Freedom with NFTs

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Jeremy Cowart shares with us about:

• His background as a visual artist before entering the web 3 space and why he took action on leveraging NFTs
• Leveraging NFTs as a visual artist to create new opportunities
• Projects that he has dropped in the NFT space

                    Block Queens

• His strategy behind the two second sell out of Block Queens NFTs
• Advice for visual artists who are just learning about NFTs

About Jeremy Cowart:

Jeremy Cowart has spent the past 15 years as a photographer, specializing in celebrity portraiture and humanitarian photography projects around the world. Before becoming a photographer, he spent time as both an abstract painter and a graphic designer. All of these mediums recently came together when Jeremy released his first NFT series called "Block Queens", which combines his paintings, portraits and drawings together as fully interactive NFTs. The body of 999 NFTs sold out in seconds in February of 2022. Jeremy is now focused on many upcoming drops, spanning 1/1s and generative work. Jeremy is based in Nashville, TN.

Connect with Jeremy Cowart:

Website: https://cowart.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremycowart

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com

Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Jeremy Cowart shares with us about:

• His background as a visual artist before entering the web 3 space and why he took action on leveraging NFTs
• Leveraging NFTs as a visual artist to create new opportunities
• Projects that he has dropped in the NFT space

                    Block Queens

• His strategy behind the two second sell out of Block Queens NFTs
• Advice for visual artists who are just learning about NFTs

About Jeremy Cowart:

Jeremy Cowart has spent the past 15 years as a photographer, specializing in celebrity portraiture and humanitarian photography projects around the world. Before becoming a photographer, he spent time as both an abstract painter and a graphic designer. All of these mediums recently came together when Jeremy released his first NFT series called "Block Queens", which combines his paintings, portraits and drawings together as fully interactive NFTs. The body of 999 NFTs sold out in seconds in February of 2022. Jeremy is now focused on many upcoming drops, spanning 1/1s and generative work. Jeremy is based in Nashville, TN.

Connect with Jeremy Cowart:

Website: https://cowart.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremycowart

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com

Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Dijon Bowden shares with us about:

• His background before NFTs
• Diving in and investing in NFTs
• NFT learning with his mentor
• Advice for musicians that are new to NFTs
• Next step in his musician NFT journey
• Musician course
• Communities recommended for musicians
• Royal
• Audius
• Opulous
• What is he looking forward to in the incoming months
• Biggest lesson in his NFT journey

About Dijon Bowden:

Dijon Bowden is a multi-dimensional artist who believes in self-actualization as a means to inspire others to ignite their own divinity. The meditation retreats and yoga teacher training he has attended has allowed him to sustain a powerful connection to Source energy and channel visionary art. Storytelling, music, poetry, photography, and filmmaking are vehicles he uses to share high vibrational healing energy. His musical project Indigo Keys creates cosmic soundscapes that are accompanied by cinematic visuals to create epic soulful experiences that speak to the human heart and soul. His storytelling project SOULS of Society aims to create compassion, empathy, and spiritual awareness and has made millions of impressions online.

Connect with Dijon Bowden:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dijonbowden/

Podcast: https://podbay.fm/p/nfts-for-musicians

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Website: freedomwithnfts.com

Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Spottie Wifi shares with us about:

• How he has leveraged NFTs to expand his music career
• The strategies he used in investing in NFTs to become a part of certain NFT communities
• Selling his first album called “I’m Spottie” in 60 seconds and raising over 60 Ethereum
• Advice to fellow musicians who are curious about NFTs
• Communities he resonates with and why

About Spottie Wifi:

Spottie WiFi is the best (and only) Crypto Punk rapper alive. He is the creator of the "I'm Spottie" collection, which is one of the most successful and innovative music NFT projects in history. The collection includes 31 songs, each with unique artwork and varying rarity traits - and "I'm Spottie" token holders which receive a limited copyright license so they can actually monetize the music. His debut album, I’m Spottie, sold out in an impressive 60 seconds, making him over $190,000! Spottie’s success as an independent musician in the NFT space has proven that musicians can successfully monetize their content, while still maintaining accessibility and allowing fans to listen to their music for free.

