Creative Entrepreneur & Marketer 🍗 Social media: 94,500+ followers 🍗 MD of Chubbiverse: spreading giggles through rainbow farts + meme culture (6.2 billion giphy views)

From a KFC checkout chick to an award-winning marketer and digital entrepreneur - my journey proves that messy action beats perfect inaction every time.

Here's my story (the short version):

I started as an interior designer but the 9-5 wasn't for me. Switched to being a street artist (that's how I became "String") - won grants, created art, and was broke. Everyone said to give up, but I kept moving forward.

Then, people started asking me about marketing and social media. I went all in on LinkedIn, creating content that cut through the noise. Built a social following of 100,000+, became a LinkedIn Top Voice for 4 years straight, and discovered my sweet spot: helping smart people build their personal brand through strategic + authentic content.

Today, I run The Trusted Voice (TTV), where we help entrepreneurs, founders, and professionals transform from invisible experts into powerful online authorities. 

Our PACE Framework has helped members 3X their visibility and consistently land opportunities through LinkedIn.

What I'm known for:
🍗 Building engaged product and communities that drive real business results
🍗 Turning expertise into influence through strategic content
🍗 Creating frameworks that simplify complex marketing and sales concepts
🍗 Helping professionals find their voice and own their space

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Open to: Speaking opportunities, podcast interviews, and collaborations

My product + service include: 
1. Consulting on marketing or business (see my featured section to book a paid session, 
2. Want coaching on how to level up your personal branding for marketing or sales? Consider joining TTV coaching membership - DM me directly to discuss if you're a good fit.

String Nguyen

There was a time I stayed quiet.
In meetings, I’d bite my tongue.
Online, I’d overthink and never hit publish.

I thought my voice didn’t matter.
That someone else was already saying it better.

But here’s what I’ve learned since:

🍗 Your voice isn’t meant to sound like everyone else’s.

🍗 People don’t just connect to information, they connect to perspective.

🍗 Silence doesn’t build trust, but sharing, even imperfectly, does.

Now I rock up and show up.
Not because I have it all figured out.
But because every time I share my story, someone else feels seen.

✨ And that’s the real power of showing up…

Your voice can be the spark that makes someone else believe theirs matters too.

Digital Entrepreneur & Marketing Coach 🍗 Social media: 100K followers 🍗 Helping smart people with easy marketing and content tips

2025 taught me a few things.
Not loudly. Not dramatically. But clearly.

Here they are 👇

1️⃣ Motherhood rewired how I work
I didn’t “balance” work and life. I faced reality. Energy became the constraint, not time.

2️⃣ Alignment became a strategy
Forcing outcomes created stress. Alignment and simplicity worked better.

3️⃣ Energy > productivity hacks
Decision fatigue mattered more than hours worked. Protecting energy became the real leverage.

4️⃣ I shifted into operator mode
TTV stopped being creator-led and became system-led. Direction and structure beat doing everything myself.

5️⃣ Systems replaced hustle
If it couldn’t move without me, it wasn’t a business.

6️⃣ Working with people unlocked scale
Coaches, facilitators, support... progress sped up when I stopped being the bottleneck.

7️⃣ AI became infrastructure, not a trend
Used well, AI reduced cognitive load and protected energy. It didn’t replace my voice — it amplified it.

8️⃣ Clarity beat cleverness with AI
The winners weren’t louder. They were clearer.

9️⃣ Relationships beat reach
Fewer posts. More conversations. 
Recognisable names > anonymous metrics.

🔟 Sustainable growth is built, not chased
Reach gets you seen. Relationships get you remembered.

1️⃣1️⃣ I integrated identities instead of reinventing myself
Founder. Operator. Mum. No dramatic rebrand required.

1️⃣2️⃣ Subtraction created momentum
Letting go made room for better systems.

1️⃣3️⃣ Conviction replaced opinion-collecting
Less reacting. More deciding.

1️⃣4️⃣ Durability became the metric
Not virality. Not speed. What holds up over time.

2025 wasn’t about doing more.
It was about building things that last.
If this resonates, you’re probably playing the long game too.

📸 Photograph by Ksenia Belova 📸

People remember brands for the weirdest reasons.

For me?
It’s fried chicken 🍗

Not because I planned it.
Not because of strategy.

But because memorable brands have a talking trigger.

If you’re building a personal brand and feel invisible online, this is usually what’s missing:

🍗 Something human.
🍗 Something specific.
🍗 Something people can’t unsee.

