Julien Paredes 🐸

Blockchain, Metaverse, DeFi, NFT, Gaming Consultant - Partnerships & Strategy

MEMECON

MEMECON brings together frens from across Web3. Whether you're a seasoned s**tcoiner or nocoiner, this is the event you've all been waiting for!

We invite you to connect, collaborate, and revel in the sheer lunacy of memes like never before. In a place where creativity knows no bounds, in a space to let our inner degens out, go ape and take over!

At MEMECON, we embrace the degenerate spirit that fuels meme culture. This is your safe space to push boundaries, challenge norms, and explore the dark side of the moon. There are no limits!!! Get ready to RAID, BTFD and shill your way to Valhalla. No JEETS welcome.

#LFGTOMEMECON #LETSGETREKT

Co-Founder

APE IN VERSE

Merging worlds 🌐x🌏 with 🍌 & ❤️

- Identify relevant innovation opportunities and initiatives;
- Identify technological requirements for future innovative projects;
- Develop innovative ideas, concepts, strategies, and GTM; 
- Consultation, contribute knowledge and experience on markets trends;
- Provide leadership for partner’s teams;
- Alculturation & Education for corporate brands, schools and consulting agencies;
- Project and Account management;
- Product management;
- Web3 Marketing consulting;
- Develop and manage key partnerships with businesses and stakeholders in the DeFi ecosystem;
- Develop and own strategy process and framework for DeFi strategy long-term
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends, competitive landscape, and partnership opportunities
- Provide a strategic perspective to product and engineering teams, delivering critical business insights and launching initiatives that impact the market (DeFi, Metaverse, NFT, Blockchain & Gaming).

Founder - Web3, Metaverse & Gaming Consulting

Wikiverse

By APE IN VERSE.
Wikiverse is a web3 community managed directory. It is the place to easily find Blockchain slang and definitions, creators, communities, builders, designers, brands, marketplace, events and more!

Missions:
- Contribute to knowledge;
- Empower Blockchain and web3 adoption.

Founder

PHYGICODE

PHYGICODE is a consortium of industry leaders involved in various aspects of Metaverse development, transitioning brands, products and experiences to a dual identity where physical and digital values coexist and enhance each other.

Missions:
- Contribute knowledge and experience of gaming, web3, metaverse, blockchain, and NFT ecosystems;
- Consultation on partners web3 and gaming activations;
- Strategise on phygital business activations.

Consortium member

Another-1

My mission on the advisory board will be to push the boundaries of the phygital revolution. Build a tokenized, dynamic ecosystem and shape the future of Another-1 platform.

Advisor

Tropee

Tropee is the leading NFT utility-as-a-service platform. We focus on helping NFT collections to create powerful utilities that delight their NFT holders.

Missions:
- Drive the end-to-end partnership business development strategy and execution, with the expected outcome of driving revenue growth.
- Design, evaluate, and pursue new agency and referral partnerships with various industry players.
- Build relationships with media, award shows, key partners, organizations and conferences to help drive awareness about our tech, our team and capabilities.
- Continually identify sales opportunities for existing and new partners, finding innovative ways to grow revenue and secure new accounts.
- Secure new and innovative integrations, distribution models, and co-marketing initiatives that drive revenue.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Marketing, Customer Success, Product) to drive more partner sourced revenue.

Head of Partnerships at Tropee

LandVault (formerly Admix)

Ambassador

Metis Mind

Metis Mind develops pioneer business strategies in Blockchain and eSport for industry leaders, private investors, governments, and web3 projects.

Missions:
- Identify relevant innovation opportunities and initiatives;
- Identify technological requirements for future innovative projects;
- Develop innovative ideas, concepts, strategies, business and roadmap; 
- Consultation, contribute knowledge and experience on markets trends;
- Provide leadership for partner’s teams;
- Project and Account management;
- Product management;
- Web3 Marketing consulting;
- Industry introductions.

Project cycle management - Team management - Negotiation process - Public & press relations - Technical and financial management - Brainstorming - Design thinking - Problem solving - Digital strategy & innovation

Project manager I Grant officer I Fundraiser I Citizen Empowerment

Boson Protocol

Boson Protocol vision is to enable a Blockchain decentralized commerce ecosystem by funding and enabling the development of a stack of applications to disrupt, demonopolize and democratize commerce.
We have built PORTAL in Decentraland to enable decentralized phygital commerce and the world first Fashion Week in the Metaverse - $4 millions worth of phygital products (clients: Tommy Hilfiger, Cider, Hogan, IKKS, NGRAVE, DragonPass, ANREALAGE, Deadfellaz, 8sian,...).

Missions:
- Contribute knowledge and experience of web3, metaverse, blockchain and crypto ecosystems;
- Strategise on project trajectory and desired partners;
- Create a sustainable sales pipeline and report KPIs;
- Outreach and account management of partners;
- Outreach and onboarding of Key Opinion Leaders;
- Consultation, guidance and strategy building on partner projects;
- Managing partnership to the point of signing;
- Contribute to new potential Metaverse business and event activations;
- Represent the company and speak on conferences.

Metaverse, Web3 & NFT Partnerships

Alias Project

ALIAS is an innovative privacy-focused cryptocurrency, featuring two energy-efficient proof-of-stake algorithms, anonymous staking rewards, rapid transactions, ring signatures, and stealth addresses for privacy and anonymity, and a fully integrated Tor + OBFS4 layer for IP obfuscation.

Missions:
- Creation and implementation of the global listing strategy with cryptocurrency exchanges;
- Research and analysis on market trends and competitors;
- Organization of promotions and events;
- Contribute to spread privacy-focused cryptocurrency adoption.

Project Manager & Ambassador

I'm Julien Paredes, a seasoned Blockchain & Metaverse Consultant and Strategic Advisor, deeply immersed in the digital transformation of today's business landscape. My journey in the metaverse reached a pinnacle as the Partnerships Manager at Boson Protocol, where we pioneered the world's first Metaverse Fashion Week, collaborating with iconic brands like Tommy Hilfiger, adidas, Lacoste, IKKS and more.

Before diving into the digital realm, I dedicated over a decade to empowering civil societies through NGOs, touching on education, governance, agriculture, healthcare, and the economy. My advocacy extended to the halls of the EU Parliament and the French Assembly, where I lobbied for citizen-centric policies.

As an entrepreneur, I co-founded a start-up that revolutionized fundraising for NGOs by harnessing the power of video games & eSports, leading to significant partnerships with industry giants like RIOT Games.

Since 2013, my blockchain odyssey has seen me don multiple hats as a Project Manager, Advisor, and Consultant, honing a robust understanding of blockchain mechanics and adoption strategies.

I launched Wikiverse, a community-led web3 educational directory, further cementing my commitment to making blockchain technology accessible and comprehensible to all.

During my time at Boson Protocol, I spearheaded partnerships in the Metaverse & Web3 spaces, leading to the groundbreaking launch of PORTAL in Decentraland and the inception of the first-ever Fashion Week in the Metaverse.

Most recently, I've led strategic partnerships at Tropee, empowering creators to engage with their communities through NFTs and driving forward the notion that every digital interaction should be as rewarding as it is engaging.

Now, with APE IN VERSE, I've steered strategies that champion user privacy and deliver exceptional experiences, navigating the complexities of Web3 to bring our clients' ambitious visions to life. From ideation to fruition, I ensure that every project resonates with our clients' goals and exceeds their expectations.

In every role, I bring a wealth of experience and a passion for innovation, always looking to the horizon for the next breakthrough that will shape our digital future.

Head of Partnerships at Tropee - The home of NFT utilities 🌴

Coplement (ex Player One Labs)

The modern digital transformation platform - coming soon

Co-Founder / CEO

Imrsive

Incubated by Plug & Play / Deloitte top Web3 Start-up

Building Imrsive, the next iteration of the web.

Player One Labs started out in September 2021 as an agency providing consultancy services in the field of Web 3 & Metaverse strategy. Our activities included strategy consulting, artistic direction, 3D modeling & marketing strategy.

Combining this know-how with our past experiences and a deep understanding of consumer expectations, we created Imrsive.

Our vision? 
To create the next generation of websites, as visual as social media posts, as interactive as a mini-game, and as easy-to-use as a best-in-class website.

