Mel Vera is a Colombia native raised in New York City. After graduating from Babson College, her degree in Environmental Economics inspired her to start Atlus, a nonprofit based in Medellin focused on reducing youth violence and unemployment through blockchain, AI, and ecology education. After serving as Executive VP for the Blockchain Education Network and aiding Business Development at Injection Protocol, Mel began directing Ecosystem & Education and later became director of Community & Communications at DoinGud, an NFT platform empowering creators and social impact organizations. While her time at DoinGud Mel founded NFTclassroom.org a non-profit focused on reducing the socio-economic gap by teaching minority students about NFTs, art, and financial literacy. Mel currently sits as an advisor for RealItems.io, blockchainedu.org, Infuence.io and other emerging companies in the Web 3.0 space.Mel has spoken at the EY Strategic Growth Conference, 2021 Harvard & MIT National Colombian conference, Virtual Growth Conference 2020, The NFTE gala, EthDenver2020, EthBoston, Futurists Conf, La Conexión Medellin, La Conexión Argentina. She was a Forbes 30 under 30 fellows two years in a row.
-
Founder And CeoVera VenturesNew York, Ny, Us -
Founder & CeoVera Ventures Feb 2013 - PresentStrategic growth development, social impact, operations management, blockchain supply-chain & ecological management consulting company⭐️Consulted 20Mission (2019-2020) on 1.5M strategic fundraising (valued at $41.6m) and created an expansion strategy for 18 new bars and a new beverage launch. Connected to strategic partners and investors in the food/drink business ⭐️Consulted Legacy Group (PE)coffee company, on marketing growth strategy, ecological processes, and implementation of supply chain traceability using blockchain solutions, resulting in an increase of 7% in coffee yield, a decrease in turnover, and an increase in trust across 5 departments and 4 farms with ties within ZOMAC (Zone of High Conflict) local community⭐️Co-founded and/or Advised Impact-focused Startups (2015-Present): Rainbow Stars (2021), HiVive (2021), Vida (Eco swimsuit brand-2019), Altus (tech nonprofit- 2019), Abira (Sustainable coffee brand- 2019), Young Entrepreneurs of PR -Cenas Empresariales(Conference series- 2015-2017), HustleHouses (Co-working/co-living space 2016-2018) ⭐️Worked with Foundation for PR and young Entrepreneurs of Puerto Rico team, post-Hurricane Maria, implementing micro solar grids allowing residents to use credit and debit cards across 3-5 supermarkets and primary local stores. United ties within locals and blockchain community at Cryptomixer. ⭐️Spoke at: Virtual Blockchain Confernece 2020, EthDenver 2020, Keynote at BuidlBoston 2019, BuidlBoston Judge 2019, Crypto Chicks 2019, LaConexion Argentina 2019, PeperHamilton Blockchain Energy & Puerto Rico 2019, CryptoMixer PR 2017, NFTE Gala 2015, and UN Social Impact Conference 2014 -
Program ManagerConsensys Jun 2023 - May 2024Fort Worth, Texas, Us⭐️Strategically designed the Fellowship program and its process to efficiently deliver the most significant value proposition to cutting-edge founders/devs in the Consensys ecosystem, resulting in +90% fellows quest completion of 20+ quests, 93% cohort building with Consensys products, and 93% cohort completing monthly SMART growth goals⭐️Designed and managed the fellowship's curriculum, gamification, launch, application process, judging process & rubric, mentorship matching, weekly SMART Goal updates, fellows needs/support, gauntlets, community events, and final demo day⭐️Met weekly with the Fellows to ensure they received all the guidance and resources needed to overcome building challenges, secure business growth, and overall satisfaction, engagement, and trust with the Consensys ecosystem⭐️Organized & supervised weekly team priorities, updates, databases, KPIs tracking, event docs, program processes, and fellows wiki through Notion, reducing blockers while facilitating team alignment and task completion -
Business Development ConsultantSeva.Love Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 -
Director Of Communications & CommunityDoingud Jul 2022 - Jan 2023Zug, Zug, Ch⭐️Restructured & led the DoinGud communications team, organically growing socials from 12k followers in July to 23.5k followers in November.⭐️Oversaw all communication strategy managing/coordinating across four copywriters, two journalists, three graphic designers, social media manager, an events manager, and three community team members.⭐️Led the communications & community strategies during the launch of the DoinGud Manifesto, resulting in 17k signatures, 5k of which took additional steps to join DoinGud's membership sale.⭐️ -
Ecosystem DirectorDoingud Jan 2022 - Jan 2023Zug, Zug, ChBuilt & managed the DoinGud community team, establishing a loyal growing community by: ⭐️Developed & executed community growth strategies while monitoring KPIs to keep a pulse on the community's response and ensure productivity across time.⭐️Onboarded & managed eight community leaders and three community team members.⭐️ Led over five product launch communication & community strategies, prepared community leaders, Twitter spaces, announcement disbursement, user guides/FAQ, and product customer support. ⭐️Implemented & oversaw processes to facilitate the execution & success of over 20 community events.⭐️Led content creation made by community leaders for/from events, creator highlights blogs, and discord workshops.⭐️Developed & executed processes to facilitate partnership needs and development, establishing 15+ partnerships in 1.5 years⭐️Created & oversaw the DoinGud Ambassadors program with three tiers; Impact Leaders, Local Leaders, and Online Leaders. The program increased DoinGud's reach to creators & collectors and nonprofits worldwide through weekly online community and IRL events worldwide (50-200 attendees). ⭐️Strategically expanded community hubs and partnerships in the United States, Spain, France, Kampala, Mexico, and Colombia. -