You don’t need to be louder.
You need to be more you.

Save this if you’re working on your personal brand.
Follow for content + brand building tips.

You're good at what you do. Really good.

Years mastering your craft. Clients love your work once they find you.

But being brilliant isn't enough if people can't find you.

The loudest voices online aren't always the most experienced. They're just better at positioning themselves as the go-to choice.

Here's what works: 𝗣.𝗔.𝗖.𝗘.

🍗 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Can someone describe what you do in one sentence? If not, you have a positioning problem.

🍗 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 – Are you speaking to everyone? That's speaking to no one.

🍗 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 – Are you showing up where your people actually are?

🍗 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – Are you building relationships, or just hoping people notice?

Most experts assume their work speaks for itself. 
The people winning aren't necessarily better, they're just positioned better. More clearer.

Where are you stuck?

Reply with P, A, C, or E and I'll send you a quick fix for that step.

I was invisible for years and I was good at my job.

I'd have ideas. Good ones. 

But I'd sit there, heart racing, saying nothing
I told myself my work would speak for itself.

It didn't.

When I quit my 9-5, I had no choice. 
No boss to vouch for me. No team to hide behind.

I had to be seen or fail.

So I did a content challenge. 
Post every day. 
Face the fear. 

Deal with the imposter syndrome head-on.
And something unexpected happened.
I actually enjoyed it.

Now I work with hundreds of experts and entrepreneurs who remind me of past me. 

Brilliant at what they do. 
Terrible at talking about it.

And here's what I've noticed: AI hasn't fixed this. 

If anything, it's made the inner crisis louder. 
More comparison. More "everyone's doing it better."

That's why I built The Trusted Voice.

Not to help people post more. 
To help them find the inner voice that makes posting easier.

Because visibility isn't about volume. 
It's about finally letting yourself be seen.

If this is something you need help with, follow me for more tips on content and branding.

Are you using Claude Code? OMG I'm a fan.

So I was on a road trip, thinking I will chill over the December break, but I ended up becoming besties with Claude Code.

No bootcamp. No CS degree. No developer on call.

Just me, Claude Code, and a baby who doesn't care about my shipping schedule.

Three weeks later? 8+ internal tools built.

Here's what I learned:
🍗 You don't need to write code.
🍗 You need to clearly describe what you want.
🍗 That's the skill. That's the unlock.

I wrote the full story...
What I built, what broke, and 5 tips for non-developers who want to try this.

You can read it more here: https://lnkd.in/gcU2Ccrt

I didn’t find confidence in business.
I found it on a climbing wall.

I started bouldering as an adult.
No ropes. No safety net. Just grip… or fall.

At first, I overthought every move.
The wall felt higher when people were watching.
I’d hesitate, second-guess, stall.

Then something clicked.

You don’t climb by waiting to feel ready.
You climb by committing to the next imperfect move.

Sometimes you fall.
Sometimes you surprise yourself.
Either way, you learn fast.

That changed how I build everything now:
🍗 how I post
🍗 how I test ideas
🍗 how I use AI
🍗 how I ship before things feel “done”

Most people think confidence comes before action.

It doesn’t.

Confidence shows up after you move.

That’s why I’m big on messy action.
Not as a mindset.
As a practice.

The version of you who’s doing the thing already exists.

They just don’t wait anymore.

Most experts don’t have a content problem.
They have a clarity problem.

They post tips.
They post “value.”
They post consistently.

And still… nothing lands.

No saves.
No DMs.
No “hey, I saw your post.”

That’s because people don’t remember tips.
They remember who something is for.

This video breaks down:
• why being helpful isn’t enough
• how to stop sounding generic
• one small shift that helps people recognise you

No hacks.
No trends.
Just a repeatable way to stop being invisible and start being referred.

If you’re building a personal brand and want it to actually work, this one’s for you. 🍗

Comment PACE if you want the framework I use.

Your content sounds junior
So, you post consistently. You share insights. You know your stuff.

But nothing. Silence. Zzz.

Here's what's happening: Smart doesn't convert. Relatable + Clearness does. (Hint: ugly selfie works)

Most experts post like they're writing a textbook. 
Meanwhile, their audience is thinking: "Why should I care?"

Your content talks AT people, not TO them.

It's like tuning a radio. If you're not on the right frequency, all they hear is static no matter how good your message is.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆:

1. Reflect their pain.

❌ "I help businesses grow their online presence."
✅ "You post content and nothing happens — despite your experience."

