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Chris Cummings - Founder of Iconic Moments - NFTs for Museums & Cultural Brands Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast Series - Powered by citiesabc.com and businessabc.net
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Chris Cummins is the founder and CEO of Iconic Moments, the first NFT marketplace for the 450,000 museums, archives, and cultural institutions around the world. A former attorney, Chris has been involved in venture capital firms, education and in cultural businesses. Chris is now leading the NFT wave and its practical uses for museums and cultural institutions with Iconic Moments.
Interview Questions
1. Background: History, from attorney to NFTs
2. How did you enter the world of technology?
3. How did you begin your journey of storytelling?
4. The inception of Iconic Moments: The Narrative
5. How are going to take your marketplace?
6. What are your efforts to put NFTs to real-world value?
7. How are you highlighting metaverse experiences with your work?
8. How are you building your platform for Iconic Moments?
9. How are you taking it forward in terms of funding, and planning? a bit of the roadmap
Chris Cummings Biography
He started his career as a law attorney at Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin and Roberts. He was also a Research Assistant to Prof. John Randall Trahan at Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. He also worked as an Extern, Federal State Defender; Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Gur Holdrige and Judge Tureau at 23rd Judicial District, and for Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson at Louisiana Supreme Court.
He was also the CEO of SwiftWing Ventures, a venture capital firm located out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, investing in great ideas, mentor companies, and bringing startups to the market.
Prior to founding Iconic Moments, Chris founded Pass It Down, an award-winning digital exhibit design platform transforming how museums and cultural institutions engage their visitors.
He was also the co-Founder of Woople, LLC. Woople makes e-learning simple, affordable, fun and easy for organizations. The company has delivered over 200 million minutes of educational content to Fortune 500 companies around the globe, liked over 1,000,000 times.
He is a graduate in Political Sciences & International Studies at Louisiana State University, and specialised in advocacy from LSU Law, where he was awarded as Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Champion, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Octofinalist, and Chancellor's Cup Senior Appellate Challenge Champion.
About Iconic Moments
Iconic Moments is the world’s first NFT marketplace and blockchain exclusively for museums and historical institutions.
The company helps to create a sustainable model for the preservation of history and for the cultural industry. Looking at the grim condition of this industry, and its future during the COVID-19 period, the team created a new model for the cultural heritage industry.
Iconic is a product of Pass It Down, an award-winning interactive storytelling platform, is one of the 40 organisations worldwide to be recognised for using technology as means of achieving UN's SDGs.
Iconic Moments was recognised at the World Summit Awards Global Congress 2022, awarded in the Culture and Tourism category in March.
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Chris Cummins is the founder and CEO of Iconic Moments, the first NFT marketplace for the 450,000 museums, archives, and cultural institutions around the world. A former attorney, Chris has been involved in venture capital firms, education and in cultural businesses. Chris is now leading the NFT wave and its practical uses for museums and cultural institutions with Iconic Moments.
Interview Questions
1. Background: History, from attorney to NFTs
2. How did you enter the world of technology?
3. How did you begin your journey of storytelling?
4. The inception of Iconic Moments: The Narrative
5. How are going to take your marketplace?
6. What are your efforts to put NFTs to real-world value?
7. How are you highlighting metaverse experiences with your work?
8. How are you building your platform for Iconic Moments?
9. How are you taking it forward in terms of funding, and planning? a bit of the roadmap
Chris Cummings Biography
He started his career as a law attorney at Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin and Roberts. He was also a Research Assistant to Prof. John Randall Trahan at Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. He also worked as an Extern, Federal State Defender; Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Gur Holdrige and Judge Tureau at 23rd Judicial District, and for Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson at Louisiana Supreme Court.
He was also the CEO of SwiftWing Ventures, a venture capital firm located out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, investing in great ideas, mentor companies, and bringing startups to the market.
Prior to founding Iconic Moments, Chris founded Pass It Down, an award-winning digital exhibit design platform transforming how museums and cultural institutions engage their visitors.
He was also the co-Founder of Woople, LLC. Woople makes e-learning simple, affordable, fun and easy for organizations. The company has delivered over 200 million minutes of educational content to Fortune 500 companies around the globe, liked over 1,000,000 times.
He is a graduate in Political Sciences & International Studies at Louisiana State University, and specialised in advocacy from LSU Law, where he was awarded as Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Champion, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Octofinalist, and Chancellor's Cup Senior Appellate Challenge Champion.
About Iconic Moments
Iconic Moments is the world’s first NFT marketplace and blockchain exclusively for museums and historical institutions.
The company helps to create a sustainable model for the preservation of history and for the cultural industry. Looking at the grim condition of this industry, and its future during the COVID-19 period, the team created a new model for the cultural heritage industry.
Iconic is a product of Pass It Down, an award-winning interactive storytelling platform, is one of the 40 organisations worldwide to be recognised for using technology as means of achieving UN's SDGs.
Iconic Moments was recognised at the World Summit Awards Global Congress 2022, awarded in the Culture and Tourism category in March.
About Dinis Guarda profile and Channels
https://www.openbusinesscouncil.org
https://www.intelligenthq.com
https://www.hedgethink.com/
https://www.citiesabc.com/
More interviews and inspirational videos on Dinis Guarda YouTube
Support the show
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