Connect with Spottie Wifi:

Website: https://www.spottiewifi.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/spottiewifi

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Website: freedomwithnfts.com

Discord Community: https://bit.ly/fnftsdiscord

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Caitlin Strempel shares with us about:

• Her background in marketing in Web 2
• Why she has pivoted her marketing experiences to Web 3 projects
• Marketing advice for NFT projects that are preparing for their launch
• How to find out what your community finds valuable
• What she found valuable about attending an in real life NFT event

About Caitlin Strempel:

Caitlin Strempel, the founder of MetaMint Marketing, the first-ever woman-owned NFT marketing agency. She's a Forbes contributor, host of the "Women in NFTs & Web 3" podcast, and international speaker at events such as NFT.NYC, SD NFT Con, and All About Blockchain. Her agency crafts custom marketing and launch plans for 1:1 artists all the way to large-scale NFT collections. She has 15 years of experience in getting brands to the top of their industry, 6-figure launches, and million-dollar months.

Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen!  To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.

Connect with Caitlin Strempel:

Podcast: https://www.metamintmarketing.io/women-in-nfts-podcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NftCaitlin

Discord: https://t.co/GXRSs0dQ7Q

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Josh Hirsch from Susan G. Komen shares with us about:

• Susan G. Komen’s journey before and after knowing about Web 3 and Crypto.
• The Giving Block
• Why data analytics are important for social media usage
• Advice for nonprofits who are just learning about NFTs and Crypto
• The learning lessons that Susan G. Koman has learned on their Web 3 journey
• How The Giving Block supports nonprofits in accepting crypto donations

About Susan G. Komen:

Susan G Komen’s mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.

To learn more about Susan G. Komen go to https://www.komen.org/.

To donate to Susan G. Komen :

Website: https://www.komen.org/donateCrypto

Twitter Susan G. Komen: https://twitter.com/susangkomen

About Josh Hirsch:

Josh Hirsch is the Social Content Marketing Manager for Susan G. Komen. He has worked in the nonprofit sector since 2006 with a focus on educational philanthropy for both public charter and independent private schools. He has an extensive background in social media, digital communications, and marketing along with experience in grant research and writing, individual giving, special event planning, stewardship, and cultivation of donors. He is the Florida Caucus Chair for the Association of Fundraising Professionals First Coast Chapter and Past-President of the Palm Beach County Chapter.

Connect with Josh Hirsch from Susan G. Koman:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_dude_nft

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Tropixx shares with us:

• Who he is and his experiences as an independent music artist
• What he has experienced and created during his NFT journey
• How to build community in Web 3
• The strategy behind growing his community before dropping an NFT project
• Advice for independent artists as they enter the NFT space
• Other independent artists in the NFT space that will inspire you.
• Projects that he has created
• Tropix Genesis NFTs

About Tropixx:

Tropixx is an innovative international melodic dance pop artist, and DJ who is leveraging NFT and web three technology, whose tagline is taking you on vacation one song at a time. He has DJd 70+ headlining Metaverse parties collaborating with 60 different Projects in Web3 + so far and all of them have been live, creating unique experiences & had POAPs.

Tropixx has disrupted the Web3 ecosystem as a first mover experimenting the journey as a Metaverse DJ. He then fostered physical activation experiences at the top conferences. And now he will bring together the Web3 ecosystem, collectors of Music NFTs, PFPs, + Art NFTs for Tropix Genesis NFTs!

Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen!

To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.

Connect with Tropixx:

Website: https://www.tropixmusic.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tropixofficial

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tropixmusicofficial/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tropixmusic

Discord: discord.gg/tropics

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Gareb Shamus shares with us about:

• What he created in Web 2
• Favorite moments during his Comic Con journey
• What he is developing and working on in the web three space
• HomeMaker Studio
• How has the crossover been for his Web 2 community to Web 3
• Why storytelling is so important
• Why community building is so important

About Gareb Shamus:

Gareb Shamus is an American contemporary painter and part of New York’s emerging Connectivism movement. He is the founder of the country's largest producer of Comic Cons. Gareb started and published, for over twenty years, Wizard and ToyFare the award winning magazines that transformed the superhero and character based genre worldwide.

