Diversification with Define your Destiny -First you need to be aware, then you must act!

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hi linda welcome to the show today isadora annie it's a pleasure to be with you today

jen is a hard act to follow i i loved her passion and uh i i want to introduce her to my sister

Paula Mojo Wallace, who is actually in the dark. And it's about victims becoming

ex-victims. And so I'm very much in attunement with what she had to say and very

much something that we all need to hear and internalize. So it's been wonderful so far connecting with this event. And thank you guys for

doing such a lovely job hosting it. Thank you for being here. Wonderful. Then, Linda, the next 45 minutes is all yours and we're looking forward to your session

Wonderful. I'm happy to be here and I'm hoping that I make the slide deck work like it's supposed to

We can see your screen perfectly fine. Okay. Well, pleasure to be here with all of you today

And, you know, rising above adversity is something that we all have times in our lives where we do that

And it's an interesting time in life for me. I actually moved out of the greater Atlanta area when COVID was an impending situation

And fortunately, with having members of the chamber internationally, we were getting insights into what was going on

and were able to make a choice about where we might be spending time under lockdown

And so we ended up in a more country setting instead of inside the Beltway in Atlanta

which is, if you know Atlanta, it's kind of a concrete jungle a bit

And so I've been very thankful that we had that international connectivity

and were able to make a choice to do something differently, to diversify our location

And that's what I'm going to be talking to you about today, how key diversification is and how it will determine your destiny

And it's a big topic. It has a lot of pieces to it

And I'm going to see if I can get this going. Obviously, you know that I'm leading the Blockchain Chamber of Commerce, so I'll skip that

But just wanted to be thankful for being part of these phenomenal group of women that are here sharing today

And I have been very proactive about supporting the growth of young women in their pursuit of engaging with technology

And this young lady actually won the event that we did. And it was a mind blowing opportunity to see brilliant children, many of them Indian, that were focusing on the topic of blockchain and cryptocurrency as part of the debate topic

And so, you know, them giving speeches and debating around an emerging technology and growing their interest in it was just a really fun thing

And it's something that we focus on at the chamber. And so being part of this event and being able to speak to women in technology just brings me joy

So it's when you're talking about diversification, if you look at this group, you know, there's a gentleman that has his roots in India

You know, to there's a gentleman from the Hmong people, Abraham Siong there on the right of your screen

and Adam, Pam, they're actually brother and sister. They're core team members at the chamber

And if you don't recognize the gentleman in the middle, he's Ambassador Andrew Young

And just a brilliant gentleman, actually brought the Olympics to Atlanta in 2008, was it

I'm going to mess that up. But no, 1996. Gosh, yeah, it was 1996. Time flies, right

Anyway, he's a phenomenal gentleman. He actually approached the chamber asking about blockchain. And the reason I have this picture up is because it speaks to diversity. It speaks to diversification of people in your life

And if we all looked the same in this picture, I don't think I would feel the same about this picture if everyone was, you know, just sameness just isn't diverse

And I love that everyone at that table, we actually had a lovely lunch with the ambassador, you know, had something that they brought that was a different perspective because they were coming from different places

They were coming from different experience bases. And when we're talking about diversification, a lot of people just think about, you know, is my portfolio diversified, right? You know, do I have the right percentage of stocks or bonds or, you know, property, gold, silver, you know, they think about just stuff

And when I think about diversification, I think about community and the people that I'm connected to and what that brings into my life

And we've seen, unfortunately, tensions between different ethnicities globally. And it obviously began very strongly in the United States

And we saw rioting in the streets of Atlanta. We have seen the pain that has been caused by hundreds of years of pain points

And its history is hopefully something that teaches us a lesson and not something that we continue repeating

And I love the chamber because it's one of the most naturally diverse organizations I've ever participated in

And I'm just thankful that the role that I have there and the collaborative connectivity that we have just allows me to have conversations with people from very diverse ethnicities about what their pain points are, what's the challenge, how do they feel when this happens, and be open and honest

