Intrepid

Intrepid is a financial technology company that brings innovation, inspiration, and opportunity to every entrepreneur and business in the creator economy.

Our core product "Superstar" is a creator marketing management software designed to automate the way data-driven marketing teams operate. It offers an integrated platform to manage the entire lifecycle of creator marketing campaigns. 

The objective is to streamline processes from the creator discovery phase to payments, all while leveraging data-driven insights and fostering enhanced collaboration among stakeholders.

I recruit customers, partners and lead our global community.

Co-Founder | Community | Growth 

Activate America

Producer of Amplified Avondale https://www.instagram.com/amplifiedavondale/ 

Activate America leads urban transformation and regenerative placemaking projects, creating vibrant cultural hubs for economic revitalization and fosters community connection and cultural diversity.

As the Founder and CEO of Activate America, I orchestrated a transformative journey that significantly impacted the local community. We've achieved remarkable milestones:

Community Development: Our festival transitioned from a homogenous gathering into a diverse and inclusive event, with over 1,000 monthly attendees representing a rich tapestry of backgrounds, fostering an inclusive sense of community and cultural diversity.

Revenue Growth: Doubled and tripled revenue for local merchants, contributing to the economic vitality of the community.

Urban Revitalization: Pioneered the creation of a net-new entertainment district, catalyzing urban revitalization and cultural enrichment.

Founder and CEO

Delivering over a hundred keynote speeches, panels, and moderated discussions on Fintech, Modern Banking, Web3, Blockchain, AI, and the Future of Work.

Translating deep tech trends into human-centric insights, driven by my entrepreneurial, executive recruiting, and advisory background.

Public Speaker

Silver Creek Partners

Full time through 2016, select long term clients through 2023. Global reach.
Key Contributions:

Recruited and onboarded over 2500 professionals, driving substantial revenue growth and innovation for diverse organizations. Hundreds of customers from idea stage to F50.
Functional areas: Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Development
Roles: CSuite to individual contributor.
Google, SAP, SingTel, AIA, Flipt, Anheiser Busch, Salesforce,

Key Accomplishments:
Scaled startup engineering teams from initial hires to robust units of up to 40 engineers.

Led talent acquisition for a HealhTech startup from idea to a teams 140+ employees.

Led talent acquisition efforts for a Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer, resulting in 35 senior manager and executive hires within 12 months.

Scaled a Fortune 50 insurance company's newly formed division from a single employee to 35 senior hires in just 18 months, including relocating 25 senior executives to Singapore.

Oversaw organizational design and talent acquisition for a corporate development and Innovation business unit, culminating in 14 executive-level hires.

Drove early success for startups, consistently recruiting first customers in zero to one environments.

Founder | Executive Recruiter

Intrepid Ventures

Intrepid Ventures was a Blockchain and Web3 startup studio and innovation lab for founders and chief innovation officers.

Customer-facing leader with a proven track record of success in growing and engaging communities, launching successful events, and building relationships in the blockchain and Web3 space.

Grew a global invite-only community from 0 to 30,000+ members in 18 months. Community led insights and guidance helped to shape the thinking of community members and position them for success in the rapidly evolving blockchain and Web3 space.

Developed and launched more than 20 sponsored events across Southeast Asia through ecosystem partners including Visa, Prudential, AIA, IFC World Bank, IBM, and others, attracting over 10,000 attendees. 

Facilitated community-driven innovation and collaboration, resulting in the launch of multiple successful blockchain/crypto products across insurance, fintech, security, and gaming.

Intrepid Ventures | Co-Founder | Blockchain & Web3 Venture Studio

Creator Economy | Influencer Marketing | Community | Sales and Partnerships | Recruiting

I help Influencer Marketing teams unify, automate, and scale their operations so they can focus on growth vs. administrative tasks.


I've recruited and helped build amazing teams (onboarded 2500+ professionals).
I've designed and built global communities from zero to 30K+.
Designed, launched and produced 18 Music and Art Festivals, 5 large scale conferences and 100+ events
Co-founded 4 startups in  Blockchain, Healthech, Fintech and AI/Automation.

Zach Piester

At the intersection of Cultural Impact x Innovation x Community. Integrated Influencer Marketing and Creator Economy Executive with 14 year’s experience in leading award-winning influencer marketing strategy, brand partnerships, Influencer relations and Creator programs for some of the biggest brands in the world. 

★ Named Social Media's Rising Star in the Events Industry by Event Solutions 
★ Named one of the top 42 Most Passionate Business Women on Twitter - Huff Po
★ Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Marcom, Mashable, NY Times, Digiday
★ Keynote, guest speaker and panelist on Influencer Marketing strategy and the Creator Economy

Lindsay Calabrese

I write my agency, Team One's, Next Gen Luxe Pulse newsletter, where we track how culture is reshaping the future of luxury. This excerpt is from our most recent edition on why 2026 will be the year luxury relearns how value works. Inspired by Katie Dreke, The Revolution of Repair LI post.

Luxury isn’t dying. It’s being re-coded. Gen Z isn’t rejecting premium goods, they’re rejecting the old mechanisms of how luxury signaled value.

Two shifts are driving the recalibration:
1️⃣ Scarcity sits in the room, not the scroll
2️⃣ Status sits in the long run, not the haul
Together, they’re changing how people shop, own, flex, and sustain.

1. The Store Returns as a Cultural Stage
Physical retail now feels more luxurious than digital. Not because online is bad, but because digital flattened access. IRL brings back:
✨ hierarchy
✨ taste
✨ discovery

Hence the rise of: queue culture, “only in-store” drops, RSVP retail, speakeasy storefronts, membership shopping and proof-of-attendance posting.

For younger luxury consumers, showing up is the flex.

Traditional funnels assume a clean journey (awareness → purchase). But Gen Z doesn’t progress — they circulatethrough fields: sneakers, beauty, art, nightlife, luxury, wellness.

Retail becomes the entry point, not the endpoint.

2. Durable Value & the Rise of Care as Status
Luxury is also renegotiating time. Value is shifting from “newest” to longest lasting — across materials, design, relationships, and story.

Signals of this shift are everywhere: repair culture, resale, archival fashion, anti-dupe sentiment, certified pre-owned programs and heirloom positioning.

Durability has become a taste marker. Stewardship a flex.

Progress isn’t only upgrade culture, it’s continuity culture.
In a disposable world, what endures feels luxurious.

***If you'd like to subscribe, message me and I'll add you as a sub. It goes out 2x a month.

Lindsay Calabrese 🍜

Influencer Marketing and Creator Economy Executive with a focus on Community, Cultural Impact & Innovation. Brand Partnerships & Culture Director at Team One.

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