Team - IBC Group

Jason Coles

IEO and ICO Expert

Degree in accounting. Vast cryptocurrency experience as a trader, investor and entrepreneur. Experienced Blockchain and ICO advisor, having helped over 150 different ICO’s in the past 2 years

Raghuram Bala

Academic, Serial Entrepreneur & Educator

(Based in the USA)

CEO, NetObjex Inc based in Southern California. Formerly with Yahoo, Infospace, PwC, and with 3 successful startup exits. Wharton MBA in Finance, MS in Computer Science from RPI, Ex-Columbia University Adjunct Lecturer, published author and major conferences including IoT Congress, Google IO, and more. Current focus areas: Decentralized computing, Distributed ledgers, IoT, Cryptocurrencies.

Dr. Jason Corbett

Founder and Managing Partner of Silk Legal & International Blockchain Legal Veteran

(Based in Thailand)

Dr. Corbett is the founder and Managing Partner of Silk Legal, a Bangkok based law firm that advises both foreign and domestic clients with a specialization in FinTech and Block Chain / Distributed Ledger Technologies. Jason is admitted as solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. As corporate lawyer by trade, and an entrepreneur at heart, Jason has trained in the law with a variety of in-house positions and private practice including one of Canada’s largest law firms. He has been involved in several business and start-ups at an executive level in a variety of industries ranging from legal, finance, beverage manufacturing, hospitality, environmental, e-commerce and professional consulting.

Jason is truly passionate about his work and is always eager to connect with others. “I enjoy helping to create and sustain businesses with experienced advice, financial support and mentorship”.

Kyrill Krystallis

Business Developer

(Based in Austria)

Kyrill Krystallis operates his Business Developer role with an abundant amount of experience stemming from the European Forex Brokerage Industry. Through his time as a Forex BD, he has not only perfected the process of delivering utmost value to his clients but has also attained a professional passion for the Financial Markets, and their respective Micro and Macroeconomics.

His interest capitalized upon Blockchain Innovations & ICOs in the final stages of 2016, and it is through this focus and passion for the industry that he dedicates himself towards providing the most valuable and attractive solutions for his clients.

Matthew Proffitt

Blockchain and Decentralization Expert, Strategic Consultant and Content Marketer

(Based in the USA)

Matthew is a third-generation entrepreneur and an avid member of the cryptocurrency community.
His expertise includes content creation, bounty program layout and administration, and consulting for tokensale stage startups as well as other budding crypto and blockchain projects on the bleeding edge of FinTech.

He holds firm the belief that blockchain and decentralization tech can change the world for the better which prompted his swift and resolute transition from the government sector.

Ian Scarffe

Serial Entrepreneur, Investor and Consultant

Ian Scarffe is a serial entrepreneur, investor and consultant with business experience from around the world.

As a leading entrepreneur, Ian is on a personal mission to develop a culture of entrepreneurship, helping startups achieve their full potential as well as helping to expand existing companies. Ian has founded ‘Binkplus’, a startup incubator in Europe.

A leading expert in Bitcoin, Blockchain and Crypto industries, Ian is at the very heart of revolutionizing the financing industry across the globe and currently consults and advises for a range of multi-million dollar companies.

Ian’s overall mission is to foster a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities across the world.
Ian now focuses on the Blockchain industry and offers advice, consulting services, connections to Blockchain experts and investor relations strategies.

Ian Scarffe has outstanding entrepreneurial skills and commercial acumen with innovation and motivation. With the capacity to work at strategic levels, Ian possess exceptional interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.

A passion for customer service, wealth of knowledge and vast amounts of hands on experience in almost every role, means Ian has valuable insight into millions of customers, proving him to be a valuable asset to companies across the globe.

Matthew Daniel

Private Capital Raise Expert / Tokenization Expert

Matthew has over 10 years’ experience in investor marketing and entrepreneurship by starting new business’s in markets such as Private Equity, Crowdfunding and ICO’s. Matthew’s success comes from strategic operations and management and marketing. Over the past few of developing dozens of strategic funding portal business models he now focuses on utilizing today’s new rules and regulations for the soliciting of Reg D and Reg A offerings. His past work has supported clients in raising over $300 million across multiple markets. Matthew now shifts his focus to assisting crypto raise capital with his highly successful marketplace platform Coinonx.

Benjamin Banks

Global AML & Fintech Expert

(Based in Australia)

Benjamin Banks is a leader in technology and fintech based businesses. Born and raised in Brisbane, Benjamin has travelled throughout Asia where he was worked on a number of projects for banks, insurance companies and payment processors.

This experience has allowed Benjamin to develop an extensive network whilst assuming advisory and board roles. A Responsible Manager (AFSL) for PNI Financial Services for the last 5 years has provides Benjamin with strong ethics in delivering business outcomes.

Alexander Rodriguez

Managing Attorney of Blockchain Legal, P.C.

Alexander is an attorney focusing on Blockchain & DLT structuring, Business Transactions, and Capital Formation. He earned his JD & MBA from St. Thomas University, a Master’s degree in finance from Harvard University with certificates from both Harvard Law School & Harvard Business School, and his BBA from Florida International University. He is licensed to practice law in both Massachusetts and Florida. Alexander has experience with multiple tech startups, as a founder and/or general counsel in the areas of legal-tech platforms, entertainment firms, and employment staffing firms. He is also the President of Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys, served as a Vice President of the Harvard Graduate Council, and regularly speaks on panels regarding policy, advocacy, and innovation.

Gary Baiton

Senior ICO & Blockchain Advisor/ Crypto Investor

(Based in San Francisco)

Gary spends his time relentlessly focused on his network and investor experience.

Gary is an inspired visionary, blockchain entrepreneur, with long lasting experience founding and developing innovative solutions. For the past several years focused on ICO/Blockchain technologies, founding several companies that had successfully exits, Gary is fully dedicated to blockchain community today. Gary joined blockchain sector in 2016 and immediately got involved with cryptocurrency, as well as helping startups to enter this new, phenomenal world. Over his 20-year career as a cyber security expert and startup entrepreneur, he developed numerous innovations’ and recently -blockchain products.

The Gary of today is a white paper author and infamous conference speaker, finding success in Mobile, Fintech, Cyber Security and Blockchain technologies.
He co-founded the New League Accelerator, to help other startups with their product vision, growth hacking, and product design.
He continues to advice a select group of startups that excite him.
Outside of his professional life, Gary continues to serve as an active leader in the local community.

Per Lind

Co-Founder of Toridion Quantum Computing Lab and Former member of IOTA foundation

(Based in Thailand)

Per, born in Denmark and currently residing in Thailand, is the epitome of a connector with a digital rolodex very few can match. Not only is he extraordinary at bringing the right people together, he is also an accomplished business developer with a diverse background from a myriad of sectors. He started his career by obtaining a degree in economics before jumping right into becoming a pioneer in the renewable energy industry with MICON/Vestas before working as head of marketing at Bang & Olufsen. From there he achieved success at several companies in different sectors including IBM and ResponseTek in the US and Europe.

Throughout his career he has worked directly and indirectly with several of the largest brands in the world including Deutsche Bank, Ford, Aston Martin, Mercedes Benz, Volks Wagen, SonyEricsson, Virgin Media and more. He was headhunted to work in Thailand 13 years ago and decided to stay ever since. At the moment he leads his own business development company Farmor Cloud Factory which works with a wide range of western companies like HYPR, Secunia, BlackStoneOne, Falcon.io, Apptivo and iMotions aiming to establish themselves in the Asian region. He is also an Ambassador for SeedStars Cambodia and a mentor at StartupBootcamp and work closely with regulators to boost the ecosystem surrounding the innovative technologies he finds interesting.

He is a member of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce Thailand, who represents over 9,000 foreign companies in Thailand. He is active in the Digital Economy Committee and promoting projects like the Guillotine Regulatory Reform project, helping Thailand to become a hub for innovation and startups. He is a IOTA foundation member and Toridion Quantum Computing Lab. He is a first mover in the RegTech and FinTech technology ecosystem globally.

James Duchenne

Helping visionaries build the future

(Based in the USA)

James is the managing partner of venture building and blockchain advisory firm, Sutton Stone. He is also the Honorary Representative in the USA for the Board of Investment of Mauritius focused on innovative ventures and blockchain. James has founded, advised on and lead several ventures in various fields from blockchain, token sales, cryptocurrency, casino & gaming, healthcare, logistics. He holds degrees in Aeronautical Engineering and Law and postgraduate qualifications in Applied Finance and Investments and carbon accounting.

Phillip Fox

Business Consultant & Blockchain Expert

(Based in Auckland)

Phillip has spent more than 20 years as a consulting business analyst in the rates derivatives and equities space working with major investment banks, commercial banks and fin-tech vendors operating in the U.K. and APAC.

In early 2016 Phillip moved to Tokyo and dedicated his time to researching blockchain use cases relating to FinTech, InsurTech and cryptocurrencies amongst others. In March to May 2017 he was based in Nanjing, China undertaking a collaboration with JBI, a Chinese Blockchain Research Institute.

Phillip examines blockchain solutions in terms of their value propositions and ideas for converting these into revenue. He also looks at whether their concepts are clearly explained, how such concepts are expected to apply to the real world, the management of any network effects and the potential for collaboration with others should synergies be evident.

Aleksander Matanovic

Cointelegraph Franchise Owner and Serbian Bitcoin Association Founder

(Based in Serbia)

Aleksander has been in the cryptocurrency business since 2011, starting as as a miner, then becoming a trader and now as the owner of a local bitcoin exchange (www.ecd.rs). In addition, he runs the CoinTelegraph franchise in Serbia and is one the founders of the Serbian Bitcoin Association, which installed the first bitcoin ATM in Serbia.

Prior to that, Aleksander ran an e-currency exchange that worked with currencies such as e-gold, Liberty Reserve and Perfect Money.

He holds an MSc in Digital Currency from the University of Nicosia and a BA in Electronics from the University of Belgrade.

Jon Buck

Senior Contributor at Coin Telegraph

(Based in the USA)

Jon has an extensive background in information technology and a passion for all things blockchain. He first heard about Bitcoin through friends in 2011, and has followed the market ever since.

As a regular contributor and editor on Cointelegraph.com, Jon is constantly up to date on the newest emerging technologies and ICO news. He has written content for some of the most notable ICOs to date, as well as writing for Forbes, Inc.com, and others. He is a professional writer by trade and has extensive experience in web content, site development and management, and content-based marketing. Jon holds an bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree, and enjoys creating substantive content that drives reader response for his clients.

Olya Kolomoets

NordWhale Co-Founder & Certified Project Manager

(Based in Ukraine)

Olya is a co-founder of NordWhale, a Ukrainian based engineering company that builds cryptocurrencies and blockchain solutions for startups, government entities and corporations. Certified project manager with a software engineering background, she has gathered her experience over the last 8 years, by leading projects across multiple industries

Rebecca Campbell

Writer at Bitcoin Magazine, Nasdaq, Coin Telegraph, CCN, New Scientist and CoinJournal

(Based in the UK)

Rebecca Campbell is a technology journalist located in England. She has covered blockchain and bitcoin news for Bitcoin Magazine, Nasdaq, Coin Telegraph, CCN and CoinJournal. She has also contributed feature articles to the New Scientist and the Ecologist.