Create those moments where we can be truly human together. And I think that's so important to see ethnicity as an important part of how we connect and

really create a different way of doing life If you just been hanging out with people that look just like you change that right You missing out on a whole beautiful part of the world

that you may never know if you don't intentionally choose to move your comfort zone into a different

ethnic group, into people with different traditions, possibly even different religions than you have

or religious connections. It's a way that we could and should diversify so that we can, as people

as humans, move forward in unity and collaborative connectivity. Because code doesn't see color

That's the beautiful thing about it. That's one of the things I love about blockchain, is it doesn't see color. And there's beautiful diversity to be seen. There's culture

differences. There's so many nuances of life that we miss if we don't intentionally seek to connect

with people who don't look like us, who don't sound like us, sometimes who don't even smell like us

So that's an important thing to keep in mind. And, you know, as you're thinking about

diversification, it's not just that, you know, people look different. It's what can they do

What skill sets do they have? Are you surrounding yourself with people that can do things that you don't know how to do or that you don't have a strong skill set in? That's really, really important. And I believe it's becoming more important as we see different supply chain breakdowns and different pain points internationally with travel

Obviously, COVID has been a very impactful aspect of that. And we're seeing shifts in the way trade is done, in the way travel is taken. And we're going to need to grow more competent in our own local spaces so that if there are breakdowns, there are still the opportunities, the benefits

That's the conveniences of life that we would like. So if it's just you, right, and you don't know how to fix and the light goes out, do you know an electrician that is nearby that could drive over

Um, if, if you have, uh, a food shortage, I don't know how many of you were going to the grocery

store and, and just seeing, you know, vast expanses of nothingness. I went to one major

grocery store here. Um, and it was, I literally only saw cow tongue and cow cheeks in the bin

and everything else was empty. So when it came to any kind of red meat

that's what I was looking at. And I was like, wow, you know

I'm so thankful that I know someone who raised cows. And, you know, I was actually able to put in a bid

to have one of their cows butchered out for my family. You know, that's something that had I not known them

had I not diversified who I knew, that opportunity wouldn't have even been open to me

and it's stuff like that that kind of wakes you up, right

It's like, you know, if I had to feed my family, if there wasn't food in the grocery store

would I be able to? And we'll talk about that a little bit more later

but, you know, you see all kinds of different people here, the doctors, you know, people that are painters

mechanics, police officers, electricians, paramedics, You know, even even construction workers and reporters and pilots, we we need each other

We need each other's skill sets and we need to be intentional about connecting ourselves with people that have skill sets that we don't have and upskilling ourselves as well

you know do you know how to sew what happens you know if it's not so convenient to just you know

buy a cheap shirt of you know let's think of some of the places that are going out of business right

now you know the the ones that are on the edge the Macy's you know there's there's no guarantees

about what is going to be conveniently available to us in the future and I know this doesn't sound

much like a you know a talk that you would get from somebody who's leading the blockchain chamber

of commerce, but the reality is you can't eat blockchain. We're all human first. And as humans

we have basic needs. And being aware that your diversification is in great part, not just where

your money is, but where you can get sustainable food resources. That's just something to have as

an awareness factor and intentionally choose to do things differently, if you aren't already

you know, engaging with people that are farmers or learning to container farm yourself

those types of things could determine your destiny. And I know that sounds, you know

a little macabre, you know, it's like, oh, there's always going to be food in the grocery store. But the reason diversification exists is because unexpected things happen. And we need to have

that awareness and be building towards being prepared. And, you know, I've talked a little

bit about the people in our lives and how we can diversify in relation to ethnicity, religion

you know, skill sets. And now I'm going to talk about places. Have you diversified in the places

where you're welcome, where you have a legal right to be? This is a picture of my two kids and

my husband at the Panama C. And that's been one of our diversifications. It's important just

to know that there is a place where you feel comfortable and competent, and that you legally

have the right to reside, so that you're not dependent on any specific location or even country

to feel that that is your only place that you can comfortably exist. And so

So I was originally made in Peru. And so being in a place like Panama where they speak Spanish is something that I feel comfortable with

And my children love it. They love the food. They love the people. And, you know, it's just a great way to diversify and to be prepared for the unknown

And the fear of the unknown is truly only there if you don't feel educated and prepared to manage it

So I love diversity and location. So this is me. I don't know if anybody recognizes that skyline

