Faiā

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Responsibilities (B2C/B2B):
- Managing Director
- Fractional Consultant
- Sales management
- Community engagement & community development
- Marketing communications
- Leadership development
- Social networking 
- Account Management

Impact:
- Secured first phase of the National Digital Ledger project with the Government of Tuvalu, utilizing blockchain technology to create a digital nation
- Featured on Discover Magazine, Rest of World, Entrepreneur.com, Yahoo! Finance, and Business Insider
- Helped a client successfully migrate their global community over to Slack during the pandemic
- Coined the term "meta-community" for future Web3 and metaverse communities
- Created the world's first Meta-Community Micro-Accelerator

Awards:
- Excellence in Finance Leadership by FiNext Dubai

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Faiā is a culture-tech agency. One of the first in Asia-Pacific to offer community-focused blockchain services. Faiā helps brands integrate new technologies and grow adoption through the use of branded communities. Our mission is to bridge digital divides using culture and technology.

Managing Director

Bitcoin Association

Bitcoin Ambassador

[Fractional] Head of Culture & Community

GSD Global

Founder. Side-hustle. Helping solopreneurs, digital nomads, and remote workers get sh*t done.

Founder

Blockchain Governance Initiative Network

Contributing to global Decentralized Treasuries Working Group (DTWG)

Advisory Board Member

Gumroad

Angel Investor

The Pack

A productivity mastermind + community for "lone wolf" entrepreneurs & professionals

TalentGenius

[Fractional] Chief Community Officer

Government of Tuvalu

Assisting the Minister of Justice, Communications & Foreign Affairs in blockchain-related prospects, in association with Tuvalu's newly formed ICT Task Force.

National ICT Task Force 

Honā

A web3 accountability platform. Helping founders become more consistent.

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Responsibilities:
· Vision and direction (as Founder)
· UX/UI/mobile app design
· Fundraising
· Product management 

Impact: 
· Raised pre-seed round from billionaire Tim Draper
· Secured partnerships with Playform.ai, Terra.do, BitPost and Coingeek
· Recruited senior CTO who was an ex C-suite exec for a billion-dollar German company

Awards:
· Won first place in Draper U pitch fest, out of 80 global startups

Founder / Product Manager

Draper Startup House

[Fractional] Head of Community 

Fractional CCO | Blockchain AI Community | Scaling Emerging Tech Communities | 3x Founder | Public Speaker | Business Mentor

I help tech leaders, executives, and organizations unlock their next level of impact by aligning emerging technology, culture, and community-driven innovation into scalable systems that thrive long-term.

With 10+ years of experience in emerging technologies, community-building, and cultural strategy, I’ve had the privilege of advising and collaborating with global innovators, from venture-backed startups to nation-building initiatives, including helping Tuvalu lay the groundwork for becoming the world’s first digital nation.

Specializations:
— Tech-Culture Integration: Aligning tools, technologies, and systems with organizational values, cultural integrity, and human-centered design.
— Community-Driven Innovation: Building sustainable ecosystems where technology empowers connection, collaboration, and growth.
— Scalable Solutions for Emerging Tech: Designing systems that retain their purpose and impact as they scale, with expertise in blockchain, AI, and Web3.

As the Managing Director of Faiā and a Fractional Chief Community Officer (CCO), I’ve partnered with startups, corporations, and governments to develop transformational solutions that bridge technology, culture, and community.

Additional Roles:
— Speaker & Writer: Sharing insights on the intersection of technology, culture, and ancient wisdom to inspire leaders to create meaningful impact and lasting legacies.
— Micropreneur Advocate: Championing small, agile teams and lean business models—especially in this AI-driven era—to help businesses thrive efficiently.

Whether you’re navigating growth challenges, integrating emerging technologies, or scaling community-driven initiatives, I bring practical strategies, cultural depth, and a systems-focused approach to every project.

Let’s connect if you’re a visionary leader ready to align technology with purpose, culture, and long-term scalability.

