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Navigating the Crypto Space With Zeneca (Founder/CEO of ZenAcademy)

Afropolitan
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Quote - “Think of all unfortunate experiences as learning experiences.” The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black community. Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant afterwards. This episode features Zeneca, Founder/CEO of ZenAcademy; who was a professional poker player for 15 years and has transitioned to being a well respected NFT influencer. He created ZenAcademy to build a community and space to educate and help others understand the crypto and NFT space. Listen and enjoy as Zeneca talks to us about burnout in the tech ecosystem and offers advice on trading crypto and NFTs. Roy’s Reading List Letters from a Stoic by Lucius Annaeus Seneca https://amzn.to/3VkqdKA Meditations by Marcus Aurelius https://amzn.to/2XsyOQl Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker https://amzn.to/3CP6tHB Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl https://amzn.to/3g2BIpF Show Notes 1:18 Transition from a professional poker player for 15 years to Crypto 2:31 Burnout and self-care 5:55 Distinction between NFTs and crypto 9:01 NFT trading - highs and lows 11:47 How to evaluate projects 15:10 Meaning of Zeneca 17:08 Favorite philosophers 18:21 Reading list 20:09 Start of ZenAcademy 26:45 Future of online platforms in growing online communities 30:23 Encounter with failure and lessons learned 36:43 Navigating the crypto space and dealing with loss 41:34 Title of the book about your life 43:24 What does being Afropolitan mean to you The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to learn more about Afropolitan? Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/

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