315: Using the Future (A.I. and Blockchain) to Solve the Challenges of the Past with Dr. Elena Mechik

We’re continuing our new with my conversation with startup founder Dr. Elena Mechik. Elena was inspired after spending two months in the Brazilian rainforest to use technologies like blockchain and A.I. to provide transparency and accountability to...

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We’re continuing our new podcast series on A.I. with my conversation with startup founder Dr. Elena Mechik.

Elena was inspired after spending two months in the Brazilian rainforest to use technologies like blockchain and A.I. to provide transparency and accountability to solve challenges of the past using the technologies of the future.

In our conversation, Elena and I talk about:

• How she’s using AI in her software and why
• What blockchain is and why it's important
• Her experience in the Brazilian rainforest and the work she did for her PhD
• How we see AI impacting society (the good and the bad)
• What it's like to be a female founder of a startup

About My Guest: Dr Elena Mechik spent over five months in the rainforest of Brazil writing her PhD on climate change mitigation through sustainable conservation of tropical forests. In 2009, she founded an NGO to minimize poverty and protect the environment. In 2020, she founded INHUBBER, a SaaS solution for contract management, which uses blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies to reduce paper consumption at companies on the one hand and to create a total transparency of contractual relationships on the other. 

 

About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories, voices, and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com. 

 

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/315

Elena’s website: https://inhubber.com

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Connect on LinkedIn: 

• Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox
• Dr. Elena Mechik = https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elena-mechik

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 314: Using ChatGPT and Image Generators to Enhance Your Content
• Episode 310: Trends in Public Speaking and Thought Leadership for 2023 with Carol Cox

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