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 learn and earn Web3 platform Proof of Learn. Sheila has had an incredible career so far, founding Care.com in 2006, starting as an online marketplace for childcare before offering senior care, pet care, housekeeping and more. Before starting Care.com she was VP of Product Management and Marketing at Upromise, a service that helped families save for college, and she was Entrepreneur in Residence at Matrix Partners. We talk about her mission to unlock accessible, high quality blockchain education, as well as women’s perceived role as ‘Chief Household Officer’ and how we can welcome more diversity in the Web3 space. LINKS: Sheila Lirio Marcelo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/smarcelo Proof of Learn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoflearn Metacrafters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/metacraftersio Follow Women of Web3 for the latest job posts, learning resources and events: https://twitter.com/womenofweb3co Women of Web3 website: www.womenofweb3.co JOBS IN WEB3: Get a role in web3 on the Women of Web3 jobs board, or apply to be in our Talent Collective: www.womenofweb3.co/jobs CREDITS: Host: Lauren Ingram Producer: Alex Lane Women of Web3 // Women of Web 3

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