2. Show life after.

❌ "I'll fix your content strategy."
✅ "Leads slide into your DMs from yesterday's post."

3. Name what they're losing.

❌ "You need better content."
✅ "Your thinking is sharp. But your content makes you look junior."

Does that make sense?

You don't need more content tips. 
You need a system that makes your content connect.

Daniel Monge

Everyone wants real Web3/Stablecoin Partnerships and I figured out how 🌎 
- @danielmongexyz TG- I respond quicker here btw😁

My mission is to connect Builders through strategic partnerships in FinTech Payments, and M&A. 

I partner with FinTech businesses. 
And bring forward the latest tech (in payments). 

My Results:
→ 100M+ volume across dozen's of B2B deals for FinTech brands.  
→ 600+ person company made 50% more efficient with AI. 
→ Started NFT Melb [first Web3 meetups in AUS] 0-4000+ people, 4+ cities.
→ Interviewed 100+ people on future technology and content. 250k+ views. 
→ Doubled [Webinar] live event attendance for clients. 600+ attendees
→ Scaled education communities sales team for 50% productivity. 
→ Scaled net-worth closed community to full capacity.

Here's how I can help you:

1️⃣ Syndicate X- an AI firm that automats boring backend operations. e.g CRM.  
2️⃣ Interlace.money- is a crypto card API. We issue cards for users & help move money globally. 
3️⃣ Oceanmerge- An M&A firm helping on the buy & sell side. Selling or scaling?

If you want know ‘How to Partner’- Book a call. 

Here's some results from Interlace👇
➕$15B+ in 2024 Volume. 
➕6M+ Million Cards.
➕100+ API Clients.
➕40+ Currencies.
➕7,000+ Clients.


😄 My background is in startups, media, events, and technology.

I’ve worked with the biggest tech brands globally and media brands Nationally.

At 20, I launched my first media podcast, 100k impressions
At 21, I launched my first event, scaling to 4+ cities across 
At 23, I launched my first tech community, 4000+ people

My love for building communities and tech has kept growing. 

Which was the catalyst for helping others do the same.

DM me if you’d like to talk about tech, events, media or partnering together

🔗 Instagram @danielmongexyz
🔗 TikTok @danielmongexyz
🔗 X @danielmongexyz
🔗 TG @danielmongexyz

See you on the feed 🫡
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FinTech, PayFi, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Web3 partnerships, Payments, Online Payments, Mobile Payments, Digital Payments, Alternative Payments, Multi-Currency, Card Issuing, Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Prepaid Cards, e-Wallets, Acquiring, Payment Solutions, Paytech, Open Banking, Challenger Banks, Digital Banking, Banking Technology, Banking App, KYC, AML, Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Neobank, Buy Now Pay Later, Digital Currency, Tokenisation, CryptoCurrency, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Payment Services, Banking Industry, AI, Web3

Founder

An AI Automation firm that provides practical support to help businesses access the foundational knowledge and capabilities to implement AI responsibly. 

Key Moments:
✔️ Implement AI for a global top designer clothing brand. 
✔️ Reduced client's roadmap by 50% with AI audit and strategy. 
✔️ Hire global development teams to build out AI projects surrounding the creator economy.

If you understand this....You are 99% closer to launching a (crypto) card program than any neobank/ fintech. 

→ A crypto card is not “Visa wrapped around USDT.”

What most people MISS in Crypto Cards…
FULL FREE GUIDE 👇

- - - - 

🚨TWO CHAINS EVERY CARD RUNS ON🚨

→ Vertical chain 
→ Horizontal chain 

🚨TWO CHAINS EVERY CARD RUNS ON🚨

LAYER 1️⃣ | Card Networks set rules. 
→e.g Visa, Mastercard

LAYER 2️⃣ | BIN Sponsors pull plugs & hold responsibility 
→e.g Evolve Bank & Trust , Pathward and Stride Bank, N.A. 

LAYER 3️⃣ | Issuing banks hold fiat, not power
→e.g ClearBank , LHV Bank , Banking Circle 

LAYER 4️⃣ | Program managers/ Processors- limit, pause & terminate 
→ interlace.money ,Marqeta , M2P Fintech , Thunes 

LAYER 5️⃣ | KYC/KYB/ AML enforcement
→ Sumsub , Plaid , Onfido , Trulioo 

LAYER 6️⃣ | The brand is the tip of the iceberg, UX, pricing, support, growth.

