Next Big Thing - with Lauren Ingram
Episodes
Manager of the biggest YouTubers gives his steer on AI
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Schwarzenberger has had a pretty insane career so far, and now manages The Sidemen, some of the world's biggest YouTubers (a casual 22.7 mi...
Welcome back AI babes - and 3 tips if you've been laid off
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Next Big Thing is BACK! And we’ve missed you. Let Lauren add some colour and some good vibes, especially if you’ve got the AI overwhelm or you’r...
Channel 4's creative innovation director Landy Slattery on creativity meets AI
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Channel 4's creative innovation director Landy Slattery on creativity meets AI Landy Slattery is the Creative Innovation Director at Channel 4, having...
How to beat the summer slump
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you feeling a bit low on motivation during a slow summer? Got AI overwhelm and want to get back in your groove? In a solo episode from our founder...
Why we urgently need more women in AI
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Only 0.7% of AI funding went to female founders. Yep you read that right...! We need more women at the forefront of AI, whether that's building AI sta...
How creators can thrive using AI, with AI YouTuber & voice expert Mike Russell
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Russell has pivoted his voiceovers business to embed AI into the offering at Music Radio Creative. And alongside his 338,000 followers on his mai...
Why AI literacy is your golden ticket, with AI founder Denzil Eden
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Denzil Eden engineered an amazing conversational AI tool way before ChatGPT hit the news. Her product Smarty can organise your calendar with just a fe...
The zero bulls**t guide to AI for agencies, with Kate Ross
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Ross has pivoted her digital agency of the last 15 years, called eight&four, to offer its own suite of AI tools because she was frustrated by...
What actually is reality? Metaverse professor Samantha G. Wolfe breaks down VR, AR, XR and how we construct reality
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha G. Wolfe is one of the leading voices in the metaverse space - she is an adjunct professor at NYU's Steinhardt School teaching courses in...
How to grow your influence in the emerging tech era using LinkedIn, with Lea Turner (168k followers)
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lea Turner grew her LinkedIn following phenomenally fast in late 2019 - so when covid hit in 2020, she pivoted her business and started offering Linke...
Ex-Nike exec turned digital fashion founder Leanne Elliott Young
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leanne Elliott Young knows how to capture the zeitgeist, whether at Nike in their highly secretive Rm72 team and collaborating with Virgil Abloh, or n...
What’s the Next Big Thing podcast? Let’s help you thrive in the next internet.
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t need 50 new AI tools, you just need a few that you know how to use really well. So if the constant tech changes are leaving you with FOMO,...
Daniel Priestley: How to scale an AI business or build a community in 2024
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The interview that changed everything! Daniel Priestley is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and the author of multiple bestselling books includ...
Starting a business in 10 days using AI - with Ashley Gross, Founder of The Prompt Community
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Gross created her AI-focused business in just 10 days and has a ton of learnings to share with us - in her last role, she rolled out AI tools t...
Web3 masterclass - everything you wanted to know about Web3 but were too embarrassed to ask
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a special episode where we answer some of your most asked questions to Web3 and blockchain expert Helen Disney, Founder of Unblocked, a hu...
How to get a job in AI and Web3: careers masterclass with Lauren Ingram
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re wondering ‘Will AI take my job?’ then today’s special episode is what you need - in a solo episode from our founder Lauren Ingram, w...
What's the future for the internet? With tech legend Lindsey McInerney
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey McInerney counts Hollywood actress Mila Kunis as her cofounder, and she’s seen the highs and lows of the Web3 hype cycle over the last few y...
How to keep it legal in Web3, with lawyer Jamilia Grier
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamilia Grier has grown her business and has raised 4 kids in 4 different countries while building an international legal career. Having spent years...
VR meets therapy, supercharged by AI - with Claire Barnett, CEO of YourHaven
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Barnett is the former Executive Director of UN Women UK and now the CEO of YourHaven, a wellness platform that offers AI generated therapy sess...
Investor, visionary founder & identity expert Bianca Lopes on investing using your values
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bianca Lopes is a multifaceted entrepreneur, visionary and investor deeply engaged in the intersections of technology, identity, and finance. As cofou...
How to get anything you want, with Lisa Mayer (who pitched Serena Williams's fund Serena Ventures, and partnered with Barbie and Hugo Boss)
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for Season 4! Noticed our rebrand? What is Web3? If you’re new here, Web3 is the next major iteration of the internet, and includes tec...
Tech legend Martha Lane Fox in conversation with Women of Web3
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a *very* special guest for our season finale, and that is Martha Lane Fox, cofounder of lastminute.com. Martha, nicknamed the ‘dotcom dinosa...
Why women must lead the AI revolution, with Tarja Stephens
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tarja Stephens is on a mission to upskill 1 million women - and she and her cofounder Janna Salokangas are putting AI and leadership skills at the hea...
Vogue Business: Top tech predictions 2024 (Maghan McDowell, senior innovation editor)
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maghan McDowell is Senior Innovation Editor at Vogue Business, where she’s known as a leading voice covering all things metaverse, digital fashion, ...
From Meta to crypto exec: Elke Karskens on her dizzying trajectory
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elke Karskens is an exec at leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, where she’s recently been promoted to Country Director for Benelux and the Nor...
What does travel look like in Web3? With Cynthia Huang
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Huang is a digital nomad, and the cofounder and CEO of Dtravel, a decentralised travel ecosystem. A longtime host herself, Cynthia created th...
The must-have skills of the future - with powerhouse women at New Codes
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The skills needed to thrive in Web3, digital fashion or AI today will undergo a radical transformation in the next five years. Join a trio of the crea...
Cindy Gallop: Make a shit ton of cash in Web3 by inventing your own business model
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prepare to have your mind blown as we welcome the extraordinary Cindy Gallop. She reached the pinnacle of the advertising world as the chair of intern...
Absolute gold dust: Building a brand in Web3 for the long term
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Anastasiia Mala, DRESSX Marketing Lead, and an elite panel featuring Lauren Ingram, Founder of Women of Web3, Renee Francis, Founder & Direct...
Ex-Apple software visionary Tobi Ajala on the power of who holds the data
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tobi Ajala is a tech genius, entrepreneur, and angel investor, and former developer at Apple, and she’s the driving force behind TECHTEE as its visi...
Why digital ownership will change everything, with Web3 legend Camilla McFarland
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla McFarland has been in the wild world of crypto and Web3 since 2017 when she joined Consensys (creators of MetaMask), and is the queen of usefu...
Luxury in the Web3 era: A career guide with Ash McDonnell at Puig
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our Season 3 kickoff, we're thrilled to welcome Ashley McDonnell, Global Client Activation Director at luxury powerhouse PUIG, home to iconic b...
How to reverse engineer a Web3 strategy, with Ipshita Kumar
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ipshita Kumar is the VP of Brand Innovation of Hype Partners, a well-known Web3 marketing agency working with some of the biggest brands in Web3 like ...
What AI really means for your life, with AI expert Cortnie Abercrombie
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cortnie Abercrombie is an AI expert and was Chief Data Officer for IBM, before going on to start her own non-profit, AI Truth - where she is on a miss...
Former Nike creative director Lydia Pang on exploring culture, climate and Web3
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lydia Pang has been creative director at Nike and Refinery29, and now lives in a forest in Wales where she runs her creative agency MØRNING, and her ...
How to have outsize impact, with Avery from VaynerX
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Avery Akkineni is one of the best known women in the Web3 space, she’s the President of Vayner3, Gary Vaynerchuk’s Web3 consultancy, and knows how...
Down the rabbit hole with bestselling author Amanda Slavin
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Slavin is a serial entrepreneur, educator, and bestselling author of The Seventh Level about her framework the seven levels of engagement, and ...
Why Web3 is a gamechanger for music, with Warner Music Group
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oana Ruxandra is the Chief Digital Officer at Warner Music Group, which includes leading their Web3 arm and making strategic investments. She oversees...
NFT legend Betty on building an international brand with inclusion at its core
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Betty is the legendary cofounder of Deadfellaz, the NFT project turned international brand which she founded with her husband who goes by his pseudon...
‘Does it actually need to be Web3?’
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sian Rodway is the Chief Operating Officer at tech consultancy MDRx where she has spent the last couple of years leading on building out their Web3 of...
