WOMEN WHO WEB3: Representation, Digital Identities and the Metaverse, With Shannon Snow
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4.8 • 689 Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of “Women Who Web3,” Kamz speaks with Shannon Snow, the chief operating officer of World of Women. Before joining World of Women in June 2022, Shannon managed U.S. entertainment at Meta, an organization that helped entertainment, media and sports companies move into the metaverse. Growing up at Google, she built and led teams for more than a decade. As a public speaker, she speaks about Web3, the metaverse, entertainment and using technology for good. In order to empower the next generation of tech leaders, she invests in female and diverse founders.
Shannon discusses:
✊ The “Every woman deserves respect, happiness and freedom” social movement and supporting women in Iran
🧕 The importance of inviting more women and girls into the metaverse
🎮 The IRL benefits of participating in the metaverse
🌎 The meaning of representation and why it's important IRL and in the metaverse
🗝️ The future of the metaverse and World of Women (WoW)
🧘🏽♀️We end with a meditation focused on relaxation and “Holding Space for Others.”
See also:
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Check out my blog on Mirror for content on women, wellness and web3.
This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with executive producer Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is ‘Twennysomething’ by Daniele Musto. Other music used is ‘Mind and Soul’ by Stefano Vita and ‘Electrolove’ by Lunareh.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to CoinDest's Women Who Web3 podcast, your weekly podcast celebrating women supporting women, investing in women, and bridging the gender gap in wealth through Web3. |
| 0:14.0 | What gets you up in the morning? What motivates you and drives you? |
| 0:18.0 | Two of the reasons that are very near and dear to my heart is that Web3 needed more women |
| 0:23.6 | and it was just not user-friendly. |
| 0:26.6 | Each week we'll be learning from powerful women sharing their insights on topics. |
| 0:29.6 | I guess everybody was shocked that I left Amazon to go to a startup. |
| 0:34.6 | There was an article that was published. I think it was in the New York Times, and we ended up |
| 0:38.2 | getting, I don't know, 1,500 job applicants. And we have how-toes from founders and builders who |
| 0:43.7 | have been there and done that. And CAMs, when we looked at them, only 2% were women. He was a huge |
| 0:50.8 | fan of my show and he was like a little bit starstruck when he was asked to be on the show. |
| 0:55.0 | I had this sinking feeling because I was like, oh boy, he's not going to like me after this interview because I had all of these tough questions for him. |
| 1:03.2 | Healing sessions to give you the power to overcome imposter syndrome and everything you need to level up in your crypto journey. |
| 1:09.9 | The soulful expression that I was seeing and how people were authentically exuding their true self. |
| 1:17.0 | At the end of each podcast, stick around for some Zen with a relaxing meditation to center you after absorbing all the stories and the knowledge. |
| 1:25.1 | Remember, always look to the sky above, earth below, and the fire within. |
| 1:33.6 | Hi and welcome to Women Who Web3. I'm your host, Cam's, and I'm on a mission to empower women |
| 1:39.7 | across the globe to unlock the unlimited potential and earning power inside themselves through |
| 1:45.1 | Web 3. Whether you're just Crypto Curious or a Crypto Connoisseuse, this podcast is for you. |
| 1:51.5 | Let's get it. On today's show, we're talking about representation, digital identities, and |
| 1:57.4 | the metaverse. Here today we have the perfect person representing the most amazing |
| 2:03.5 | NFT brand to come talk to you today. Now before we get into it, I wanted to share some interesting |
| 2:09.4 | information. Global spending on VR and AR, which is the Metaverse's foundational technologies, |
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