George Siosi Samuels

None

Enjoying a gap year travelling

Ministry of Justice UK

Managing the agency’s governance, risk and fraud responses. Guiding a team undertaking Data Protection, Information Management, Health and Safety, Security, Business Continuity, Small Scale Procurement, Contract Management, Facilities Management and Freedom of Information.

Senior Manager - Risk and Governance

Managing a work stream and a team of decision-makers engaging with applicants seeking compensation for injuries received as a result of criminal injury.

Decision Team Manager

Transport Scotland

Rail Policy Officer

Ofgem

Operations Manager

Three.

Review customer journeys, customer interaction and satisfaction with Three via digital online communications, contact centre and webchat platforms. Utilising analytical tools, liaising with product owners and relevant teams responsible for the customer journeys, I identify issues and recommend changes to these journeys. Post implementation I monitor and review customer journeys for quality and impact on customer experience. To support these activities, I developed a document repository for process and procedures to allow for successful processes to be rolled out across Channel Experience and the broader Customer Division to bring consistency to measuring customer experience and journey quality.

Channel Experience Executive - Commercial

Vodafone

Advising first line Customer Service Representatives and Subject Matter Experts on resolutions to meet customer outcomes. When necessary, speaking directly with customers to offer options and outcomes for mutually acceptable resolution of issues.

Customer Relations Specialist

Call centre / contact centre customer service agent assisting clients with enquiries relating to their fixed line and home broadband accounts.

Client Service Agent

Barrington Personnel Security

Provision of specialist personnel security vetting and assessment services on behalf of the Australian Federal Government. Determining suitability of sponsored staff to hold and maintain a security clearance for access to secure government resources and facilities.

Personnel Security Specialist

Domestic Directors

Domestic Directors – November 2014 – present
Working director in my own company which was established in November 2014.

Working Director

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

In my role as the Acting Client Manager External, I was instrumental in establishing and implementing a new public facing reporting system for cybercrime. In addition, I managed and developed business relationships to facilitate and deliver information and intelligence sharing via computer system connectivity. My primary responsibilities included building and sustaining mutually beneficial client relationships; developing and supporting cross-agency sharing of intelligence and information; provision of advice to key internal and external stakeholders on system capability requirements; provision of advice on issues relating to risk management, policy, governance and strategic planning; harnessing information and identifying any critical relationship gaps; reviewing project performance and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

I worked on several inter-departmental and multi-agency committees to deliver greater collaboration and intelligence sharing between the Commonwealth, state and territory governments.

Acting Client Manager External

In this position I supported the Client Manager External to identify, manage and develop business relationships that facilitated and deliveed information sharing. My responsibilities included building and sustaining client relationships; develop and support cross-agency sharing of information and intelligence; provide advice to stakeholders; advising on issues relating to risk management, policy, governance and strategic planning; harnessing information and identification of critical gaps; reviewing project performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

External Client Liaison

My role included: stakeholder engagement and expectations management; ensuring legal, policy and procedural compliance obligations of agreements are met; providing briefings to business line Managers, Senior Executive Staff and the Agency CEO; supervision, recruitment, training and mentoring of staff in team processes; conducting information research and analysis and preparation of budgets and section business plans.

Team Leader - Agency Agreements

AusAID

Assistant Audit Manager

A Programme Management professional with experience in Federal and State Government portfolios including Defence, Home Affairs, Attorney General and Policing. 

An innovator and change agent who has thoroughly enjoyed every role held. Leading a team, working alone or as a team  member, I have worked with a diverse range people in ever-changing fast paced environments. My experience includes initiating, developing, managing and maintaining stakeholder relationships as well Personnel security vetting, leading and mentoring staff. 

Working with stakeholders and collaborating with team members in a creative environment aligns with my career passions. I am not constrained by previous ways of working and I thrive on building and maintaining ‘best in class’ teams and processes. 

As a member of an organisation working in a shifting professional landscape my commitment is to identifying, developing, using and sharing best practice with all colleagues. My enthusiasm and commitment to recognising and cultivating talent, developing and supporting my colleagues’ with their own career objectives results in empowered staff. 

I am contactable via email and mobile/cell phone to discuss opportunities and to provide you with further details. Log in to see my contact information.

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