Rebecca is passionate about the digital currency market and the use cases that the blockchain is being used in and is keen to see the empowering potential that the technology will bring to our day-to-day lives.

Nakul Shah

Founder and Director of Sate Development – India’s leading Bitcoin/Blockchain Company

(Based in India)

Nakul is the Founder and Director of Sate Development – India’s leading Bitcoin/Blockchain Company. He is a regular speaker at conferences and Summits globally, on various topics covering Bitcoin, Blockchain and cryptocurrencies, and is a longtime creative thought leader in financial markets and innovation. His portfolio includes UK based social validation platform built on blockchain, Indian cryptocurrency exchange and hosted mining service, Singapore domiciled blockchain based infrastructure financing platform, Canadian security firm using distributed ledger technology, US based travel and eCommerce portal powered by crypto tokens, and many more.

Nakul has multiple years of experience in research, development and deployment of solutions using Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology. Besides creating enterprise solutions, he also provides training, consultancy and development services for Bitcoin and blockchain, helping clients de-mystify the technology and understand how organizations can leverage its key features. In addition to authoring research reports on crypto technology and developing PoCs for banks and governments globally, Nakul has assisted HNIs and companies in establishing bitcoin exchanges, wallets, mining farms, mining pools and hosted mining services. Nakul actively works with companies across UK, USA, Canada and Asia in developing and launching ICOs.

Nakul has played a significant role in the adoption and application of technology. He started his career at State Street Corporation in Boston, which is the biggest and oldest provider of mutual fund, pension processing and asset custody services. He initiated the use of advanced statistical and technical tools in the field of socially responsible investment while conducting research on a $170 Billion portfolio. Nakul also served as an integral part of the wealth management team at Charles River Development, whose software supports over $25 Trillion in assets.

Playing a critical role in the development and marketing of CRD’s wealth solution that was sold to a leading financial institution in USA, he helped quadruple the firm’s largest annual contract value. While executing independent consulting assignments, he advised a leading sustainability firm on the policies of several Fortune500 companies. As part of CSR, Nakul does pro bono work as a mentor at Startupbootcamp – Mumbai.

Nakul is trained in Bitcoin and Blockchain from South Africa and holds a Master degree in Financial Engineering from The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA.

Michael Shlayen

Blockchain Headhunter. International Recruitment & Executive Search for Blockchain/Emerging Technologies

(Based in Germany)

Multilingual recruitment and HR professional with 10+ years of experience and an extensive record of hundreds of executive / direct search assignments accomplished internationally. Entrepreneur.

I founded Blockchain Headhunter in the beginning of 2017 and since then help organizations to hire blockchain talent quickly and efficiently.

My clients are businesses, large and small, developing blockchain based solutions worldwide. I help them hire mission critical experts:
– Technical professionals – software developers, engineers, architects, CTOs etc. (Go/C/C++/Java/JavaScript/Python/React/Rust/Ethereum/Solidity/Smart Contracts/ERC20/DApp/Hyperledger/Bitcoin etc.)
– Management professionals – CEOs, operations, sales, business development
– ICO professionals & advisors – marketing/pr, finance, content, legal

I also advise ICOs and startups on the topics of talent, recruitment, organizational structure and development.

Furthermore I am well connected in the technology/digital world and help recruit talent with rare emerging technologies skill sets e.g.
– Fintech
– Cryptocurrencies
– Digital Transformation/Strategy
– Internet of Things IoT
– Augmented Reality AR Virtual Reality VR
– Artificial Intelligence, Machine & Deep Learning
– Big Data
– Quantum Computing
– Robotics
– Automation
– Cybersecurity

I have helped numerous organizations to successfully establish presence in new locations from scratch by bringing the right people into the team.

Locations covered:
CEE Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech, Hungary, Romania, Austria Germany, Spain, Netherlands, France, UK, Italy. Middle East Israel. USA. China & Asia Pacific

Industries served:

– IT Software & Hardware & Services
– FMCG
– Packaging
– Medical Devices
– Construction
– Oil & Gas
– Metallurgy
– Renewable Energy
– Hospitality
– Education
– Internet & E-commerce
– Retail
– Sporting Goods
– Apparel & Fashion
– Start-ups
– NGO Non Profit
– Research Institute Think Tanks

Pedro Febrero

Technical Writer & Solidity Dev

(Based in Leeds, UK)

Pedro has experience working with different ERP systems, he’s an opinion writer for CCN and the founder of Bityond, a recruitment and talent management platform that uses tokens as an economic incentive.

Dmitriy Shelepin

Senior SEO Strategist

(Based in Canada/Europe)

Nine years of SEO experience in high competetive niches for B2B and B2C clients from USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Middle East and Asia. Industry specific expertise: IT/Tech (Cloud technologies, managed IT services, Software, SaaS, ICO/Blockchain, etc), Healthcare (Including Healthcare IT), Education (Including EdTech), Finance.

Andrew Azarias

Less is more

(Based in Philippines)

Drew is relatively new in the blockchain space, doing community management but is an experienced growth hacker indifferent industries ranging from IT industry to consumer products. He started out working for multinationals like Hewlett Packard and Citibank, and shifted his focus on startups, with a concentration in growth marketing. He has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from De La Salle University – Manila.

Spyros Kekos

You can buy attention, you can beg for attention, you can bug for attention but only a few earn attention !

(Based in Greece)

Entrepreneur and business leader, disrupting the status quo by offering the chance to integrate cryptocurrencies through B2B blockchain solutions, making them the new normal.Experienced community manager, negotiator, and operations strategist.

Howard Poston

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Consultant and Content Developer

(Based in the USA)

Howard Poston is a cybersecurity expert with a deep background in cryptography. He has experience in blockchain and ICO consulting including whitepaper and article writing and ICO advising (technical roadmap, tokenomics, etc.). He currently provides freelance consulting services for cryptocurrency, blockchain, and cybersecurity applications. Prior to his consulting work, Howard was a cybersecurity researcher at Sandia National Labs.

Alexandra Kavi

ICO Marketing | Business Plan & Strategy | Blockchain + Web/Mobile

(Based in Ukraine)

Alexandra is a specialist in IT project management, marketing and PR. She graduated from the International Economics and Management faculty form the Ukrainian Technical University and also got several additional courses on marketing, sales, customer service etc.

She is also technical oriented and has got wide range of helpful skills, has been involved into blockchain sphere for years, and in addition, she is interested in illustration sphere and work in Adobe Illustrator.

Currently, her focus is blockchain projects, ICO, PR and marketing, that is why she joined IBC team recently.

Nikki Lopez

Cryptocurrency and ICO Social Media and Community Management Expert

(Based in Brooklyn, NY USA)

Nikki Lopez is a highly experienced community manager with experience working with Blockchain companies both during and after ICO. She has a strong understanding of how to build engaged communities.

Francois Le Scornet

Leading authority in the energy and power generation sector. Founder of Carbonexit Consulting

(Based in Paris, France)

Carbonexit Consulting Founder & President. François has an extensive experience in Product management, Marketing and Business Development in the low-carbon power generation sector, working for Industry leaders like General Electric or Areva. He is particularly knowledgeable in complex markets analyses and strategic consulting in a high-tech context. François is based in France, loves to travel, to eat cheese and to speak about politics

Gerry Myton

Leading authority on VAT in the UK and the EU

(Based in the UK)

Gerry Myton leads Harwood Hutton’s indirect taxation team.
He is recognised as one of the leading authorities on VAT in the UK, skilled at mitigating VAT liabilities and identifying cash-saving opportunities from all stages of business development, from initial registration to business restructuring and trading internationally.

Gerry began his career with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs before moving into senior positions within UK Top 20 accountancy firms.
He was VAT Partner at Grant Thornton and PKF and was head of VAT Services for Vantis plc. He joined Harwood Hutton from MHA Macintyre Hudson.

Gerry is a specialist in a range of business sectors, notably retail, property and construction, international supply chains, e-commerce and import/export.

Gerry has extensive experience assisting companies in navigating the complexities of VAT with particular emphasis on companies setting up and trading in the UK and from the UK into Europe.

Dr. Daniel Dimov

Extensive experience and expertise in international law

(Based in Belgium)

Dr. Daniel Dimov is the founder of Dimov Internet Law Consulting (www.dimov.pro), a legal consultancy based in Belgium. Daniel is a fellow of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC). He did traineeships with the European Commission (Brussels), European Digital Rights (Brussels), and the Institute for EU and International law “T.M.C. Asser Institute” (The Hague).

Daniel received a PhD in law from the Center for Law in the Information Society at Leiden University, the Netherlands. He has a Master’s Degree in European law (The Netherlands), a Master’s Degree in Bulgarian Law (Bulgaria), and a certificate in Public International Law from The Hague Academy of International law. Daniel has authored several peer-reviewed publications in the area of alternative dispute resolution. He presented his articles at conferences in Cyprus, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Justin Mattew

Social media marketing pioneer with various industry achievements

(Based in the USA)

Justin Matthew has been a pioneer in social media, providing equal parts leadership, perseverance, dedication, competence and entrepreneurial expertise. Achievements include:
– Reaching #4 on the top 100 UK entrepreneurs (along with Richard Branson) CITY AM
– #1 Most Influential on the Digital Marketing Shows Power 100
– KRED Influencer of The Month
– Ranked #33 Most Retweeted Marketer In The World
– Ranked 83 on Klout and #5 expert worldwide
– Recognized by social media guru Jeff Bullas as one of the top 23 most influential leaders in business today
– #1 Circle Share count of all time (Google rank #3)

Coming from the venture capital world as an enviable and successful rainmaker, Justin’s entrepreneurial restlessness started in reaching a top seller on Fiverr and then managing one of the top YouTube companies in the world (21st most subscribed channel) with over 3.6 million subscribers today.

Andrea Wall

International Accounting Expert

(Based in Australia)

Andrea has over 15 years’ experience in the field of accounting and finance. Andrea has in-depth knowledge of an extensive range of accounting softwares and has experience in supervising and managing small and large finance teams. She has worked in companies ranging from $30 million to $1.2 billion dollar revenue. Andrea has been responsible for the redesign and creation of management reports for global companies employing in excess of 700 people.

Her specialty in preparing, analyzing and managing financial accounts allows Andrea to develop and implement the accounting structure for small and large corporations. Andrea has been directly and indirectly involved in over 40 countries, helping businesses grow internationally at a rapid pace.

Victor Maxwell

Senior Manager at billion-dollar firms

(Based in South Africa)

Victor is a commercially astute and versatile MBA holder and Chartered Accountant with Big 4 professional training and senior management level experience within global, large scale ($6 billion turnover), complex and culturally diverse industry leaders in the manufacturing, mining and pension fund industries.

Victor leads by providing conceptual structure, developing compelling cases for change and developing pragmatic implementation plans. A genuine ‘out-of-the-box’ strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complex business problems and adopts a hands-on approach when necessary.

Victor is passionate about continuous business improvement and has specialized in the industrial and financial services sectors for over 18 years and continues to thrive and expand his skillset while applying his experience and knowledge to current modern scenarios.

Alexandru Cernatescu

Founder of Infinit Solutions & Digital Marketing Guru

(Based in Romania)

Alexandru Cernatescu has 14 years of experience in digital advertising, digital transformation, innovation, software and technology companies. Ten years ago he founded a company with his brother, Infinit Solutions, which is now the largest independent digital agencies in Romania and one of the fastest growing technology-driven groups in Europe, working with brands like Microsoft, Angelini, Tantum Verde, Orange, Borsec, Skoda, Volkswagen, Praktiker and others. For this he received the distinguished Forbes “30 under 30” special prize for young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs.

Alexandru is also an experienced consultant with extensive experience in brand development in the digital world and business transformation towards digital. As a seasoned international public speaker, Alexandru enjoys talking about subjects he is personally very passionate about, such as futurology, technological disruption, digital advertising and entrepreneurship in the digital age.

Kanika Agarwal

Founder of Passion Peers & IOT Guru

(Based in Singapore)

Kanika is a visionary digital transformation strategist. A keynote speaker and digital marketing trainer, she is the founder & CEO of Passion Peers, Asia’s fastest growing digital transformation strategy and execution services company, along with an established academy.

Kanika is on a mission to learn, share and train within the evolving landscape of content marketing, digital, customer experience, social media and the Internet of Things. Her goal is to build outstanding connected customer journeys, understanding the “whys” and “hows” of effective storytelling thus helping organizations and businesses embrace the change and constantly innovate.

Kanika has also been a personal branding and digital marketing trainer for five years. A trusted marketing expert and thought leader, she has been featured in various publications, forums and serves as a mentor to the next generation of marketers and entrepreneurs. Kanika has worked in client servicing roles in Vocanic, a company of GroupM and as a Marcomm professional in Google as well as Microsoft Singapore. Kanika holds a Computer Engineering and Business degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and prides herself in being an inquisitive and constant learner who is excited about the future of technology as a whole.

Bernard Nassif

Former General Manager at L'Oreal Europe

(Based in the UK)

Bernard is a management visionary managing role for L’Oreal Europe, climbing the ranks of the global conglomerate L’Oreal ($106.6 Billion) to claim a Managing Director role for L’Oréal Europe. Bernard has had over 20 years of management experience, in some roles managing in excess of 250+ employees. His expertise was the infiltration of the company’s core framework, and reorganization through a multitude of cutting edge management techniques designed to launch the company towards success. He was hailed at L’Oreal for his skill and travelled globally to countries such as Australia, France, Canada and Spain, resolving high profile management situations and improving company performance.

As Bernard continued to climb the ladder, he grew homesick and decided to pursue his family life. However, not to be taken lightly, Bernard is now Managing Director of Froothie UK & Ireland. Furthermore, Bernard is an Associate Partner at Tinderbox Consulting, providing strategic advisory services with top line growth and profit improvement through winning strategies and effective sales, marketing and team improvements.

Balazs Fekete

Founder of BitcoinBazis & WePowerCrypto

(Based in Hungary)

Balazs is passionate p2p business development specialist, with a practical and problem-solving approach. His multifaceted skill set comes handy in marketing (ad placement, bounty programs, content crafting, SMM, conferences), consulting (project evaluation, strategic planning) management (emphasis on startups, early stage ICOs), sales (lead generation, price negotiation) and communication (networking, pr).

Independent thinker with strong entrepreneurial attitude, who lived 8+ years in Georgia, China and United Kingdom. Currently occupied with his mining electricity distributor company and fintech media outlet, and participating in private ICOs.

Before IBC Group: Co-founded a trading company in China.

Something to know: long distance cyclist who covered several times Budapest – Tbilisi distance on the saddle.

First bitcoin purchase: In 2015 after visiting a mining farm in Inner-Mongolia.

Tom Barnaby Hart

Content writer

George Sharpe

10 years of marketing experience working for Apple, Universal and Ticketmaster.

(Based in London)

George has been working within music, entertainment and technology for 10 years, managing global projects and multi-million dollar projects for the likes of Apple, Universal Music and Ticketmaster. Most recently, George has been support startups by bringing his 10 years of experience into companies to achieve growth.

Nadja Stanglauer

Project Manager

(Based in Brighton, UK)

As a perceptive generalist with excellent business acumen, companies bring Nadja on board to manage the successful planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure of specialist projects. She has a strong reputation for bringing energy and initiative to her leadership of the entire project lifecycle. Her expertise includes technology, recruitment, training & development, marketing, finance, and operations.

Oana Raluca Chitas

Human Resource Specialist.

Brad O’Hara

Technical Project Manager

(Based in Raleigh, NC)

Brad is a crypto enthusiast who has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from NCSU and an M.S. in Business Analytics from NYU Stern.

With Project Management experience in technical Engineering projects such as power plant construction, power transformer design, and in pharmaceutical manufacturing, Brad has leveraged his graduate degree to gain front-end and back-end experience in big data analytics in the pharma industry as well.

A true believer in crypto and blockchain technology, Brad is excited to help push the ecosystem forward.

Michel W Tand

(Based in Lisbon, Portugal)

Always ready and passionate about bringing an idea to life

I am self-taught in many areas of design and film production.I have been working in this as a professional for 7 years.I have worked in a Publicity and marketing platform as a creative and Designer for two years were i had the opportunity to work on multinational brands as Coca-cola, Nestle and other national brands in Mozambique.

Since then i’ve being freelancing as a Motion Designer and Creative Director focusing on:
-Explainer Videos;
-White board Animations;
-2D/3D animation;
-Storyboarding.
-Ads;
-Brand Development.
-Brand Development.
-Graphic Design;
-Music production and sound effects;
-Illustration and caricature drawing;

My goal is simple, help my clients sell their business with engaging and easy to understand content.

Patrick Pedersen

(Based in Kolding, Denmark)

I have been involved in crypto and blockchain tech since 2013 on and off. however in late 2016 i started looking at it as the future instead of just a way to invest spare cash.

I have been involved in multiple community projects and i try to write useful articles in the crypto space. i love being involved with crypto communities and help where i can.

Guiller Jay S. Felix

ICO Community Manager

(Based in Philippines)

Guiller Jay Felix was a freelance bounty and community manager and has already served several ICOs. He is passionate about cryptocurrency and loves getting involved in discussions related to it; he excels in helping people of ICO community groups and is continuously building good relationships with them.

Bakhrom Kholmatov

IT expert and Blockchain consultant

(Based in Moscow)

Bakhrom has 12 years experience in IT sphere. Mostly working in big investment companies like Renaissance Capital, Deutsche Bank, VTB Capital. He was in charge of implementation of market data and stock exchange systems. Since 2017 he started to work with blockchain projects. His main responsibilities are to develop tokenomics, token metrics, and token functionality, startup traction. Invested in most popular ICOs and right now he does ICO due diligence for funds and business angles.

Karson Lindstorm

“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” -- Mark Twain

(Based inFort Collins, Colorado)

I work as a Content Writer and Creator. My goal is to enable the adoption of blockchain technologies by working to create comprehensive and well explained documentation. I truly believe the blockchain is one of the greatest creations of our time. I view the blockchain as the opportunity to democratize the world and create a world by, of, and for the people.

Katarina Pavlovic

Graphic and UI/UX Designer

(Based in Belgrade/Serbia)

I’m a multidisciplinary designer who combines graphic design, art, and web design to create exemplary solutions for all of my clients. I try to maintain a professional yet relaxed relationship with each client and I truly believe that the most important component of such a partnership is reaching an in-depth understanding of both the client and the work we’d collaborate on.
My interests range from web design, branding, packaging design & typography, to art and art projects in general. I’m quite passionate about what I do. I like being busy, creating something new every day is my main goal.

Mariana Gomes

Project Manager

(Based in Lisbon, Portugal)

Always ready and passionate about bringing an idea to life

Mariana Gomes is a highly experienced Marketing professional. She has been leading several projects as a Project Manager in order to develop brand awareness, products and services launch and implementation and database design. Mariana is a strategic thinker, business driver and customer driven.

Jared Grey

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein

(Based in Tampa, FL)

More than 20 years of experience in IT sales & business management. 10 years as an IT business owner. Worked on campaigns focused on B2C & B2B prospects. Expert level knowledge of Blockchain tech.

Dawn Rector

Public Relations & Marketing Consultant

(Based in USA)
Dawn Rector, B.S., is a seasoned public relations & marketing strategist, publicist, and writer that consults with U.S. and International clients to ensure their marketing and public relations goals, while serving their professional business objectives for annual revenue growth.

Since 1995, Dawn has been an experienced marketing & public relations consultant for startup businesses, public relations & marketing agencies, business owners and executives in the social media, healthcare, orthodontic, film & movie, financial & investment, virtual assistant, art gallery, software & music application industries, and other related service fields.

Dawn is a nationally published writer in equine magazines such as The Quarter Horse Journal, Equus, The Chronicle of the Horse and The Gaited Horse.

Dawn graduated from Ball State University (Rated among the top public relations programs in the U.S.) with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism in 1995, specializing in Public Relations and a minor in Graphic Arts Printing Technology.

Sudhir Tiwari

Co-Founder at TriCore InfoTech Pvt. Ltd.

(Based in Ahmedabad, India)
An entrepreneurial, software professional and results-focused sales with 10 years experience in sales & marketing, business development, web development, application development, requirement analysis and project planning & execution.

• Experience in managing/executing big projects.
• Experience in various technologies PHP, MySQL/MSSQL, Javascript,HTML/HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, Responsive
• Experience in various CMS Magento, WordPress, Woo-commerce, Netsuite, Prestashop, Drupal
• Experience in various Framework Yii, Laravel, CakePHP, Code Igniter, AngularJS, NodeJS,
• Experience in Google services, Facebook application development, Facebook pixel
• Experience in project discussion, scope analysis and client communication
• Direct/Indirect sales and sales management experience.
• Special expertise in technical services like server related stuffs, debugging and solving programming issues
• Training program development and facilitation

Areas of Expertise:
E-commerce consulting, Web development services, Bid & Pursuit Management, Sales Management, Customer Sales & Support, Social Media

Asad Gilani

Content Strategist and Social Media Lizard

(Based in Pakistan)

Asad is a Social media expert and a seasoned author from Pakistan. He is interested in technology and in particular the subject of online security. An open supporter of freedom of speech, privacy, and equality for all. On a personal level, he likes to stay socially active, loves playing snooker, cricket, enjoy seafood, and loves listening to the folk music.

Opakunle Omotayo

I don't wanna be the same as everybody else. That's why I became a Mod, see? I mean you gotta be somebody, ain't ya?

(Based in Nigeria)

Opakunle, is a professional customer service person as well as a community manager, having cognitive experience in the blockchain industry as a community builder and manager.
He has a bachelor degree in business administration from Lagos state university and a member of Nigeria Institute of Management Chartered

His work experience as a community manager includes working with Trusted Community, Xdac, and steneum

His Area of expertise includes; Chat-box, Messenger Bots, Facebook Ads, Sales Funnels, Audience engagement, launch and marketing strategy, list building and adding branding

He is a person that have the ability to communicate with prospect, investors, and clients both at technical and non-technical level. Proven ability to find solutions and diffuse difficult situations with (prospect, investors, and client) by creating a roadmap for resolutions.