It was taken not this last year. I was hoping to return But the year before And you know there a place where the I hate to say elite

but the global elite meet and happens on an annual basis. And, you know, you have to

be comfortable in whatever setting you find yourself in, whether it's those kind of high

end or low end spaces. And I think that's something that many people, they find a comfort zone

And those people and that way of talking and that way of doing business is the only

thing that they're comfortable with. And, you know, I look at this picture and, you know

think of the people that I met on that trip and, you know, realize that I find as much joy

in the contact points and, you know, the connections that I had there as I've had in a little hut in

Columbia and, you know, talking to the kids that are learning their letters, literally scratching

them into the dirt of their schoolroom floor. And, you know, that type of diversification

feeling comfortable in multiple settings, you know, that knowing how to abase and how to abound

is something that I think is an important part of diversification. And if you haven't put yourself out of your comfort zone

pick a place that you know you don't feel comfortable. Make sure you stay safe

but put yourself in what would be an uncomfortable situation for you

in a location where you've never really hung out before with people

And whether it's going to the high end or the low end, it could be different for everybody where you feel comfortable

But that's another important aspect of diversification. You need to build your comfort level in the abasing and abounding side of things. And to that end, you know, you could have a fancy beamer, but you might also want to have a beater

we've seen in recent times with the rioting that you may be more targeted if it looks like

you're wealthy. And to get through a location that is having unrest, something like this could

be what saves your life. And it's just thinking about it. I'm not saying go out and buy something

that looks this bad. But be aware that there may be times where diversification, just in what you

drive, might be a game changer, maybe a lifesaver. And so this is, I'm just wanting to build awareness

not fear, but awareness that you can proactively choose to do things that prepare you in what is

currently a very, very uncertain future. And I told you would come back to the vegetables. And I

want to make a big point about food sustainability. And, you know, many people think that tomatoes

just, you know, come from grocery stores, you know, and they literally grow on bushes, and

they don't like too much sun. And if you water them too much, the tomatoes split

And if you want to save the seeds from the tomatoes, you need to soak them, let them ferment a little bit and let that sheath that's around them, that little kind of gelatinous sheath ferment off

Because that sheath is actually a seed growth retardant. So if you try to plant it the next spring and that sheath is dried on it, it will actually retard the growth of the tomato

So stuff like that, understanding the difference between, you know, GMO and non-GMO and what can grow where you live, that's just a kind of an insurance, you know, an awareness of that, a desire to understand it, to connect with people who maybe do have a green thumb, who have been growing things in your area for a while

and just get your hands a little dirty. Understand where your food comes from

and what you might be able to do in the future if you need to, to grow it yourself

That's something that I just feel is so vital to build the awareness around

that our food is one of our basic needs. And if you don't diversify

so that you're prepared to meet your basic needs, then all the money in the bank

all the golden world doesn't feed you. So just take it seriously

And the reason I've been taking it seriously is because I feel so connected

I picked this picture because I have it attached to an article that I wrote on LinkedIn

So I'd love to have you guys connect with me on LinkedIn and check it out

We are so connected. And it talks about the connectivity on a galactic scale, right

We actually are in a universal way connected. The spheres that rotate in the entire universe, they have found that there is connectivity between them, between galaxies

And I can only imagine if those billions of miles are connected, then how can we as human beings that share DNA, how can we not be connected

and it's something to absorb and understand. And the more people that really grasp how connected we are

the more positive energy we'll have together and the more likely we are to get through challenge points

like we're currently in, in a much better way. And I do believe that we're entering

into the fourth industrial revolution. And I'm gonna wrap up today sharing with you

some of the technology stack that I believe will help empower that. But just taking a minute and

sitting in the awareness that you and I are connected. Just the fact that you've heard my

voice, that I've shared thoughts with you, that maybe you've looked into my eyes and you feel

somehow that your life is going to be different because of it. That's the connectedness, right

And if you change even one little thing, then from across the world, wherever you are, whether

you're in the United States, India, you know, the UK, Australia, it doesn't matter where you are

you know, Africa, you could be in Peru, you know, my place where I first grew up and, you know

the home of Machu Picchu and Wainu Picchu and just beautiful places and food and people

