Scott Lawin, Co-Founder & CEO at Candy Digital, on Bringing The World's Largest IP Owners into the World of NFTs

Scott M. Lawin is a Co-Founder & CEO of Candy Digital, Inc., a next-generation sports and culture digital asset platform, providing authentic objects and experiences that deepen fan engagement and connect people to their passions. Candy Digital is an official digital collectible partner of Getty Images, Major League Baseball, Netflix, the Race Team Alliance, and the WWE. Candy operates digital collectible ecosystems where fans and collectors are able to purchase, trade, and share authentic digital collectibles to deepen their love of the sports, media and culture.Before launching Candy, Scott founded Parametric, LP, a private investment and advisory firm focused on early-stage opportunities in blockchain, fintech, art, and real estate. From 2010-2017, Mr. Lawin was the Chief Operating Officer of Moore Capital Management, a $15bn global alternative investment management company. Prior to joining Moore, Mr. Lawin served as Chief Operating Officer of the Liquid Markets business at Fortress Investment Group following a 12-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co.In this podcast, we cover: Scott’s jump from a storied career in finance to NFTsPandemic conversations with Mike Novogratz that led to Candy DigitalThe difference in the change of pace between finance & Web3Why the market slowdown hasn’t affected Candy’s pitch to potential partnersMapping out fan experiences that are relevant for each community Breaking down the paths that brands & IP owners can take when licensing off their IPA dive into Candy Digital’s recent fundraise and Fanatic’s divestment from the businessTo follow Candy Digital on Twitter, go to https://twitter.com/CandyDigital