Mr. Shamus sees no boundaries between art, business, and cultural connecting. His success in the world of comic books with Wizard and the Comic Con phenomenon taught him to trust his instincts and to forge ahead where others may be intimidated.

His paintings are noted for breaking the ‘3rd wall’ with their three-dimensional textures and use of a proprietary painting technique designed and developed to provoke conversation by reaching out to the casual viewer.

His artwork is currently on display in galleries in Los Angeles and New York City; and he has exhibitions lined up over the coming twelve months in England, Italy, Germany and Asia. Gareb recently showed at Scope Miami during Art Basel and is the Artist in Residence at The Pivot Gallery in Chelsea, New York City.

Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen. To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.

Connect with Gareb Shamus:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garebshamusart/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garebshamus/

Website: https://www.kumitenft.com/

KumitenNFT Twitter : https://twitter.com/kumitenft

Gareb’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/gareb

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s, Dr. Peace Uche aka doc Peace shares with us :

• doc Peace’s journey before finding out about NFTs
• What made doc Peace take action on leveraging NFTs in her business and life
• What doc Peace has accomplished and achieved during her NFT journey including;
• Elevating NFT brand projects through custom spoken word flows
• Founded a program called Pivot to NFTs which helps service providers pivot to the Web 3 space
• Her podcast, GOLDen MetaSessions with doc.Peace
• The difference on how creative expression is received in the Web 3 space verses the Web 2 space
• What doc Peace is building in Web 3
• Producing a Web 3 Talk Show
• Empowerment hub called MetaGOLD
• Advice for people who are new to NFTs

About Dr. Peace Uche aka doc Peace :

Dr. Peace Uche (aka doc Peace)

doc Peace is a retired doctor, Forbes-featured Empowerment & Pivot Coach, Spoken Word Artist, Best-selling Author and Podcast Host

doc Peace ignites events with spoken word, sharing stages with legends e.g. Mark Cuban and Gary Vaynerchuk, and creating custom spoken word flows to elevate brands and projects e.g. Tribe X and Fame Lady Squad.

doc Peace has successfully supported hundreds of companies through empowerment and business expansion through the 5 GOLDen Principals of calibration, creation, connection, community, and collaboration, including Fortune 500 companies. She’s written multiple best-selling books on empowerment and business expansion. Her 4-part prescription on How to Transform Your Mindset from Powerless to Powerful Even When it Feels Impossible was featured in Forbes in 2022. She has ignited major web3 events with spoken including closing out Gary Vaynerchuk’s event, NFT Land: Blast-off to NYC 2021, The North American Bitcoin Conference Main Stage, and NFT LA Main Stage. Her work in empowering the web3 space with spoken word has been featured in CoinDesk alongside David Bianchi.

doc Peace is the host of GOLDen MetaSessions with doc Peace, a podcast dedicated to empowering listeners with doses of inspiration from NFT Creatives so that listeners can achieve their own version of success in Web3. Most notable on the show is Ja Rule.

Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen!

To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.

Connect with Dr. Peace Uche A.K.A Doc Peace:

Website: https://www.pivottonfts.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/metadocpeace

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/

Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

101 NFT Course: https://bit.ly/101NFTCourse

Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

In this episode of Freedom with NFT’s Rory Trifon you will learn about:

• Who is Rory Trifon
• Richard Bernstein his life, artwork and legacy.
• How Rory Trifon leveraged technology to continue Richard Berstein’s legacy.

            - Culture of waltz

            - Superrare

About Rory Trifon:

Rory Trifon is the President of The Estate of Richard Bernstein. He formally established The Estate of Richard Bernstein in 2018 with the main purpose to perpetuate Bernstein’s artistic legacy through the preservation and circulation of his artwork and archives. The Estate works to exhibit his artworks and to be a source of accurate information about the life and work of Richard Bernstein.

Thank you to the Near Foundation for making this episode happen.

To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.

Connect with Rory Trifon:

Website: https://richardbernsteinart.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bernsteinpopart

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardbernsteinart/

Connect with your host, Lauren Turton:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaurenturton

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenturton/

Website: https://freedomwithnfts.com/

101 NFT Course: https://bit.ly/101NFTCourse

Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts