Tech Intersect #117: Summer Watson-Aku Dreams and the Future of IP in the New Economy

In this episode, @IPProfEvans welcomes entertainment and marketing maven Summer Watson to the show to talk about the “future of creativity”, web3 IP ownership, and the essential role of people of color and women in this next iteration of the web. She is an active partner and investor in several consumer music, fintech, data, AI and gaming companies and currently serves as president of one of Fast Company’s 2022 10 most innovative media companies of 2022, WYE Media, cultivator of AKU, a futuristic character created by former MLB player turned artist, Micah Johnson, after hearing a young boy ask, “Can astronauts be black?” Summer is a consumer product and marketing veteran, having held founding and executive positions at industry leading companies, including Heir with Pusha-T, Playdom (acquired by Disney), TuneIn, Pocket Gems/Episode, Skybound, CS Global and Vol. 1. POWERED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY  With Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the way, the cryptocurrency market is booming. And growing. With thousands of different types of crypto (and counting), crypto is a fast-paced, fast moving emerging asset class. Find out what banks, governments, and companies like Paypal don’t want you to know about owning crypto and holding it in your own wallet or self-guided crypto IRA. Bottom line? It’s a wave. And you deserve this opportunity to ride it all the way to financial freedom that leads to economic empowerment and generational wealth. LEARN safely, legally and confidently while you LEARN so you CAN:transform your relationship with moneygenerate wealth in the new digital cash economycreate digital ownership streams that lead to generational wealthvet, buy, store, trade, earn, and sell cryptocurrenciesengage in “defi” to lend and leverage your cryptocreate, buy and trade creative and collectible NFTsMembership includes: monthly live masterclasseslive Q&A with our expertsactive learning milestonesheadlines and hot topicsreplay libraryresources Bank (a $500 value)preferred access to invite-only eventspreferred pricing for courses and eventsdiscounted 1:1 sessions (regularly $1,000) Join now at advantageevans.com/specialGuest Contact:https://www.aku.world/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/summerwatson/ https://twitter.com/surgicalsummer https://www.instagram.com/summerwatson.v1/ Show Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP Rapternal Music (How to Start a Podcast Guide: The Complete GuideLearn how to plan, record, and launch your podcast with this illustrated guide.Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC