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I have spent my career doing more with less while building and leading high-performance, winning teams. I discovered that operating tactically is necessary, strategically is superior, and philosophically is life-changing. I turn learning into action and I am always learning. I believe in extreme respect and gratitude. I am passionate about family, friends, sharing knowledge, and getting things done.

Nick Wagner

Drivers Wanted
“This discovery of yours will create forgetfulness in the learners’ souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves.”
― Socrates in Plato’s Phaedrus on the dangers of writing

AI is changing the world, like it or not. We’ve seen this play out before. New technologies suddenly break routines and comfort zones.

Are some of the headlines hype? Absolutely.

Is it all just a mirage that’s inflating markets, but ultimately won’t change anything at a fundamental level? Don’t bet on it.

Some people will say “it was better in the old days” and “nobody wants this”, just like they did with smartphones, the Internet, personal computers, cars, etc. Other people will insist “the change is happening too fast” and “people can’t keep up”, just like they did with electricity, the assembly line, radio, and TV. Still others will insist we’re all doomed like people did during the cold war. And don’t forget the people who insist that some version of 1776, the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, the Middle Ages, or ancient Mesopotamia was better so we should go back to a time before all this slop.

I get it. People hate change. Change is risky. Change brings new challenges. Change requires learning and adaptation.

But change happens anyway. It’s inevitable and unavoidable.

Like every technological development of the past, AI has the potential for great good and great harm. It’s already an incredibly powerful tool for many pattern based tasks, like coding, early cancer detection, and voice recognition. But it’s also pretty good at deception and forgery.

So, what should we do?

Living in denial is just avoiding reality. We can’t put the genie back into the bottle, so let’s move past that idea. Instead, we can embrace change and help steer the ship toward its potential for good. We can go out to meet the change head-on and adapt along the way. We can stop competing with technology and start leveraging it.

Don’t just sit on the sidelines watching and complaining about how good things used to be.

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In October 2023, I reached a crossroads. Even with five job offers on the table the very next morning, I realized I just couldn't do it anymore. It was the safe choice, the one I was supposed to take, but I was done building someone else's asset. 

I had this itch to build something that was actually mine, and I knew I had to take the leap before my expertise became just another corporate commodity.

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Women in Web3 Global is the umbrella entity that will oversee the flourishing network of chapters around the world and manage the Women in Web3 Global Summit.

After the phenomenal growth we've experienced with the Swiss NGO Women in Web3 Switzerland, it became clear that our initial structure was ready to evolve. The NGO will continue to nurture our roots in Switzerland, dedicating its efforts to local initiatives and community building.

Women in Web3 Global is our response to the international enthusiasm and the incredible success of our inaugural Global Summit in Davos during the WEF 2024. This expansion will allow us to embrace the global demand for our mission: empowering women in Web3 & AI industries.

The moment I knew going independent was worth it had nothing to do with money.

It was a Tuesday at 10 a.m. I was at the gym.

Another independent advisor was there too. We looked at each other and started laughing.

Not because anything was funny. Because we both remembered what Tuesdays at 10 a.m. used to look like.

Back-to-back meetings. Someone else's priorities. A calendar that belonged to the company.

Now, I work out when I want. I take the afternoon off when the sun is out. I play golf on a Wednesday.

And the part nobody tells you about: I choose who I work with.

If a client isn't the right fit, I say no. No politics. No obligations. Just a clean decision.

After 20+ years in corporate, owning your time feels almost illegal at first.

Then it feels like the only way you ever want to work again.

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