The Social Impact of Cryptocurrency & Blockchain with Jake Tullis and Donna Mitchell
Some, if not most of us has had bad experience with the banking processes, especially when it comes to restrictions and limitations. These experiences steers people into the open arms of frictionless transactions from cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
Join us in this episode of Pivoting to Web3 as Donna interviews Jake Tullis, a seasoned fund manager and an expert in crypto and blockchain technologies. JT talks about the benefits of cryptocurrency and gives an amazingly easy-to-understand analogy for NFTs and smart contracts. Learn about concerns for CBDCs and the blockchain adoption of the government, wish list for the future of the technology, and things you need to watch out for in terms of keeping your cryptocurrencies secure.
What to expect in this episode:
00:43 – JT’s background and a bad experience at a bank
04:30 – The good, bad, and ugly of crypto
07:31 – The benefits of bitcoin and cryptocurrency.
09:40 – A vending machine analogy for NFTs and smart contract.
14:28 – Different use cases and kinds of tokens
18:25 – A perception-changing experience
22:04 – CBDCs, the macroeconomic climate, and blockchain adoption
30:00 – JT’s wish list for blockchain and its endless use cases
33:26 – URLs in crypto security and phishing links.
About Jake Tullis
Jake Tullis, a Cincinnati-based software development consultant with over 10 years of experience, specializes in expert Web2 and Web3 consulting and manages digital assets for high-net-worth individuals. As the founder of Gaelios Consulting, a renowned management consulting firm, he excels in optimizing business operations. Jake serves as a Fund Manager at Bleeding Edge Capital, contributing insights as a Senior Consultant to clients like Western & Southern Financial Group. Additionally, he is the co-owner and Operations Manager of The Wet Boys Power Washing and Staining, serving the Northern Cincinnati Area.
Connect with Jake Tullis
JT’s linktree: https://linktr.ee/jtknowsthings
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTKnowsThings
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jtknowsthings/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt15SSJI70zzlt5oWBZCuCQ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaketullis/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JTKnowsThings/
About Donna Mitchell:
Following a distinguished legacy in the aviation industry with US Airways (now American Airlines) and subsequent years with Johnson & Johnson, Donna stands out for her project management skills, distinctive personality, and collaborative approach. overseeing a $7.2B client list and a $177M budget. Her humor, and keen eye for dependencies set her apart. Now the CEO of Mitchell Universal Network LLC, she's focused on bridging WEB2 systems to WEB3 technologies, playing a key role in shaping the digi
Connect with Donna Mitchell:
Podcast - https://www.PivotingToWeb3Podcast.com
Book an Event - https://www.DonnaPMitchell.com
Company - https://www.MitchellUniversalNetwork.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-mitchell-a1700619
Instagram Professional: https://www.instagram.com/dpmitch11
Twitter/ X: https://www.twitter.com/dpmitch11
YouTube Channel - http://Web3GamePlan.com
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Jake "JT Knows Things" Tullis
Fund Manager
Just a poor kid from Morrow, OH with nothing going for him...
Then that kid got older, made some awful mistakes and life kept kicking him down further and further, to the final denouement of his father being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
Then that grown man turns to the bottle for years, putting his family on his back; going broke without letting anyone know to support his disheveled family. Little did anyone know that, not only was his father dying, but his mother's last living relative and best friend had congential heart failure and was dying as well. When, his aunt Dobbs got this diagnosis and news, it left his mother despondent. He had to become the patriarch of the family and everything had changed.
As if it were the last nail in his coffin, he quickly gains almost 200 pounds from drinking 1/5th of liquor a day, and eating anything to end his life sooner. This behavior quickly made him suicidal. With whatever strength he had left, he cries out and makes a pact with god and the universe; and pleas for mercy, "God, if he goes, I will go with him. If he doesn't though, I will turn my life around I swear to you".
Then, with <5% chance of survival, his father makes it through, he gets his first clean scan in over 2 years....
Then, this poor kid from Morrow, OH woke the fuck up. Got sober, hit the gym twice a day every day for more than 1,000 days now. Lost 130 pounds, quintupled my net worth twice, tripled my income, and found love and peace somehow.
Now, I am just working on becoming the version … Read More
