoOfSatoshi]

I do interviews about Dash every week, and live speaking gigs about dash at least once a month, and in my HardFork updates I always talk about dash. I would love to do more videos about Dash, it's just a matter of prioritizing videos that are sponsored or just fall into my lap at the moment. Let me know how I could help re the magazine though, if I have the bandwidth I'm keen for sure. Send me an email with more details? (naomibrockwell.com)

You got it. I’m going to make a master post about it soon, it’s going to be pretty cool, and use the power of the talent we have in Dash Nation. I’ll keep you posted, and good luck with this proposal!

 

[Chuck Williams]

@NaomiBrockwell : I can introduce you to Ninah Nichols & Pamela Norton-Shelpuk, both founding members of Global Women in Blockchain: https://globalwomeninblockchain.org/. I'm currently working w/ Pamela on a blockchain-related project as an Advisor.

 

[demo]

@amanda_b_johnson 's last words on twitter

https://twitter.com/AmandaB_Johnson/status/982345704034263041

#Female. Not handicapped.

 

[Chuck Williams]

@amanda_b_johnson has made great contributions to the crypto-sphere. As a germanic-afro-cherokee-irish-american, I would be curious what minority groups you claim, @demo. It seems clear to me that you are demonstrating certain levels of entitlement and mistrust in your comments, generally, which tends to be evocative of privileged status and a condescending mindset.

 

[demo]

@amanda_b_johnson has made great contributions to the crypto-sphere. As a germanic-afro-cherokee-irish-american, I would be curious what minority groups you claim, @demo. It seems clear to me that you are demonstrating certain levels of entitlement and mistrust in your comments, generally, which tends to be evocative of privileged status and a condescending mindset.

Ask @amanda_b_johnson what she means.
She is a native english speaker, and can explain better than me.
I am not a native english speaker, but I think I understand what she means, thats why I quoted her.

#Female. Not handicapped.

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

@NaomiBrockwell : I can introduce you to Ninah Nichols & Pamela Norton-Shelpuk, both founding members of Global Women in Blockchain: https://globalwomeninblockchain.org/. I'm currently working w/ Pamela on a blockchain-related project as an Advisor.

This is super, thank you!!

 

[TaoOfSatoshi]

@NaomiBrockwell As promised, here are the details of the new Dash Decentral show: https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/dash-decentral-a-news-magazine-show-by-dash-nation.39786/ Let me know what you think!

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

@amanda_b_johnson 's last words on twitter

https://twitter.com/AmandaB_Johnson/status/982345704034263041

#Female. Not handicapped.

I definitely understand this sentiment. Here is a video of an all-women panel that I hosted a few weeks ago:

I was the moderator and the 3 panelists were all women. I didn't ask any questions like "So what is it like to be a women in the space?" "what barriers have you faced as a woman?"

That is not what this series is meant to be, it is not about addressing issues faced by women in the blockchain space, or making a commentary about women in the space. It's simply acknowledging that sometimes women feel more comfortable getting information from other women. Providing a series that features strong women in the space could encourage other women to be more comfortable getting involved. I think that's worth exploring.

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

@amanda_b_johnson 's last words on twitter

https://twitter.com/AmandaB_Johnson/status/982345704034263041

#Female. Not handicapped.

I think that the story of women in blockchain is interesting and exciting, and is too often overshadowed by a victim mentality. I want to present the unique stories of the small but thriving community of women in bitcoin. I think this could be really interesting to a wide audience.

 

[GrandMasterDash]

Hi Naomi,

I'm okay with your Women In Blockchain idea and I totally get that crypto really needs to break out of this very much male dominated space. But here's what I think; I think you have it in you to go further. You have the eclectic mix to make crypto entertaining to a much broader audience. Interviews are great and everything but you and I both know it needs to be FUN. Just shooting from the hip here but you could, for example, have your interviews and then finish with a fast fire blockchain quiz where failure results in some kind of gunk being poured over them. I'm just feeding you the idea but I know you have it in you to work on that. Short of a complete screw up, you get my vote.

 

[Arthyron]

This is definitely important to think about. I know Dash is overwhelmed with media proposals, and obviously with a dip in the market you want to prioritize to make sure that all the tech side is covered. Good marketing may be able to help bring Dash out of the dip, but it's usually not so simple!
I agree, Dash would be my first choice for partnering on this topic because many women already come to mind who are prominently involved. So you would suggest waiting for a market recovery before submitting a proposal because you don't think the chances are high right now?

