Intrepid

Intrepid is a financial technology company that brings innovation, inspiration, and opportunity to every entrepreneur and business in the creator economy.

Our core product "Superstar" is a creator marketing management software designed to automate the way data-driven marketing teams operate. It offers an integrated platform to manage the entire lifecycle of creator marketing campaigns. 

The objective is to streamline processes from the creator discovery phase to payments, all while leveraging data-driven insights and fostering enhanced collaboration among stakeholders.

I recruit customers, partners and lead our global community.

Co-Founder | Community | Growth 

Activate America

Producer of Amplified Avondale https://www.instagram.com/amplifiedavondale/ 

Activate America leads urban transformation and regenerative placemaking projects, creating vibrant cultural hubs for economic revitalization and fosters community connection and cultural diversity.

As the Founder and CEO of Activate America, I orchestrated a transformative journey that significantly impacted the local community. We've achieved remarkable milestones:

Community Development: Our festival transitioned from a homogenous gathering into a diverse and inclusive event, with over 1,000 monthly attendees representing a rich tapestry of backgrounds, fostering an inclusive sense of community and cultural diversity.

Revenue Growth: Doubled and tripled revenue for local merchants, contributing to the economic vitality of the community.

Urban Revitalization: Pioneered the creation of a net-new entertainment district, catalyzing urban revitalization and cultural enrichment.

Founder and CEO

Delivering over a hundred keynote speeches, panels, and moderated discussions on Fintech, Modern Banking, Web3, Blockchain, AI, and the Future of Work.

Translating deep tech trends into human-centric insights, driven by my entrepreneurial, executive recruiting, and advisory background.

Public Speaker

Silver Creek Partners

Full time through 2016, select long term clients through 2023. Global reach.
Key Contributions:

Recruited and onboarded over 2500 professionals, driving substantial revenue growth and innovation for diverse organizations. Hundreds of customers from idea stage to F50.
Functional areas: Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Development
Roles: CSuite to individual contributor.
Google, SAP, SingTel, AIA, Flipt, Anheiser Busch, Salesforce,

Key Accomplishments:
Scaled startup engineering teams from initial hires to robust units of up to 40 engineers.

Led talent acquisition for a HealhTech startup from idea to a teams 140+ employees.

Led talent acquisition efforts for a Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer, resulting in 35 senior manager and executive hires within 12 months.

Scaled a Fortune 50 insurance company's newly formed division from a single employee to 35 senior hires in just 18 months, including relocating 25 senior executives to Singapore.

Oversaw organizational design and talent acquisition for a corporate development and Innovation business unit, culminating in 14 executive-level hires.

Drove early success for startups, consistently recruiting first customers in zero to one environments.

Founder | Executive Recruiter

Intrepid Ventures

Intrepid Ventures was a Blockchain and Web3 startup studio and innovation lab for founders and chief innovation officers.

Customer-facing leader with a proven track record of success in growing and engaging communities, launching successful events, and building relationships in the blockchain and Web3 space.

Grew a global invite-only community from 0 to 30,000+ members in 18 months. Community led insights and guidance helped to shape the thinking of community members and position them for success in the rapidly evolving blockchain and Web3 space.

Developed and launched more than 20 sponsored events across Southeast Asia through ecosystem partners including Visa, Prudential, AIA, IFC World Bank, IBM, and others, attracting over 10,000 attendees. 

Facilitated community-driven innovation and collaboration, resulting in the launch of multiple successful blockchain/crypto products across insurance, fintech, security, and gaming.

Intrepid Ventures | Co-Founder | Blockchain & Web3 Venture Studio

Creator Economy | Influencer Marketing | Community | Sales and Partnerships | Recruiting

I help Influencer Marketing teams unify, automate, and scale their operations so they can focus on growth vs. administrative tasks.


I've recruited and helped build amazing teams (onboarded 2500+ professionals).
I've designed and built global communities from zero to 30K+.
Designed, launched and produced 18 Music and Art Festivals, 5 large scale conferences and 100+ events
Co-founded 4 startups in  Blockchain, Healthech, Fintech and AI/Automation.

Zach Piester

Advisor and Consultant in the Creator Economy | LinkedIn Top Voice 2023 | Leadership Coach | Xoogler | Ex-Dentsu | Ex-Jellysmack

Hi, I’m Vipasha - a former Googler turned Creator Economy Evangelist with 15+ years of digital storytelling, scaling brands, and decoding what really works online.

From launching Google+ in India to helping creators thrive across six global markets, I’ve worn many hats - strategist, speaker, mentor, growth geek and I’m not done experimenting yet.