There are broadly 2 “routes” here:

👉 Route A: Infrastructure/Platform 

→ interlace.money
→ Rain
→Reap

👉 Route B: Consumer-Facing Brands 

→ RedotPay, Wirex , Coinbase , Crypto.com, Bybit Card.

- - - -
🔑 The formula to remember

Closer to the BIN = more upside, more responsibility.
Closer to the brand = less risk, less control.

Most failures DON'T come from bad products....
They come from misunderstanding where you sit in the chain.

Full writeup below: 👇

[𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 🔁] 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
[𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 👍] 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 & 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

Stablecoin Card Infrastructure | Cross-Border Payments | Mid-Market M&A

View newsletter: Crypto Card & FinTech Daily

If you understand this. You are 99% closer to launching a (crypto) card program than any; - neobanks/fintechs/exchange/ digital service companies.... 

Open article: Crypto Card Program [a full guide] & MOST Common Mistakes 2026 by Daniel Monge • 5 min read

Crypto Card Program [a full guide] & MOST Common Mistakes 2026

Rain Raises $250M! This Confirms Where Capital Is Going….Stablecoin Card Infra

Capital is clearly chasing infrastructure, 

Not just consumer crypto apps. 

Full 3-min fintech digest article👇

- - - -

🚨IN OTHER NEWS 🚨

1️⃣ Rain just raised $250M at a $1.95B valuation

→ Only four months after a $58M Series B. 
→ Infra wins when distribution already exists.

2️⃣ Flutterwave acquires mono (Nigeria)

→ Deal valued $25M–$40M. 
→ Mono adds open banking APIs. Signal for anyone selling Africa rails.

3️⃣ Rumble launches Rumble Wallet
→ Supports USDT, XAUT, BTC, plus USDT on TON.
→ Built on Tether.io’s open wallet development kit.

Full writeup below: 👇
[𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 🔁] 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
[𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 👍] 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 & 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

Written by: Daniel Monge 🚨 Today’s Fintech (Card) Buzz Rain raised $250M at a $1.95B valuation, after a $58M Series B four months earlier, capital is

Open article: Rain’s $250M Raise, Rumble Wallet Launched & Today's FinTech update by Daniel Monge • 2 min read

Rain’s $250M Raise, Rumble Wallet Launched & Today's FinTech update

Still trying to understand crypto card infrastructure: 👇

Full read: https://lnkd.in/gN5CuZZA

Artemis

❌ 2026 Agentic Commerce...? 
✅ Universal Commerce Protocol

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Coinbase: "x402 for Agentic Commerce" 

Google x Shopify: New "Universal Commerce Protocol" 

- AI agents will become an integral part of the online shopping experience

CEO of Shopify, Tobias Lütke

"It’s open by default, so platforms and agents can use UCP to start transacting with any merchant. Major retailers are already using it.

Agents can handle everything from discovery to fulfillment, and support things like discounts, subscriptions, and loyalty programs. We’ve accounted for all types of commerce."

Venezuela Under U.S. Control... how stablecoins are effected

🚨EVERYTHING you need to know the last 72 hours🚨 

→ U.S. military, political, and economic control over Venezuela will change how money actually moves.

→ Oil revenues, sanctions relief, and reconstruction are now dollar-aligned, while the local currency is effectively obsolete. 

Full 3-min read article in comments 👇

🚨What this means for stablecoins?🚨

1️⃣ The Bolívar is functionally dead...

→ Hyperinflation + institutional collapse= no trust. 

→ Venezuelans...will not waiting for a new central bank policy. 

2️⃣ Stablecoins shift from “crypto” to survival rails

→ USDT and USDC are now used for value storage, payments, and trade settlement, not speculation. 

3️⃣ Banks are too slow for crisis economies

→ Stablecoins require no local bank, move cross-border in minutes, and preserve value week to week. 

→ I thinl this is why usage spikes during regime and currency shocks.

4️⃣ Dollar dominance moves on-chain

→ U.S. control over oil reinforces USD power, but demand for dollars is now flowing through public blockchains, not correspondent banking.

5️⃣ The REAL 2026 battle: who owns the rails

→ Regulated issuers (Circle, Paxos) 
→ Global exchanges acting as de facto banks (e.g Binance, Crypto.com)
→ P2P and grey-zone networks

Whoever moves the most volume in Venezuela will control the next generation of LATAM payment doors.

Which rails carry dollar value at scale, and who controls them?

Full writeup in first comment: 👇

[𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 🔁] 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
[𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 👍] 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 & 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

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