Welcome to the Immutable Mindset podcast, your ultimate guide to the future of blockchain technology, crypto, and the next evolution of the internet. Today we are talking about the role of women in the Web3 and NFT space. It’s a significant topic and thus warrants a very special guest. We are honored to have Michelle Abbs as our guest. She is the founder of Web3 Equity, an educational and onboarding Web3 company. She's been featured in Forbes as a Top Women in NFT and named one of the Top 16 Most Influential Women in NFTs. In partnership with Mayor Francis Suarez and the venture Miami team, she launched the Tuttle Tribe NFT Collection and held in-person educational events for more than 5500 attendees, helping over 800 women purchase their first digital assets. Today, Kevin and Adam sit down with Michelle to talk about how she got into the world of Web 3 and NFTs, what some of the challenges facing women who are on the sidelines but want to make an impact in this space, and more importantly, what can Men do to make sure more women get involved in and have a voice at the table. Notable Quotes “My advice to women is to jump on in and I think that's why we created what we did because what I heard from women who are looking from the sidelines is often, they feel like there's not a safe space for them to ask what they may feel are stupid questions. And like, first of all, there are no stupid questions.” Michelle (27:29) “So if your interest is around music or fashion or you're like, No, I'm an accountant and I really like this sort of institutional corporate work I do. All of those sectors have pieces of web3 that can be woven in and will be woven in in decades to come. So, you might as well be that early adopter who understands how that works so that you can shape the way that looks.” Michelle (28:12) Our Guest Michelle Abbs is the founder of Web3 Equity, an educational and onboarding web 3 company. She has always been a champion of diversity and empowering the underrepresented and is on a mission to make the world of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and NFTs more accessible and equitable for women. She's been featured in Forbes as a Top Women in NFT and named one of the Top 16 Most Influential Women in NFTs. In partnership with Mayor Francis Suarez and the venture Miami team, she launched the Tuttle Tribe NFT Collection and held in-person educational events for more than 5500 attendees, helping over 800 women purchase their first digital assets. Resources & Links Kevin Logan Jr https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinloganjr/ https://www.instagram.com/kevinofalltrades/ Adam Posner https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjposner/ https://www.thepozcast.com/ The Immutable Mindset https://twitter.com/ImmutableShow https://www.instagram.com/immutableshow Michelle Abbs https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleabbs/ The Immutable Mindset is proudly supported by Metaintro, the professional resume wallet for web3. The multi-chain custodial wallet holds proof-of-employment, proof-of-skill, and proof-of-education, replacing the PDF resume. Adjacent to the project, Metaintro runs a massive Discord community dedicated to web3 jobs. Around 4,000 jobs are posted in the community a month. For more information on Metaintro, head to https://bit.ly/metaintrowebsite or on Twitter at /metaintro. For all episodes and to subscribe, please visit https://the-immutable-mindset.simplecast.com Please follow us on Twitter & Instagram @ImmutableShow Thanks for listening!
In This Episode
(01:30) – Kevin and Adam welcome Michelle Abbs to The Immutable Mindset.
(02:12) – On being an educator at heart and how Art Basil got her into Web 3 and NFTs.
(04:54) – Making the pivot from education into real estate.
(06:02) – What drove her to Art Basil.
(07:24) – Her first step into the NFT world.
(08:55) – Receiving her first NFT as a gift from a friend.
(10:59) – Empowering women to engage in NFT as investors, and collectors.
(12:57) – Adam appreciating Kevin and reflecting on his experience with Tuttle Tribe
(15:51) – The problem with the lack of funding for female founders.
(18:59) – The need for different voices, different backgrounds, and different thinking.
(21:27) – Making the world of NFTs more accessible and welcoming.
(23:47) – What men can do in terms of male allyship.
(26:06) – Adam talks about giving female thought leaders the opportunity to contribute.
(27:28) – Advice for women who are looking to get involved in the web 3 space.
(29:34) – Kevin asks Michelle about a recent tweet.
(31:56) – Takeaways from the conversation with Michelle.
(32:57) – Talking about her 1-year anniversary event.