{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/603833fa653cb22caf22ae06?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Genevieve Leveille - AgriLedger","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/1614296095436-d804e0e9e1d654ec74ffe94fafdb6399.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE</strong>:</p><h2><a href=\"https://bit.ly/CVCMM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Multicultural Mainstream: Reimagining Humanity and Technology</a></h2><p>A virtual venture conference hosted by the Columbia Venture Community</p><p>Access great content and breakouts with venture capitalists. March 5-6th 2021</p><p>Check out <a href=\"https://bit.ly/CVCMM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly/CVCMM</a> for tickets. Don't miss out!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode Genevieve and Dan discussed:</strong></p><ul><li>Starting life in Haiti</li><li>How she's combined science and finance into a career</li><li>The lessons of \"timing\" from 2000 and 2008</li><li>How distributed blockchain can INCREASE trust</li><li>What happens to mangoes shipped to the US</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Genevieve Leveille is the Founder and CEO of AgriLedger,</strong>&nbsp;a company that is revolutionizing the agriculture value chain using distributed ledger and blockchain technology.</p><p><br></p><p>Born in Haiti, Genevieve came to the US and New York for high school. She was a science major and researcher, and eventually found her way into banking and over to the UK. Genevieve burst onto the blockchain world with force a few years ago. And it all started with a crypto hackathon. She’s been nominated by the Financial Times to the top 100 BAME in UK technology, and was a winner of the ComputerWeekly 2020 Women in Software. She is also currently the Vice-chairman of TechUK’s Distributed Ledger Technologies Working Group. </p><p> Genevieve is now building a company that is using distributed ledger to RE-distribute value and reallocate margin and wealth across our food supply chain. All with the source -- the farmer -- at the core.</p><p><br></p><p>Make sure to listen to her compelling story.</p><p><br></p><h3>MORE on GENEVIEVE and AGRILEDGER</h3><p><strong>Genevieve:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieveleveille/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/genevieveleveille/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/GinouInLondon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/GinouInLondon</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>AgriLedger:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.agriledger.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">agriledger.io</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/agriledger/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/company/agriledger/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/Agriledger\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/Agriledger</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://wavve.link/Founders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Founders Unfound</a>&nbsp;: Like and share - help us grow!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.foundersunfound.com/podcast-transcript-ep27-genevieve-aleveille-agriledger/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PODCAST TRANSCRIPT</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>#blackfounders #blackentrepreneurs #founderstory #underrepresented #underestimated #founderAfricandescent #blockchain #agritech</p>","author_name":"Daniel Kihanya"}