Historically, the majority of our treasury funds have been spent on "Marketing" projects in the most general sense of the term. We haven't really noticed much of a correlation between "Marketing" spending and changes in the value of Dash, but we have seen positive correlations with the achievement of development milestones and the like, so that's why we've been prioritizing these sorts of things moreso as of late. Personally, I would recommend you wait until the market recovers if you want to increase your chances of receiving funding, as the last few months we've had a lot of great projects that *should* have been funded and *would* have been funded, but there simply wasn't room in the budget, and it will probably be that way until the market recovers. I'm just one MNO, though, and that's just my advice based on observing previous patterns. When our "Evolution" products go live, I suspect there will be a larger interest in "Marketing"-based proposals to draw interest, but we don't know for sure what the timeline will be on that just yet. Most of the updates regarding those projects will be revealed during the Dash Core Group Q2 Summary Call, which should take place in the second week of August, hopefully. That might be the only other opportunity a project like this might have for a favorable voting outcome outside of a market upturn so I'd check back after that.

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

Historically, the majority of our treasury funds have been spent on "Marketing" projects in the most general sense of the term. We haven't really noticed much of a correlation between "Marketing" spending and changes in the value of Dash, but we have seen positive correlations with the achievement of development milestones and the like, so that's why we've been prioritizing these sorts of things moreso as of late. Personally, I would recommend you wait until the market recovers if you want to increase your chances of receiving funding, as the last few months we've had a lot of great projects that *should* have been funded and *would* have been funded, but there simply wasn't room in the budget, and it will probably be that way until the market recovers. I'm just one MNO, though, and that's just my advice based on observing previous patterns. When our "Evolution" products go live, I suspect there will be a larger interest in "Marketing"-based proposals to draw interest, but we don't know for sure what the timeline will be on that just yet. Most of the updates regarding those projects will be revealed during the Dash Core Group Q2 Summary Call, which should take place in the second week of August, hopefully. That might be the only other opportunity a project like this might have for a favorable voting outcome outside of a market upturn so I'd check back after that.

I appreciate the update!!

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

Hi Naomi,

I'm okay with your Women In Blockchain idea and I totally get that crypto really needs to break out of this very much male dominated space. But here's what I think; I think you have it in you to go further. You have the eclectic mix to make crypto entertaining to a much broader audience. Interviews are great and everything but you and I both know it needs to be FUN. Just shooting from the hip here but you could, for example, have your interviews and then finish with a fast fire blockchain quiz where failure results in some kind of gunk being poured over them. I'm just feeding you the idea but I know you have it in you to work on that. Short of a complete screw up, you get my vote.

omg a crypto game show would be amazing. When I have millions in funding and a big studio I am doing that exact show lolol
Yeah I have a lots of series in the works, another series I have mapped out is Blockchain in China, where I actually go to china interview people like bobby lee and jihan wu, visit hardware factories in Shenzhen, go to meetups etc. I think that would be a really awesome series, much higher budget though and not sure how I'm going to fund it right now. But it's in the works.
I also have a dating show spoof lined up lol again slightly higher budget than my usual interviews so working on finding sponsors for that.
Definitely agree, crypto can be a super fun world and I think we need more of that

 

[caroleenaben]

Hi! Naomi, where I can see all series?

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

Hi! Naomi, where I can see all series?

You mean information about the series that I have in development at the moment?
The outlines aren't public so I can't send you a link, only projects that have reached out about sponsorship opportunities have copies at the moment. I'm happy to chat further about the different series I'm developing currently. Is there a good way to contact you?

 

[BoomDashOpera]

Naomi has a massive back catalogue of interviews with some of the biggest names in crypto. I see @amanda_b_johnson 's point as well regarding women in crypto but I think while the space is still massively represented by Peter Pan's that don't know how to associate with or respect women there is still merit. @GrandMasterDash, if there is something Naomi does well is making interviews fun. Some of the most intelligent and insightful people in crypto that I follow are women and I look forward to this getting up. She has my vote.

 

[jinjanko]

supporting @NaomiBrockwell for sure

 

[NaomiBrockwell]

Naomi has a massive back catalogue of interviews with some of the biggest names in crypto. I see @amanda_b_johnson 's point as well regarding women in crypto but I think while the space is still massively represented by Peter Pan's that don't know how to associate with or respect women there is still merit. @GrandMasterDash, if there is something Naomi does well is making interviews fun. Some of the most intelligent and insightful people in crypto that I follow are women and I look forward to this getting up. She has my vote.

Thanks, @BoomDashOpera