Audrey Nesbitt, MBA, PMP, is an accomplished marketing leader in the blockchain and DeFi arenas, entrepreneur, writer, restaurateur, and proud core member of CryptoChicks, a non-profit, global educational hub founded with the key goal of empowering and inspiring women interested in learning about cryptocurrencies and blockchain. CryptoChicks has since expanded to help women and youth launch startup projects in the emerging tech space, including creating educational programming with funding from the Government of Canada, and has been nominated for the Blockchain Company of the Year Award at the Canadian FinTech and AI Awards and Diversity Initiative of the Year at the inaugural Women in IT Awards Canada. As a Ryerson alumnus, Audrey is also a proud member and mentor with WITM, Women in Technology Management, founded in 2007 to raise awareness of the striking gender gap in the Business Technology Management (BTM) program and, consequently, the IT industry and existing corporate culture.