What has driven you to be the CMO of Hacken?

I’m driven by driving change to the blockchain industry as a whole. I involve myself with people and companies that are pushing blockchain forward. At Hacken, we are setting the security standard for our peers and industry participants to follow. It is not enough to just work in blockchain. I need to trail blaze and pave the way for our industry to thrive.

What is the first thing you want to achieve at Hacken?

Hacken is a little universe and getting acquainted with every single aspect of it is one of my main focuses now. To shed some light on what I aim to achieve, I would direct your attention towards the immense opportunity we have to set the security standard for blockchain so that governments don’t have too. I’m not saying we will replace government regulation, rather, I am saying that we will guide governments on how to regulate the blockchain industry.

How did you become interested in the Hacken Eco-system?

Hacken approached me back in November during a conference in Singapore and there I was exposed to all that was happening within the Hacken Ecosystem, I was enthralled to learn more. After some digging in, I was convinced that Hacken was indeed working on projects that will and are impacting the industry positively. In essence, making the industry mature. This is of the most interest too me.

Capture of Andrew speaking in the Hacken office

What did you study and how did you perform at school?

I went to school to become a banker. Studied finance. However, I dropped out. This was in 2009. The financial collapse occurred and I was in dismay at what the industry did to the world. So I left, I went into digital marketing. No university back then had a curriculum for that. So I ventured on my own and became an entrepreneur. Through many years of building my own businesses and joining other startups, I accumulated many years of learning how to do things and when to do it. Going in face first into the tech/marketing world has been the driver of my success. And it has put me in places of success. All the work I’ve done has led me here.

Have you ever got hacked or scammed ?

I’ve had social media accounts hacked back in 2010 and 2011. What’s a 2 FA again? Nah, I don’t need to verify that I’m accessing my account. Too much work! I used to think like that. I was naive and had no idea of the bigger game that bad actors play in this world where app systems are susceptible to vulnerabilities. I’m reaching the 2-year mark where I’ve been head of marketing for cyber security companies and I’m happy to be in a more “secure state of mind”. You learn how to stay safe and you learn to spread the word so that your friends and peers do not suffer the harms that hackers may cause.