Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton goes to (NFT) school with Aspen Cherrito, a college student who used some of her student loans to gain a foothold in the world of crypto and collectible digital assets. If you’ve been waiting to dive into this topic, Aspen’s on-the-ground experience and insight is a welcome introduction. Follow her on twitter @aspeneth or on TikTok @aspen.eth.

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First-person storytelling platform Love What Matters is that rarest of media entities: a place where millions of people converge to experience life through the words of random strangers. Listen in as LWM Founder and Chief Content Officer Colin Balfe shares his touching origin story with Kindsider’s Chris Peterson, and discusses the company’s evolution into a multi-platform engine for elevating inspiring stories and improving peoples’ lives.

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Meet Kimberly Seals Allers, a journalist turned entrepreneur whose goal is to provide better birthing outcomes for black and brown women. As the Founder of Irth (“Birth” without the ‘b’ for bias), Kimberly has channeled her own delivery experience into a community site that enables new moms and doulas to provide candid reviews of their care providers and hospitals. As she tells Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton, Irth’s thoughtfully solicited feedback can be an important resource for addressing unconscious bias in maternal health care.

To hear more from Kimberly, check out her Birthright podcast (www.BirthrightPodcast.com) and follow her @iamKSealsAllers on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. You can find Irth at @theIrthApp on Instagram and Facebook and @irthapp on Twitter. 

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