Also have a greater emotional intelligence and empathy skills. These skills enables him to have a niche when communicating with the people (prospect, investors, client) With these he already have an in depth understanding and management of people, what they value, and the things they are passionate about and how much believe they should have on the project he is projecting.

Stefan Walters

Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem

(Based in Jamaica)

Taking the supervisory and management experiences from the BPO sector, Stefan is an avid online entrepreneur and traveller. He has tapped into the online freelance economy and has successfully completed projects which includes:
– Participating in the customer support and administrative services of an ICO.
– Creating, training and managing teams to be the customer’s first point of contact.
– Managing the introductory stages of deal offers which may come in via contact channels.

Arman Shavelyan

WordPress expert and Senior Web developer

(Based in Armenia, Yerevan)

Arman is highly interested in innovative technologies. He has been studying web development since 2009 and goes on further self-realization in the field of programming. He succeeded to become Full stack developer within several years handling 50+ full projects in various frameworks. He gives his preference to WordPress as a greatly flexible and updatable platform. Since 2012, he has been studying the crypto-currency market trends.

Daniel Pelberg

Blockchain content writer and entrepreneur

(Based in the USA)

Dan is a finance and technology content writer focusing on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. He has an academic background in Economics and Finance and has experience as an entrepreneur, having started and grown his ecommerce company to over $1 million in revenue and profitability in less than three years. Currently, Dan contributes content to ICOs, startups, blogs, and in other formats in the blockchain industry while also providing data management consulting services to small organizations.

Vidhu Jain

Content Writer & Strategist

(Based in India)

A multi-award-winning writer who’s crafted content for some of the world’s largest Fortune and Forbes listed companies including Johnson & Johnson, Qualcomm, and TATA. A radiation biologist and an acclaimed writer in the blockchain and cryptocurrency niches, she’s the Co-Founder of Sukhnidhey Films recognized as India’s only ‘Outstanding’ rated filmmakers.

With more than 117 TV Show episodes and films for National Television to her credit, Vidhu’s works have also been broadcast on the Science & Discovery Channel.

Vidhu believes in the power of the word and wishes to bring a positive change to the lives of people everywhere with her writing.

Neha Rana

MARKETING EXECUTIVE

(Based in India)

I’m young , passionate girl looking for project and jobs of SMM. Actual I belong to science field but I have social media marketing jobs and so passionate , dedicated towards it . Having 6+ years experience in Social Media marketing/SEO/SMO/SEM/Crowdfunding in various IT companies has sharpen my skills . Though I am new to this but I had many projects of SMM while working under IT companies . I am Fluent in English and I use social media as an sales generator,increasing brand awareness,retaining customers, trend mapper and strategic compass for all of our online business ventures.

Alex Sabo

Digital marketing specialist

(Based in Serbia)

Alex is senior in digital marketing world, with focus on startups and quick growth. In his “spare time”, Alex is assisting teacher at Faculty of Technical Science, University of Novi Sad.

Alex’s experience is coming from wide range of projects where he was working as project manager, but also covering marketing, testing, market research, product development, etc. These projects have helped him to build great knowledge and experience how to find gap on the markets and build community around startup ideas.

Alex keeps his focus on growth hacking, but he was also working with many established global brands like Durex, ShutterStock, Strepsils, “Fit for Fashion” reality show, etc.

Olesya Kuzina

Graphic Designer

(Based in Russia)

Olesya Kuzina is a professional graphic designer. Main specializations are brand identities design, mobile/web design, logo design, print design. Having Master Degree in graphic design, completed a large amount of projects for the 4+ years experience working as full time freelancer.

Jarek Rozynski

AdWords specialist and former Google employee

(Based in Canada)

Jarek holds all 5 Google AdWords certifications and formerly worked at Google’s Toronto office. He brings over 12 years of marketing experience from companies big and small, including Capital One and Vodafone.

Ainal Haq

WordPress Expert

(Based in Canada)

Sr. Web Designer and Developer, located in Canada. As a web designer and developer in the web field over 8 years, I work with clients around the world providing the highest quality design and development services. Through those years I have attained immense experience working on several projects such as concept and pitching, scoping, specifying and leading technical delivery.

I specialize in PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Codeigniter, Zend Framework, Symfony2, and Yii. I love WordPress, SquareSpace, Weebly, Wix, Shopify etc as CMS web application platform where I can build custom and complicated applications very easily with the powerful API it provides.

I am very quick to understand client requirements and deliver bug-free products in a timely manner. Furthermore, with my rich experience in the website field, I always suggest better solutions and business remodelling for my client’s development and design requirements.

Kazi Mamun

Follow your passion, life will be beautiful.

(Based in Bangladesh)

I am Kazi Mamun Ur Rashid from Bangladesh. Graduated in Computer Science & Software Engineering. A tech guy and passionate about technology. Working in the field of Web Design & Development for 6+ years. Now a days mostly working with WordPress.

I used to be a tech community leader and hosted and speak on several tech events & workshops. I Have been Worked with several International Organization such as Microsoft, Microsoft YouthSpark, MSP, E-Sprout, Innovate4Good, Taking IT Global, HootSuite, WikiHow, ExpressVPN, Salient Marketing, Lookbook etc.

Konstantyn Kudin

ICO Google AdWords expert

(Based in Ukraine)

I’m a Premier Google Certified Partner with 6,5+ years of experience in Digital Marketing field.
During this time I’ve worked with many industries and different service. I was helping them to achieve different goals, starting from increasing awareness of brand and ending with boosting sales on e-commerce sites.

