When Jacqui Cooper, a lawyer and teacher, meets her mentor and starts her journey into the blockchain and crypto space, she embarks on a Cinderella-like adventure to unravel the secrets of digital assets and prepare her family for the future. "With my major in science, technology and society, I felt like I had come home because of the fact that it dealt with policy, it dealt with the alternative reasons why people look at the financial world and having control over their own finances. And t...

Claudia Moncarz is the founder of Moncarz's law firm, which focuses on helping people get out of trouble with the IRS. She has negotiated with the IRS to reduce over $3 million in taxes and penalties on behalf of her clients and is an AV preeminent rated Martindale hubble. Claudia Moncarz learned about tax laws for cryptocurrency from her cousin and through the news. She realized that the IRS sees cryptocurrency as a digital asset, similar to a stock, and that any transactions involving cry...

Madison Parks, a ceramicist and Web3 enthusiast, embarks on an unexpected journey to take self-custody of her crypto assets, discovering an exhilarating yet chaotic world that challenges her to take bold risks and become a better version of herself. "When I was in high school and college, crypto careers weren't necessarily something to aspire to. So I just stuck with my passions, and my passions are people to people communication and art. So I got my degree in communications, and I actually...

William Szamosszegi is the CEO and founder of Sazmining Inc., a retail-focused Bitcoin mining-as-a-service platform. He also hosts the Everything Crypto Mining Podcast. He is bullish on Bitcoin's future as the dominant global digital reserve asset. This episode is about Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and how William Szamosszegi, the CEO and founder of Sazmining Inc., learned about it. William believes Bitcoin is the solution for layer one sound money and sees it as a store of value pr...

After leaving traditional finance and losing her Bitcoin, Najah Roberts took it upon herself to create the first Black-owned cryptocurrency exchange in the US, where she offers personalized coaching and support to help close the wealth gap - in an effort to prove that human touch is still necessary in the world of blockchain. Najah Roberts is a bitcoin expert radio host and keynote speaker from Los Angeles, California. She is the founder of the first black-owned cryptocurrency exchange in t...

Did you know that Bitcoin and blockchain technology have a long and fascinating history dating back to the early 1990s? Brian De Mint is the author of The Bitcoin Evangelism and was the chief marketing officer for Athenium Blockchain for three years. He is an entrepreneur with 14 years of experience, and he has been investing in bitcoin and the wider crypto market since 2014. This episode is about the history of bitcoin and blockchain. Brian De Mint learned about the history of bitcoin an...

Harshal Madnani, founder of Xade Finance, seeks to improve upon the security, scalability, and efficiency issues he sees with current decentralized finance protocols. You will learn about the pros and cons of decentralized finance. Harshal Madnani is the founder of Xade Finance and a copilot interviewed by Dr. Brook. Harshal has a background in systematic trading and became interested in decentralized finance (DeFi) when he realized its potential to replace traditional banking. Xade Finan...

In a world of blockchain and NFTs, Kristofer Penseyres explores the new world of Dogami and the exciting possibilities for the future of the internet. "I think we spent two months just talking about what was the right direction, what was the wrong direction, what it was that we needed. We wanted everybody to be able to have some kind of an emotional connection with Dogami, because I think what makes a likable brand is relatability, but it's also the depth of the universe that you're buildin...

Fari Jaan, a Pakistani American wellness enthusiast, left her nine to five job and became the co-founder of the San Diego NFT Con within a month of arriving to California. Fari Jaan is a Pakistani American wellness enthusiast who moved from New Jersey to California just over a year ago. She is the co-founder of the San Diego NFT Con and has been deeply invested in the Web3 space since then. This episode is about the importance of taking care of oneself physically, spiritually, emotionally...

Ethereum is the world's most used blockchain - resilient, adaptable and always innovating. Matt Leising is a reporter and author who has been covering the crypto space since 2015. He is one of the foremost experts on the Ethereum blockchain and has written extensively on the intersection of Wall Street and decentralized finance. His 2020 book, "Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist That Almost Destroyed It All" tells the story of the early days of Ethereu...