Wright Partners

Corporate Venture Building in SEA

Main project: creation of a sustainability app in Singapore.
- Interviews of key stakeholders to define target users, the state of sustainability in Singapore and potential use-cases
- Designing and testing of several products
- Definition of KPIs and business model

Venture Architect

baby vc

8 Weeks fellowship with top VCs and cherry-picked aspiring VCs.

Week-by-week unfolding of the bootcamp:
Week 1: What is a VC? w/ Alven
Week 2: Building a Fund w/ New Wave 
Week 3: Screening & Sourcing w/ Citizen Capital & Brighteye Ventures
Week 4: Instruction process w/ Daphni, Gaia & XAnge
Week 5: Dealflow committee simulation w/ Elaia
Week 6: Dealmaking w/ Axeleo Capital
Week 7: After investing
Week 8: Investment challenge w/ OneRagTime & CapHorn Invest

Fellow

Wishibam

Wishibam is the only Saas Start-up in the world that managed to digitize brick & mortar retail while personalizing the online and in-store experiences.

- Led strategic negotiations with Ministère de l’Economie and lobbying reunions with C-levels competitors, DGE and FEVAD
- Structured the city-centers from an operational point of view to speed-up the integration process during the lock-down
- Brought in 2 customers for city-digitization projects 
- Demonstrated Wishibam’s product and capabilities to an Italian Real Estate investment company, leading to signature of a deal
- Led the recruitment and managed 4 interns; conducted interviews for 3 full-time Business Developers positions
- Created a city Sales Deck to potential customers and pitched it to local government officials, and reviewed pitch-deck for the 2020 Q4 B-Series Fundraising 
- Originated and won an “Appel à Manifestation d’intérêt” made by the Ile-de-France region to gain access to >€10m in subventions
- Presented a webinar in collaboration with Commercial Chamber of Maine-et-Loire

Manager -  City-Centres Digitisation Projects

CEO's Right Hand

INDEFI

Strategy consulting for Asset Managers and Private Equity funds

- Conducted market research from public and semi-public, as well as phone interviews, to produce buy-side and sell-side strategic due diligences of private companies (between €20m and €50m in revenues)
- Identified prospective acquisition targets based on potential synergies, revenues, location, and industry
- Fulfilled desk-research to analyze the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) policies and reporting of the top-192 French asset owners and the top-216 European Asset Owners 
- Reviewed a private equity fund's investment strategy and evaluated the market depth in the targeted sector prior to the fund's creation
- Participated in recruitment activities by co-organizing an on-campus recruiting event dedicated to sustainable finance

Strategy Consultant (Private Equity / ESG)

microStory

Ed-tech seed-stage Start-up

- Introduced the firm to influencer marketing, and through the creation, planning, budgeting and management of these campaigns, placed the application in the second position of the most downloaded apps on the Apple store in the reading category and in the first position of the Android store in the same category
- Tested, operated and managed ads campaign on various platforms (Apple search ads, Facebook ads, Google ads, Taboola) that drastically reduced the firm's cost-per-download well under market average

Marketing Intern

Lust 404

Culture / lifestyle online magazine

- Creation and design of the Wordpress website
- Community management and growth strategy on various social media (Instagram, Facebook)
- Interviewing and article redaction
- Organization of the launch party, sponsored by 5 different brands to reduce costs
- Attained over 500 monthly unique visitors and over 120 in a day

Co-founder

UniCredit

3 months internship at the headquarters of UniCredit in Milan from June 2017 to August 2017. 

- Redaction of daily and weekly financial newsletter for private investors
- Redaction of promotional leaflets for UniCredit's secondary products (leveraged products, warrants and turbos on actions and indexes).
- Creation of an internal Excel table checking the activity the secondary products emitted by the bank on the French market.
- Organization of an online trading tournament with UniCredit's secondary products.

Listed Products Public Distribution intern (Italy & France) 

Digitas Amsterdam

2 weeks internship in the Parisian office of Digitas (previously DigitasLBi)

- Global outlook of various activities of the firm (advertising campaigns, creation of intranet and internet websites, community management)
- Introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Participation in the idea generation and idea screening phases of the Research Lab

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