We're so connected. So I know that sometimes the fear of the unknown is what keeps us

from engaging with people that we don't feel we fully understand yet. And I think we need

to replace that fear And we need to replace it with curiosity And then we need to replace it with knowledge and then action And I was going to put up a little video clip but I didn get it attached in time

Just a quick personal aside. If you see me sweating, I hope I'm breaking the fever of 102.7, I think it was, that I had before I started talking with you today

The last almost two weeks have been a really challenging health time for me

But I felt it was really important to connect with you today and to share some of these insights because it's so important

The more people that get it, that make their life different and are more adaptable and can adjust to change and are more connected to the people in their lives that are diverse, you know, the better we all are

And so it's just an absolute pleasure to be taking this time with you today

And I just, I'm sorry, I feel like I'm just glistening on the screen, but it's a good thing to have a fever break

So I'm going to head into, obviously, the blockchain ecosystem. And this is a shift away from diversification, except for it really highlights how we can diversify when it comes to our social media engagement

And I'm sure you've all seen, you know, the different aspects of news, you know, with Facebook and how they use your data

And hopefully by the end of this presentation, you'll have some insights into how the future may be different

And this is the first iteration of what the chamber has done to work towards providing a platform that allows people to connect differently

And so I'll run through this and hope that any of you that would like to participate and connect there will do so

we have some really neat functionality that's going to be added. I think this week, no, this is Friday

So that hasn't happened this week. And like I said, I've been, I've been ill

So I haven't kept up on everything I probably should have, but hopefully next week it will be if it's not up yet

So this is the blockchain ecosystem.io platform. And what you, what you see here is the diversification on one platform of features

of multiple other platforms that you're probably already very familiar with. So obviously LinkedIn

you get those individual profiles for contributors. We have that and we don't call them experts

We call them experienced contributors. So we love to have people connect

and showcase themselves and their skills on the platform. There's a knowledge board on there similar to Medium

We have a community level newswire where anyone in the community can recommend news

and that can be put up on the landing page. So if you think something's important for you, your company, your country

shoot us a quick note. Say, hey, can you add this? And most likely we will, as long as it's a value add to the community

So anything that's harmful, obviously it's screened and not put up. But the statewide activity feed is a really fun one

because if you have like a Twitter profile, you can link it

And when you tweet, it can also populate in the eco and vice versa. So you can populate a comment in the eco and it can go onto your Twitter page

So stuff like that is just a fun feature with interoperability with other current platforms

We also have an in-call feature. And you can get six minutes just chatting with any of the experts on the platform

And if you'd like to have a longer call, then it's something that can be paid for through the platform

So someone who's doing consulting work isn't worried, you know, am I going to get that check

They automatically get paid through the platform. So the cool thing that we have coming is we're also going to have that opportunity with video conferencing

So I'm really excited about that. And that should be should be a lot of fun

The reward system we have is with Stellar. And so I don't know how many of you are familiar with Stellar, but it's probably around seven-ish cents right now

It's one of those super fast, super cheap to transact tokens. And it's one that we're platform and token agnostic at the chamber, but it fit the bill

We're actually planning on tokenizing the chamber and having them be equity tokens that we distribute to the members of the chamber

but that's something that we're waiting for regulatory clarity around so that we can continue

So we chose Stellar and happy to have that be part of the reward system

So if you engage in any of the aspects of the platform, you can get rewarded

So if you suggest news, if you answer a question, you know, those kinds of things all get rewarded

So very different from the other social media platforms where they basically ingest your data and sell it and sell to you and you don't get rewarded

So we're happy to bring that feature. The e-newsletter and content marketing, we have that going out with the top news and some of the things that are happening in the community

There's group discussion. And one of the really cool things I'm really excited about is the community Q&A because we're going to allow the community to respond to questions with a 30-second video clip

So just imagine, you know, the thought leadership that I'm sure many of you engage in, say, on LinkedIn, you know, you're writing articles, you're, you know, writing long responses to, you know, questions or comments in LinkedIn

in, well, this allows you just to click the video button, and you can just talk for 30 seconds

and boom, that response, people see your face, they connect with you, and, you know, you get

the opportunity to showcase yourself as a thought leader in that format. So also, we have a

marketplace and partner profiles. That's an aspect that we haven't really developed out too much

But, you know, just like you can set up as an individual contributor, you can also set up a microsite for a company

And we're just starting to work on bringing that fully forward as well

So this is something that has been in progress over the past year and something that I've been very passionate about bringing to the community because I think it brings a massive value add

And it's the beginning of a step away from the way things have been done, where we haven't had presence in the web

And like I said, this is just an interim step because you still have to use a username and password

And I believe the fourth industrial revolution is going to be without that

And you're truly going to own your own data. And so this is this is a wonderful thing to look forward to

And while we move in that direction, this is a platform that we've designed

to help the community connect and be seen and visible. So this is, you know, just a quick look at what it looks like

The rewards explanation. So, you know, this is just, I'm not trying to pitch this, so I'm going to go through this quickly

I'm just, I'm wanting you to be aware that this exists. So if it's a tool that's a value add for you or your organization, that you take advantage of it

And I am sweating. Yeah, so the thought leadership aspect of it that I mentioned, one of the cool things is the SEO boost that can come from this

If you have your microsite connected to your traditional site, it doesn't just give you one high quality backlink

It gives you dozens because the back end, it's actually a patented portion of the platform

It was designed by a gentleman who worked for Google for a number of years, and it just makes you more visible more quickly

And here's evidence of it. You know, Joseph Michael Lubin, you can see that his eco profile is actually above his LinkedIn profile

So that kind of thing is it's hard to get done, and the eco can contribute towards that

So I'd love to have any of you contribute, join, connect with the community and be showcased with the 12 verticals that we have there

And, you know, there's so many impact points for blockchain. The verticals that we've highlighted aren't totally inclusive, but we worked hard to really dial into the areas that had the biggest impact

And so you'll see energy, you'll see supply chain, fintech, there's education, big one government. So these impact zones where blockchain is coming in and playing a role, that's how you can self-designate actually into those different verticals

you're connected with people that have similar interests or engagement points and collaborate

So obviously, there's a sponsorship opportunity. Once again, I'm not trying to sell this, but it's

definitely something that I want you to be aware of. And this is what I'm really, really excited

to share with you today because we have a major diversification opportunity that is in front of us

And the web was not designed with us in mind. And there has never before been the opportunity for us

to have true digital agency. And when I say agency, it's agent with a T and then CY

digital agency and I'll be explaining that term a little more as we go along

but I believe we're going to have a shift from the website silos where you type in

your username and password and you get permissioned in and then everybody click that little button that says

you accept cookies Yeah that tracking you your activity and then that used to sell to you right You know if a website free then yeah you the product So thinking beyond the web and leading with identity and

authentication of all people, places, and things is something that one of the members of the

chamber has been working on for over, gosh, like a dozen years now. And I'll give you a quick

introduction to Charlie Northrup. He is the guy who saw one of the first iterations of the web when

it was just between universities. And he's like, that's going to be commercialized. And his buddy

who's a professor, I think at the University of Illinois, said, no, he laughed at him, right

So Charlie goes home and he writes 10 patents that define e-commerce as we know it. And I actually

got to sit at the table, excuse me, at the table with him a number of months ago. And

pardon me. He was there with the gentleman who brokered the sale of his patent stack

And I was like, hey, Charlie, did we tell you about the email that we got from the winning

broker? And he's like, no. He's like, oh, yeah, he forwarded us what he got when he was asking

how much more he could bid. And Charlie's like, well, what did it say? Like, well, it said

whatever it takes. And it was signed Bill Gates. So I see Charlie and he's got this proud look on

his face. He's like, okay, wow. And then the next thing he said was my current patent stack

will dwarf that one. And I hope to share enough of it. And I know we're, we're only got, you know

I have about eight more minutes. But the, the patent stack that he has enables digital agency

And I think he's right. I think it will dwarf his previous patent stack, that one of the most wealthy

men in the world was willing to pay whatever it takes for. So this is Charlie Northrup with

