In the numerologically divine Episode 22 of the podcast (#22 is our super-sister, superpower numero), and on this auspicious day of solar eclipse energy, we dive in with TOP TIER HUMAN Alessa Berg (Sollberger).
To us, Alessa epitomizes how the web3 and impact worlds can and do collide and we’re thrilled to share this conversation with you.
Alessa is an entrepreneur, founder and early investor in the web3 + climate space. She is dedicated to driving mainstream adoption of impact and sustainability, as well as blockchain.
Born in Switzerland, she is a super global citizen who weaves global impact and sustainability leaders together as the founder and CEO of Top Tier Impact.
TTI 's mission is to accelerate the mainstream adoption of impact and sustainability as the way of making investments and running companies. For Alessa and TTI, “impact” represents a positive paradigm shift towards a sustainable, equal and joyous society.
This episode traverses:
Blockchain as a tool for building better planetary governance systems
Alessa's early days investing in blockchain from the investor space
The inception of Top Tier Impact
Investing in the climate x impact space
Her book 'Blockchain Mavericks' (coming out later this year)
The intersectionality of climate and web3
Navigating investment/tech spaces as a powerful female
How Alessa stays balanced and grounded
Tune in to Episode 22 and #tiltwithus…
Why Alessa decided to write her soon-to-be-released book Blockchain Mavericks…
I found there's not enough discussion, especially in the (mainstream) media, about the bigger premises of what blockchain technology can do to change our lives, to change our industries, to change our companies, to change our personal lives, all of that. It's always news about BTC going up, going down, going up.
I was giving a speech in the blockchain space a couple of years ago and I realized the questions from the audience, and this was a very educated audience at the world economic forum, were the same ones as my Oxford classmates had years ago when I first came (into the blockchain space). I had a moment where I was like, what have we done? Nothing better to educate people?
I thought, well, let's make this fun. Let's make it happen through the voices of the big pioneers in the space who, by the way, all buy into this vision. That is why they're in the space in the first place. And the media never asks them about it.
Despite being surrounded by such systems-changing + inspiring ventures, do you ever get disheartened or frightened by the state of the climate crisis + emissions targets, which are not being reached?
Yeah. Let's be real about it. We see the data, we see all the reports, we see the science, we see what's happening. It’s very important to bring that education and bring that urgency…at the same time it’s also very important to keep our eyes on solutions and and positive actions.
And so, as you know, this is an underlying philosophy of TTI. You can focus on solutions or problems. We focus on solutions. You can focus on action or complaints. We focus on action. So while I think it's important to keep looking at the data, sharing the data, sharing the importance and the urgency of it… I try to balance it out…let's focus on the things that we can do and that we're doing about this.
What are your favorite techniques for grounding yourself for effective time management amidst everything that you do?
I have a background growing up with a lot of active sports, extreme sports. I'm a kite surfer, I'm a snowboarder. But I realized when I got into yoga years ago that the balance of something that’s much more quiet and relaxing and about staying present is very good for me.
I think a lot of us in this modern world, we get disconnected from our bodies and we kind of just think about them as something that comes along with us, but we are our bodies. We are our body. And so getting in touch with whatever's going on in the body and emotions and all of that, that's kind of how I approach meditation.
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