For last 7 months work hard with crypto space, already helped 15 projects with digital marketing (Google AdWords) – boosted awareness for them, increased conversion rate for sign ups, boosted sales during pre-sales and main sales events.

Rosheel Baig

Blockchain Consultant with experience in ICO's, Token Design, WhitePapers and Smart Contracts

(Based in Pakistan)

Rosheel Baig is the co-founder and COO of BlockchainExpertSolutions (BES).He is an Expert in Whitepaper writing, Blockchain Development, SRS for complex Blockchain Design, ICO Planning and execution, financial analysis of Projects. He is mainly responsible for Business Development of the organization. His capabilities of highly excellent communications with client and a very quick response time help the organization in progressing. Prior to launching BES in Pakistan, Rosheel has over 10 years of experience in Information Technology industry.

Mudaser Iqbal

Senior Blockchain Consultant with experience in ICOs, Token Design, Whitepapers and Smart Contracts

(Based in Pakistan)

Mudaser Iqbal is the founder and CEO of BlockchainExpertSolutions (BES). He is entirely responsible for restructuring BES’ business model into that of an IT company. Additionally he is an Expert in Whitepaper writing, Blockchain Development, SRS for complex Blockchain Design, ICO Planning and execution, financial analysis of Projects. Prior to launching BES in Pakistan, Mr. Mudaser has over 10 years of experience in Information Technology industry.

Jesse Stein

Creator of Innovative Real Estate Investment Products

(Based in the USA)

Jesse Stein is the CEO of New York Residential REIT and of Commencement Capital, a real estate investment and advisory firm. Mr. Stein was formerly the founder and chief operating officer of ETRE Financial, a real estate financial services and information technology company focused on facilitating the public listing of individual real estate assets.

Mr. Stein also served as the Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, and a member of the Board of Directors of ETRE REIT, LLC. Mr. Stein is also the founder and managing principal of Advanced Fundamentals, a real estate data analytics and indexing firm. Mr. Stein graduated from Cornell University and received a Masters Degree in Real Estate from NYU.

Robin Ebers

Blockchain and ICO Expert & Networker

(Based in the Malta)

Robin is a UI/UX Designer and Blockchain Consultant with a strong developer background. He believes that the future lies in the blockchain and works continuously on making cryptocurrencies more accessible.

He is passionate about seeing things from an end-user perspective and enjoys strategizing towards making products more community-driven.Previously Lead Frontend Developer at companies such as SamKnows Inc (London) and RaceBets Ltd (Malta), he managed small and medium-sized teams in agile local and remote environments.

Now traveling the world as a professional nomad, networking with like-minded people and sharing his vision of a blockchain-driven world.

Mrinal Sharma

Blockchain Architect

(Based in India)

Experienced Blockchain Developer, worked end to end from building the architect to deploying various cryptocurrencies successfully online. Skilled in ERC20, Ethereum, Solidity, Smart Contracts, Decentralized database, and Cryptocurrency.

Ranit Saha

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency expert

(Based in India)

Ranit Saha is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rplanx Technology Pvt. Ltd. He heads the Product Management division of the company.
The organization has set its foundation with his planning and concept. He plans new products and initiates strategies as per market requirements. Apart from that, he also looks after the project management sector and duly executes innovative strategies that are aimed at bringing success to the business.

Under his supervision Rplanx has delivered several successful Blockchain projects for various industries including Healthcare, Retail and Trading. Ranit has years of experience in research and development of various strategic solutions related to Blockchain Technology. Since the inception of his company Rplanx Technology Pvt. Ltd, he has been serving all his clients in understanding how they leverage the best features of Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology. He has proficiency in the various sectors of Blockchain including Fintech, Healthcare and Banking. Over the years, he has been quite successful in creating a commendable team that effectively satisfies all our clients’ expectations.

He holds an M. Tech. Degree from IIT Bombay in Information Technology. His experience incorporates both technical and managerial roles at various levels of expertise. Over the years, Ranit has achieved massive experience in these roles. Coupled with his extensive domain knowledge of the IT industry, Ranit has a firm grip on the latest disruptive trends in the IT domain

Vinshu Gupta

(Based in India)

Vinshu is a Full Spectrum blockchain developer with experience of working on various blockchain platforms such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Quorum, Hyperledger, Corda and Lisk.

He has been among the first few developers to explore blockchain and has more that three years experience in developing and implementing blockchain products and solutions.

He has extensive experience in developing ICO technical platforms with proven expertise in building smart contracts, crypto wallets etc. and has been the blockchain spearhead for various ICOs like Realestatecoin, Xinfin, Entercoin, SolarXell and Currensee.

Previously he has worked with reputed organisations like Sopra Steria, Paytm and Emirates National Bank of Dubai.

Christian Cruz

Designer

Stavros Georgiadis

(Based in Greece)

A CFA charterholder, an investment and financial professional, Economist, with over 10 years of business working experience in financial analysis, having a very strong interest and passion for financial and capital markets

Tyler Swope

Blockchain Enthusiast and ICO Consultant

(Based in the USA)

Tyler Swope started his cryptocurrency & blockchain journey in January of 2013 when he purchased his first bitcoins. Since then, Tyler has passionately traded his way to independent success and started the cryptocurrency media company Chico Crypto. His involvement in the crypto space runs deep with media connections to Komdodo, NEO, Stellar, and many others.

His passion is unrivaled, and his understanding of the cryptocurrency markets is unmatched.

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Mario Nawfal

Business Development Team

Meet the Rest of the Team

We are hiring!

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There are currently 40 applications in the queue.

There are currently 40
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