Breaking up with a toxic career and entering Web3
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tameka Bazile is a Web3 leader at TIME Magazine, a legacy brand which has made over $10 million in profit on its NFT collections. Tameka is the voice ...
Gaming vs NFTs with Axie Infinity's Kathleen Osgood
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Osgood has been in the crypto space since 2016 when she started her own learning directory called Calling Crypto, and since then she has been...
Upskilling 1 billion learners by 2030 with hundo's Esther O'Callaghan
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Esther O’Callaghan OBE is an entrepreneur with a philanthropic edge. She was awarded an OBE in 2007 for services to the voluntary sector, and now is...
Why digital fashion is the future, with Alice Delahunt (ex-Ralph Lauren Chief Digital Officer)
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are back for Season 2 with the best and brightest women across Web3! Today’s episode is with none other than Alice Delahunt, the former Chief Dig...
After a $500m exit, what should you do next? Enter Web3.
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sheila Lirio Marcelo sold her previous tech business for a cool $500 million in 2020, and has now embarked on a Web3 adventure as cofounder and CEO of...
Minting NFTs from space
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shari Glazer is a serial philanthropist who cofounded the Shari & Edward Glazer Charitable Trust, and she’s the general partner of the US Digita...
Reaching fitness goals with STEPN and Web3
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shiti Rastogi Manghani is the Chief Operating Officer at Find Satoshi Labs, best known for its hugely successful move-to-earn product STEPN which rewa...
Photography NFTs to make the world a better place
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elise Swopes is a New York based digital artist who has been making a name for herself online since being one of the original influencers on Instagram...
Advertising guru Zoe Scaman on tokenising fandom
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Scaman is the founder of a strategy studio called Bodacious where she’s been working at the intersection of entertainment and fandom. Rather tha...
Creating a safe way to browse Web3 with Opera
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susie Batt is the Crypto Ecosystem Lead for Opera, the internet browser that’s been around for 25 years and is now getting known again for one of it...
Jenny From The Blockchain on content creation
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny From The Blockchain is the co-host of the hugely popular podcast NFT Catcher. She’s been a content creator in NFTs since their early days, bei...
NEAR Foundation CEO on blockchain's real life use cases
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marieke Flament is the CEO of NEAR Foundation, which launched NEAR protocol, a well known blockchain development platform. Marieke is French born, and...
Revolutionising education with Web3
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chana Kanzen has a long history in tech and education and wears many hats. She is an advisor to TinyTap, the education startup recently acquired by An...
How digital-only clothing could revolutionise fashion, with The Fabricant
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adriana Hoppenbrouwer-Pereira is the cofounder of digital-only fashion house The Fabricant. Originally from Brazil, now based in Amsterdam, Adriana ha...
Life as a crypto marketer and coach, with Emily Rose Dallara
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Rose Dallara is a marketing consultant and Fractional CMO (something we cover during the episode), she’s originally from England, spent 8 year...
Bringing more Black women into Web3 with Oyin Adebayo
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oyin Adebayo is on a mission to economically empower Black women. She is the Founder and CEO of Niyo Group, with a set of bootcamps, a hair & beau...
Sandy Carter's vision for a decentralised future - and bringing women into it
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Carter is something of a celebrity in Web3, as Senior Vice President at Unstoppable Domains and the creator of Unstoppable Women of Web3. Sandy ...
What does creative production look like in the metaverse?
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ashumi Sanghvi is the Founder of creative production agency MAD Global based in London, where clients include names like Tory Burch, Cartier, Net A Po...
A psychotherapist's view on the NFT market
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marianne Le Coyte Grinney is a family and systemic psychotherapist who believes that 'the person is never the problem' and that people are best unders...
Heading into the metaverse with adidas
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erika Wykes-Sneyd was already Web2 royalty before she made waves in Web3 leading the /// Studio at adidas. She began her career at a motorcycle brand ...
Making Web3 work for creative people
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aahliyah Amerat is a serial entrepreneur who’s made her way up starting with door-to-door sales as a teenager in London, later building up two beaut...
Internet star Shira Lazar on staying mindful in Web3
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shira Lazar is an Emmy Award winning host, she’s a Canadian TV personality, entrepreneur, and now NFT royalty. She made a name for herself presentin...