Neurosciences, and he's looking currently at a world in turmoil. And these are all of the pain

points that his technology staff can address. You can, I mean, we've all experienced this, right

I'm wondering if we're going to have, you know, fair elections here in the United States in

November. I know there's elections that are being done globally and there's question marks, you know

are we going to be able to sufficiently social distance? Are we going to be able to have

sufficiently secure ways to manage this democratic process? And it's a big question mark

You know, just the shortages, the supply chain interruptions, not knowing, you know, we saw this

with masks and tests, are these authentic? Do they work? Are they coming from a production line

that is actually meeting standards? And it's been challenging to be able

to answer these questions And Charlie technology stack does We got so much change happening

you know, autonomous vehicles, you know, so many things that are going on. And, you know

do we have in place what needs to be there for humans, for people to maintain their autonomy

and have interoperability. That's another, well, if that's not a buzzword, right

Interoperability is what everyone that's dealing with blockchains is going, okay, how do we create interoperability

There's no current structure globally in place that allows interoperability between all blockchains

or all digital data transfer. And I think we may be on the brink of having that available

So we definitely have pain points with the web. And I mentioned that a little bit earlier where we don't have agency

We just permission ourselves into other people's space and are tracked on that

So we need to move outside of the web silos and the point of presence, a software service, a security model, the tools and resources to facilitate operations and interactions

You know, some of these are built. Some of them need to be built on top of a platform that can actually provide the solutions

And we have an opportunity with Charlie's tech stack to be able to do that

So it's industry 4.0. It truly is the fourth industrial revolution where we have an enablement of the ecosphere of things

And I've got three minutes. um imagine that you start out with a and I say imagine I actually I don't have it right here with

me um but the the QR code that is multi-dimensional can't just be photocopied and copied that way

can be scanned with just a common cell phone camera but that QR code can offer you a

multi-key once you combine it with your own secret that is two to the 512th times two to the 512th

public private key pairings so those of you that know your math that's more than the atoms in the

known universe um it's it's as quantum proof as i've heard so far i think it would take ibm's

current quantum computer about 40 years to break one public-private key pairing. And what you can

do in that 40 years with your multi-key would definitely protect you moving forward. But

that the starting point But when it gets beautiful is when the digital agent that Charlie has coded out It over 500 lines of code currently And it is a new way of doing AI So it knows things And it can understand nouns verbs and modifiers that are put into its

vocabulary. And Charlie has coded the word learn. And he's coded the word consider. And even the

forget. And if you can imagine what that enables a digital agent to do, and to do it with a multi

key that is super secure, that allows you to have multiple key pairings that can be assigned to

different aspects of your life. So you can imagine just like a website has a variety of

your multi-key could insert you uniquely into your .gov, your .edu, your .pet or vet, your .social media, where you are maintaining control of your data, where the nodes that hold and store your data are uniquely yours

yours. And it's, it's a just a different way of doing business that this technology enables. And

I don't have, you know, the time to really go through all of this with you guys, but would love

to have you reach out to me. I'm happy to make introductions to Charlie and other members of the

chamber. I'm happy to help support anyone's growth in technology, if they're interested in

learning about emerging technologies that they haven't engaged with previously, it would be my

pleasure to introduce you and to connect and to continue supporting the growth of women in

technology. So thank you again for this opportunity and happy to have had this chance to connect with

you. And I'm sorry if I was a little glistening, but it's been my pleasure to be here

Thank you so much. And I think we wanted to give you an extra thank as well since you were joining us with a fever. So thank you so much for such a great session

Thank you. Yeah, I especially enjoyed the different stories that you told and how diversity is important and especially the stories from your travels really resonated with me

And I think you've been to Davos. Yeah. and I especially like I think obviously introducing a lot of the technologies in the end was actually

very helpful as well and I think we all enjoyed them a lot thank you so much happy to do so I

fully uh fully agree with Annie on that one and when I saw the picture of the beautiful Swiss Alps

uh it's like hey I believe that's in Davos Switzerland so um yeah thank you very much

Linda and like Annie also said especially you're having a fever at the moment so we're

extra thankful that you dedicate your time to share with us today so take your rest

and we hope you feel better soon. Appreciate it happy to have been here