Founding Team Member & Head Of EducationDoingud Mar 2021 - Jan 2022Zug, Zug, ChDuring my time at DoinGud, I worked hands-on directly with founders across the operations/people, business, and community/communications team, from establishing protocols/processes, building out the community and business development team, launching our education and community leaders programs, establishing and managing company KPIs, and launching growth campaigns. I loved working with a creative and positive team devoted to building a better world. -
AdvisorBlockchain Education Network (Ben) Apr 2020 - Nov 2022Grand Rapids, Michigan, UsBEN is the largest and longest-running educational blockchain network focused on educating and empowering students around the world with blockchain. -
Executive Vice PresidentBlockchain Education Network (Ben) Oct 2018 - Apr 2020Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us⭐️Redesigned the company partnership structure along with the president, established 4 partnership tiers, and improved company brand awareness within the Ethereum ecosystem 10x.⭐️Expanded the company to the top three blockchain markets in LatAm (Chile, Argentina, and Colombia), and launched 1st blockchain course at the National University of Colombia. ⭐️Established new policies/processes to strengthen and refocus operations, led to an 87% efficiency increase and 300% revenue increase. ⭐️Transitioned the company from a swap structure to a functional organizational structure. Achieved fill-in rate of 90% for all leadership roles and reduced turnover rate by 95%. ⭐️Empowered female culture within the company and blockchain industry by partnering with CryptoChicks and creating processes for anonymous sexual assault reporting. Co-Redefined company culture & guidelines within the company across 84 clubs. ⭐️Key responsibilities included: Negotiated deals with partners, designed CRM, grant writing, assessed financial documentation, updated & improved partnership materials, submitted tax & legal information, sustained 501c-3 status, and managed legal documentation of new partnerships/sales/grant. ⭐️Spoke at: ETHBoston2019, LaConexion Medellin 2019, Futurist Conference 2019, Babson Blockchain Education Forum 2019, and Bitcoin Center 2018. -
CfoBlockchain Education Network (Ben) Aug 2018 - Oct 2018Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us -
Marketing LeadInjective Labs Nov 2020 - Mar 2021New York , New York, Us -
Business ConsultantLegacy Group Nov 2019 - Mar 2020Medellin, Antioquia, CoConsulted on marketing growth strategy, ecological processes, and implementation of supply chain traceability using blockchain solutions, resulting in an increase of 7% in coffee yield, a decrease in turnover, and an increase in trust across 5 departments and 4 farms with ties within ZOMAC (Zone of High Conflict) local community -
International ConsultantBabson College Sep 2017 - Dec 2017Babson Park, Ma, UsUnder the Babson international consulting program, my team of 4 consulted TourPay, a Chilean payment processing company part of Startup Chile⭐️Used the PESTLE analysis process to understand the macro-environmental factors that affected TouPays ability to expand in South America⭐️Recommended TourPay to adjust its business model by standardizing services with consulting, including a social change in its marketing plan, creating training videos, hiring representatives in the country, and partnering with an organization in the country. This to increase market capture, profits, and operational efficiency⭐️Provided 2+ year implementation strategy and timeline for TourPay to expand in Chile and internationally -
FounderVera Natural Skincare Feb 2013 - Jan 2017⭐️Increased efficiency by 22% through a waste management model with farmers. Working towards our goal of 100% ecological process⭐️Built branding, website, ads, and presentations using Shopify, Squarespace, Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint⭐️Increased sales by 37% by developing Vera Naturals 100% ecological packaging. Explored the uses of 12 bio-plastic/bio-product packaging, conducted beta-testing across users and pushed out the final product
-
SalesUniversity Beyond, Inc. May 2016 - Aug 2016New York, New York, Us⭐️Executed along co-founders and team to secure 30+ companies under the National Student Discount Day feature, including companies like Wall Street Journal, Spotify, Amazon and more⭐️Recruited 5 students as brand ambassadors for Awake, MINT, Kaplan, and Sperry -
Marketing InternNetwork For Teaching Entrepreneurship Aug 2014 - Oct 2014New York, Ny, Us -
International Finance InternA+E Networks Jul 2014 - Aug 2014New York, New York, Us -
Public Finance InternFitch Ratings Jul 2013 - Aug 2014New York, New York, Us -
Spanish TutorAcademy Of Finance And Enterprise Jan 2011 - Jun 2014Long Island City, Ny, Us -
Office AssistantAcademy Of Finance And Enterprise Jan 2011 - Jun 2014Long Island City, Ny, Us -
Sales AssociatePmj Coins Jan 2011 - Mar 2013
-
Sales AssociateSweet Farm Sep 2008 - Sep 2010
Mel Vera Skills
Mel Vera Education Details
-
Babson College& Sustainability -
Academy Of Finance And EnterpriseCte And Advanced Regents Diploma With Honors
Frequently Asked Questions about Mel Vera
What company does Mel Vera work for?
Mel Vera works for Vera Ventures
What is Mel Vera's role at the current company?
Mel Vera's current role is Founder and CEO.
What schools did Mel Vera attend?
Mel Vera attended Babson College, Academy Of Finance And Enterprise.
What skills is Mel Vera known for?
Mel Vera has skills like Public Speaking, Powerpoint, Leadership, Spanish, Teamwork, Entrepreneurship, Microsoft Excel, Time Management, Social Media, Team Leadership, Fundraising, Social Networking.
Free Chrome Extension
Find emails, phones & company data instantly
Aero Online
Your AI prospecting assistant
Select data to include:
0 records × $0.02 per record
Download 750 million emails and 100 million phone numbers
Access emails and phone numbers of over 750 million business users. Instantly download verified profiles using 20+ filters, including location, job title, company, function, and industry.
Start your free trial