How to get a job in Web3, with recruiter Carly Long
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carly Long is a Web3 recruiter, obsessed with connecting brilliant people with fascinating Web3 roles. Having made her way up through PR, she made the...
Making Web3 more human with Heather Parady
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Influencer, community builder and all round internet queen Heather Parady started a podcast with a friend in 2021 to introduce newbies to NFTs and Web...
Diversity in Web3, and getting more South Asian women into Web3
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rakhee Shah is a PR aficionado by day, Web3 cofounder by night, having started Gold Bangle Club in 2022 to bring more South Asian women into the Web3 ...
Exploring augmented reality with Caitlin Lacey at Niantic
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin Lacey recently became Senior Director of Product Marketing for Niantic’s AR Developer Platform, if Niantic sounds familiar it’s because th...
Nicola Mendelsohn CBE on Meta's vision for the metaverse
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Mendelsohn CBE is one of the best known women in tech globally, reporting directly to Sheryl Sandberg at Meta (previously known as Facebook). S...
AMA with Lauren Ingram - Founder, Women of Web3
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a special episode: an AMA (Ask Me Anything!) with Women of Web3 founder Lauren Ingram. Covering the most commonly asked questions from t...
Raising money for reproductive rights using NFTs and Web3
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have two incredible guests this week: Molly Dickson from Computer Cowgirls, and Alexis Miller from Endaoment and we’re talking about using art an...
Cathy Hackl on navigating the metaverse
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have another *very* special guest this week, it’s none other than Cathy Hackl, the godmother of the metaverse! Cathy’s company was recently acq...
Getting 50,000 women into blockchain by 2023
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lavinia Osbourne is a leader in the blockchain space thanks to her diversity and inclusion focused business Women in Blockchain Talks. Having worked i...
Randi Zuckerberg on creating the friendliest place in Web3
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have a *very* special guest today, Randi Zuckerberg, queen of the metaverse and the "Original Mother Hugger", joins Lauren to talk about creating t...
How can Web3 help diverse leaders take up space?
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paff Evara (they/them) is the cofounder of Take Up Space, a social impact startup helping skill up the next generation of diverse leaders using the po...
How can NFTs drive social justice?
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maliha Abidi is a Pakistani-American artist and social activist who has been painting and campaigning for the last 10 years, having published two book...
What is the blockchain?
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissy Hill has been a lawyer, an investment banker, a COO of an institute and now has turned her attention to the blockchain. Chrissy sits on the C-...
How can women grow wealth and grow businesses in Web3?
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Debbie Wosskow OBE’s mission in life is all about economic empowerment of women. She's now leading the charge with helping women use Web3 to deliver...
Digital fashion: What will we wear in the metaverse?
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maghan McDowell is Senior Innovation Editor at Vogue Business, where she has carved out a name for the title as being the number one place to read abo...
Can Web3 close the funding gap for female entrepreneurs?
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Maddy Bergen, founder of Angel Alliance and serial entrepreneur, joins us to talk about how we can fund female entrepreneurs. Angel Alliance...
Mila Kunis’s cofounder Lindsey on how NFTs can revolutionise entertainment
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey McInerney is a self-confessed internet nerd, who went from leading Tech & Innovation for a global drinks company to running a blockchain e...
What is a DAO and how does it benefit its members?
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lily Wu is a serial entrepreneur based in Singapore and the cofounder of WOW Pixies, which is an NFT collection and a DAO that invests in women-led pr...
What's the hype around NFTs and can you make money from them?
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Becks Perfect is a broadcaster who has pivoted to all things NFTs, and she has made a new career out of breaking down complex jargon as an NFT consult...
How can we use Web3 for social good?
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
G.D Anderson is on a mission to use NFTs for good - she is in the business of 'decentralised philanthropy', being the CEO of a charity by day (The Cov...
What is an NFT and what can you access with it?
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our first ever episode we speak to Allyson Downey, celebrated entrepreneur and cofounder of the popular NFT project Meta Angels, an NFT that lives ...
0. Trailer: What is Web3 and why should you care?
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The beginner’s guide to the metaverse, with Lauren Ingram, founder of Women of Web3. Whether you’re already trading NFTs, crypto and joining a DAO...