I have built for the ever-evolving internet - from SEM wizardry and Facebook ad magic to creator collabs, beauty campaigns, eCom sprints, and market deep-dives.

- Speaker at NasSummit, Vidcon & Jellysmack Events
- Guest on podcasts like HBL, Inc42, Ordinary Women, & Thrifty Titans
- Featured writer on creator economy trends & digital marketing shifts
- Lady Shri Ram alum | Championing women entrepreneurs since Day Zero

Now building at the intersection of creators x culture x AI.
Let’s make the internet work for you, not just with you.

Vipasha Joshi

Claude hit #1 on the US App Store.
Not because of a new feature.
Not because it suddenly became smarter.
Because of the Pentagon.

This week:
• OpenAI secured a $200M US Department of Defense contract
• Anthropic reportedly refused expanded military use of Claude
• “Cancel ChatGPT” started trending
• Users began publicly cancelling subscriptions
• Claude surged to the top of app rankings

For the first time, we’re seeing AI users defect at scale over ethics.
Let that sink in.

We’ve officially entered the era where: Choosing your AI assistant = making a values statement.

This isn’t a feature war anymore.
It’s infrastructure politics.

And if you’re a creator, founder, or building on AI rails, this shift matters more than you think.

In this week’s Creator Chronicles, we break down:
• Why this isn’t really about Claude vs ChatGPT
• The smartest strategic move Anthropic made
• Why switching costs in AI are dangerously low
• What this means for creators building on these platforms

The first AI boycott won’t be about pricing. It’ll be about power.
Full breakdown in the latest edition!

This week, the AI race stopped being about benchmarks and started being about beliefs. For years, we’ve debated "AI Safety" in whitepapers and podcast

Open article: The Great AI Migration : Why Users Are Swapping GPT For Claude! by Vipasha Joshi • 4 min read

The Great AI Migration : Why Users Are Swapping GPT For Claude!

What an incredible day! Being featured in Google's blog for the launch announcement of the new Google Gemini Embeddings 2’s Model is truly a magical moment for us as a team.

This breakthrough represents a major leap in how AI understands information across video, audio, images, and text - and it brings our proprietary Creator Genome to life in a powerful way, allowing us to map the creative DNA behind a creator’s work.

What this unlocks is something far more meaningful: the ability to understand the true depth of a creator’s craft. This shift opens up opportunities for creators globally.

We’re incredibly grateful to be part of this launch and to collaborate with the brilliant teams at Google Cloud and Google Gemini pushing the boundaries of multimodal AI.

Huge congratulations to the amazing Sparkonomy team that made this possible. The work truly begins now! 🚀

Kristen Quan Jonathan Matthews Harsh Dhand Vishal Dharmadhikari Shruti Mehta Abhas Agarwal Aditi Jain Himani D.
Tom Duerig Min Choi

Google & Sparkonomy : Finally sparking a new reality for the 250M+ "invisible" creators. ⚡️

We believe that being a creator shouldn’t just be a hustle - it should be a thriving business. Today, we’re one step closer.

We’re thrilled to be featured in Google’s launch announcement for the new Google Gemini Embeddings 2’s Model - a major leap in how AI understands information across video, audio, and text - supercharging Sparkonomy’s proprietary Creator Genome.

Why does this matter?
Ever wonder why so many talented creators go unnoticed? It’s because the human brain simply isn't built to watch hundreds of videos to find a "perfect match." When brands hit that "cognitive wall," they fall back on familiarity bias, shallow metrics and gut marketing. True talent gets lost in the noise.

Creators are inherently multimodal. Their craft is a powerful  blend of how they move, what they say, and the  unique vibe they create across video, audio, images, and text. Yet, discovery today relies on "gut feel" and surface signals like follower counts or painful manual vetting.

Sparkonomy is breaking that barrier. 

Leveraging Gemini’s native multi-modality, we build the “Creator Genome” - a representation of every creator’s work across modalities. By sparking this tech for the creator economy, we ensure creators are represented by the true substance of their craft and matched to brand collaborations with unprecedented precision.

As we build the intelligence infrastructure for the Creator economy, our goal is simple: unlock an Economic Equality Engine for 250M+ Creators worldwide.

🚀 Sparkonomy is sparking the engine. Google Gemini and GoogleCloud are fueling it.

Read how we’re defining the future with Google Gemini Embedding 2: Google’s first natively multimodal embedding model : https://lnkd.in/d2C88AGw

Google DeepMind Google Gemini Google Cloud

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