Hussein Hallak: Tech Visionary, Entrepreneur, and Advocate for Art and Innovation

Hussein Hallak is a seasoned entrepreneur, prolific advisor, and thought leader in the tech space with a career spanning over 25 years. He's the founder and CEO of Next Decentrum, a leading provider of business education in emerging technology, and the company behind Momentable, a discovery platform for art and culture. Hussein has developed over 20 startups, honing an extensive range of expertise and experience. In his previous role as Evangelist and General Manager at Launch Academy, he mentored and trained hundreds of entrepreneurs, helping it become one of North America's premier tech incubators with over 6,500 founders and 500 startups raising more than $1 billion. As an accomplished professional, Hussein has launched successful ventures like CreativeArab, the world's first and largest marketplace for Middle Eastern art, and The Content People, an award-winning content marketing agency with prominent clients such as Virgin Mobile, Pfizer, and Starbucks. Hussein's insights have been featured in publications like Business Insider, Forbes, BBC, BetaKit, Entrepreneur, DailyHive, Notable, CBC, CoinTelegraph, and South China Morning Post. He is an Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme graduate and holds a BSc in Electronics Engineering. He is also a writer and speaker on startups, blockchain, leadership, and personal branding, recognized as one of Vancouver's top 30 tech influencers to follow in 2019. Beyond his professional commitments, Hallak is an advocate for art and culture, launching Momentable to help emerging artists reach a new generation of collectors. His passion led him to create Crypto Pharaohs, the first story-based pop culture digital collection inspired by ancient Egypt. A passionate advocate for tech, lean startups, design thinking, and decentralized innovation, Hallak tirelessly works to inspire entrepreneurship and foster innovation through connection, collaboration, and community. Hussein is a compelling speaker who regularly shares his knowledge and insights at conferences and events. His recent speaking engagements include presentations at the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo, NFT NYC, Richmond Art Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and the Building Business Capability conference. Hussein's unique blend of expertise, encompassing art, emerging tech, AI, blockchain, and more, makes him an exceptional guest for podcasts catering to art enthusiasts, art collectors, and NFT collectors, as well as VCs and angel investors. Don't miss the opportunity to have Hussein Hallak on your podcast to unravel the magic of combining art, tech, and entrepreneurship. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Hussein Hallak: Website: https://www.momentable.art/ *E – explicit language may be used in this podcast.