Somi Arian Podcast
The Somi Arian Podcast is your gateway to the dynamic terrain of business, technology, and human potential in an AI-driven society. We bring together thought leaders, innovators, and trailblazers from a wide spectrum of disciplines, including art, music, Web3, entrepreneurship, health span, and longevity, to unveil their profound insights and personal journeys. Our mission is to ignite inspiration, impart wisdom, and arm you with the tools to not only survive but thrive in a world marked by rapid transformation.
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Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Podcast host, and author.
Jason and I discuss his most recent book, “Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast and Future Proofing You career.” Jason states that success is about adaptability, which is something that we as humans have to learn, rather than are born with. He takes us through the most important steps on how to become more adaptable and resilient in a world of constant change.
I hope you enjoy it.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Evan Varsamis, the Founder and CEO of Mintify, a comprehensive suite of digital assets for traders, collectors and enthusiasts in the NFT scene.
Evan shares his entrepreneurial background with us and explains what determined his decision to build Mintify and what the future holds for them.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Justin Rezvani, Founder and CEO of Zion, a decentralized, open-source, utility-based social media protocol that is built on top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, with the mission to defeat censorship.
I first heard Justin on What Bitcoin Did, by Peter McCormack. Like many other Bitcoiners, Justin is not as interested in NFTs or Ethereum in general. We’ve had an interesting conversation and a little debate there as well, which is always fun. I hope you enjoy it too.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Jimmy Song, Bitcoin Developer, Educator and Entrepreneur and one of the most popular personalities in the bitcoin community. I had listened to Jimmy on many podcasts and I knew that he was really against the rest of the crypto space, including Ethereum, and the whole concept of Web3. Naturally, I really wanted to talk to him as there is nothing better than being able to have a dialogue with people who hold different views from yours.
I have to say that this was a tough conversation because Jimmy and I disagree on a lot of things. I see Blockchain technology as interesting and revolutionary in itself with application to many other things beyond bitcoin. Jimmy not only disagrees with me, but he also tends to be rather hostile towards everything Web3 to a point that he calls the whole space a scam and immoral.
I’m grateful to Jimmy for sharing his time and insights with me even though our perspectives deeply differ.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Aliana Percival, the Founder and CEO of Women Who Code, a global nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers.
She’s built this organisation from the ground up to 300 thousand members at this point. She’s a super impressive and inspiring woman and I’m so pleased that I got a chance to speak with her.
In this interview, we cover Alaina’s story about her personal journey getting into coding as well as the technology space being the biggest opportunity for professional women to succeed.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Lane Rettig, a former Ethereum Core Developer and now a Core Developer for Spacemesh.
I have previously had Tim Beiko on my podcast who runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum. So I wanted to have the perspective of someone who has now left Ethereum too.
As someone heavily invested in the Web3 and NFT space and the Ethereum ecosystem, I’m always interested in hearing other viewpoints to make sure I’m not living in an echo chamber and I share these conversations with you you can also listen and decide for yourself.
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
My guest on today’s show is Avery Akkineni, President of Vayner3. Avery works alongside Gary Vaynerchuk on all things NFTs, Web 3 and immersive digital experiences.
Some of you may know that I produced and directed a documentary called The Millennial Disruption in 2017-18 that featured Gary and it went on to win several international awards. At the end of that documentary, I mentioned to brands and entrepreneurs that if they couldn’t come to terms with Social Media at the time, they have little chance of succeeding when Blockchain technology arrives.
Well, that technology is here now and Gary Vaynerchuk and his team are always ahead of the curve and succeeding in the NFT space. Avery shares some excellent insights with us in this interview on the future of NFTs and Web3’s mainstream adoption.
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Duncan Cock Foster, Co-Founder of Nifty Gateway, one of the leading marketplaces for digital art and collectables. Nifty Gateway was founded in 2018 and within less than a year it was acquired by Gemini.
In this interview, Duncan explains some of the fantastic initiatives they are developing at Nifty Gateway, in particular their publisher collaboration program which can also be a great career opportunity in Web3.
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Hume is a Web3 label focused on developing virtual artists, what we call metastars. Hume has developed the first Web3 metastar Angelbaby. Hume is backed by notable investors including gmoney, Collab Currency, Delphi Digital, Sfermion, Distributed Global and others.
Jay Stolar is the Co-Founder and Chief Artist Officer at Hume. He is a songwriter and producer who has written for Aloe Blac, Selena Gomez, G-Eazy, Demi Lovato and others. He has also written music for Epic Games, Riot Games, the NFL and the Olympics amongst others.
David Beiner is the Co-Founder and CEO at Hume. His background is in media strategy working with companies like Comcast/NBC and MGM. In 2017 he went down the Ethereum rabbit hole and never looked backed.
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
My guest on today’s podcast is Sebastián Brocher, an artist, entrepreneur, engineer, and Founder at StudioUno, CryptoArte, and ChimiChurri.
I met Sebastián on the PROOF Collective discord and when we started to talk about generative art I decided to invite him on the podcast and introduce him to my audience.
I really enjoyed this conversation and can truly say that I learned a lot about generative art from an artist’s viewpoint rather than a business viewpoint.