We talked about:
✅ Getting lost in the Sahara Desert
✅ Surviving an earthquake in Japan
✅ The journey from TradFi to Bitcoin
Meet Umi 🌟, the dynamic force behind business development at Breez, a pioneering lightning-as-a-service infrastructure company. With a keen focus on unlocking the potential of Bitcoin 🔑, Umi propels businesses forward through strategic partnerships and innovative solutions, particularly in embedded tech collaborations.
Umi began her career in traditional finance 💼 in Tokyo, which led to her driving business development at a variety of startups including fintechs such as Wise, and ultimately paved the path to her role in bitcoin at Breez. An advocate for financial independence as a fundamental human right ✊, Umi passionately believes in bitcoin's pivotal role in reshaping the global economic landscape 🌍.
At the heart of her mission is fostering diversity within the bitcoin space, ensuring it becomes an inclusive hub for minorities, women, and non-tech enthusiasts to contribute, learn, build, and collectively drive bitcoin adoption. If you are looking to build Lightning into your app, platform, or service - Umi is the go-to source for insights.
Outside of bitcoin, Umi is an avid long-distance endurance athlete 🏃♀️, conquering challenges like the Marathon des Sables, Ironman Frankfurt, and the Isles of Scilly ÖTILLÖ swimrun. Umi is also mother to two young children and five cats 🐱!
Join Umi on the Access Tribe podcast to delve into the exciting intersection of bitcoin, business development, and a passion for fostering financial inclusion.
👉 Follow Umi here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiyaharaUmi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umi-miyahara-43807352/
Breez: https://breez.technology/
Medium: https://medium.com/breez-technology
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