Beards & Bitcoins

Leah Jonas is the Director of Business Development at Celsius Network, a company that allows people to earn, borrow, and pay on the blockchain. Celsius Network is the fastest growing crypto lender that lets people earn interest on their crypto and borrow against it with no fees. Leah is responsible for making strategic business development decisions that scale and expand the product offerings in existing and emerging markets. She has worked with companies such as RedPen and FiveStars and has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Arizona.   Leah joins us today to discuss how we can grow the crypto community. We discuss what we need to do to bring adoption to the masses and the importance of providing value to new crypto adopters. She highlights the need to create new reasons for people to use crypto. She also discusses how founders should pitch when looking for investment.     “If we don't want it to be an exclusive game, then we have to be more serious about how we're getting people in and p