This episode features Zicklin BBA and MBA alum Art Malkov (https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalbrand/), Chief Digital Officer at BlockchainDriven. BlockchainDriven is a team of industry leading experts advising public and private companies, governments and nonprofits with blockchain implementations.

This episode was a live recording from June 24, 2020 with Art and students, speaking on:

• Blockchain 101 and non-crypto use cases


• Non-developer skill sets companies look for in roles that use Blockchain


• Career growth in roles that use Blockchain

Art's Bio: Art Malkov was one of the early pioneers of the blockchain digital space and has been working full time at BlockchainDriven since 2016. He is a founder of BlockchainNYC, largest blockchain community in NYC. Art is a digital advisor and mentor for Columbia-IBM blockchain accelerator companies. He was the managing director and visionary of BlockchainWeekend, a 50+ blockchain events initiative in collaboration with NYCEDC that took place this November 2019 in NYC. Art has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, New York Times, Huffington Post, Crain's New York, Bitcoinist and a range of other publications and conferences. "

The following is a list of resources discussed on the podcast:

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  www.BlockchainNYC.org is the largest blockchain group in NYC for knowledge-sharing, networking and community. The group is set up as a MeetUp.

  
  


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  2020 Project Management Blockchain Career Guide [In-depth Analysis]: https://www.blockdriven.com/blog/project-management-blockchain-career

  
  


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  Deloitte's 2020 Global Blockchain Survey: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/understanding-blockchain-potential/global-blockchain-survey.html

  
  


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  Art mentioned being an Advisor at Columbia - IBM Lab to Market Blockchain Accelerator, specifically working on Nirvana Labs (AI & Blockchain Solutions for the Healthcare Industry): https://nirvanalabs.org/

  
  

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at zicklin.gcmc@baruch.cuny.edu to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!