Ted Farnsworth, Chairman and Co-Founder Appoints Crypto and NFT Icon to Lead ZASH, Media and Entertainment Holding Company
SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ZASH Global Media and Entertainment (“ZASH”), a multifaceted media and content technologies holding company, today announced the appointment of Erik Finman as its Chief Executive Officer.
A celebrated and highly successful crypto expert, Finman will assume direct oversight of the expanding crypto and NFT initiatives for ZASH. Beyond Web 3.0 businesses, the ZASH multimedia ecosystem encompasses film, TV, digital and social divisions.
Since launching in early 2021, ZASH has been aggressive in making strategic moves in the media and entertainment industry, creating exciting acceleration and growth in live-streaming content, video-sharing, distribution and production within its own ecosystem.
Erik Finman is the youngest bitcoin millionaire, as well as a successful entrepreneur and investor featured in Forbes, CNBC, VentureBeat, CoinTelegraph, and many more. At 12 years old Erik made his first crypto investment. At age 15, Erik dropped out of high school, and moved to San Francisco to start Botangle, an education startup that provides a better alternative to the educational system that Finman left, he later sold the company. Erik launched a satellite into space, which later became the ZASH satellite that dropped the world’s first NFT from space with Snoop Dogg and Grimes at EDC Las Vegas 2022. Prior to that, he used that satellite to complete a “crypto space drop” to a school in Ghana, meaning he beamed Bitcoin down from a constellation of satellites in outer space to an antenna at the school. Finman also created a Dr. Octopus suit that works as a prosthetic prototype.
“Erik is a well-known veteran in the crypto and NFT space, who is often called upon to speak as an expert in that field, and we are extremely fortunate to have landed him in the role of CEO for ZASH,” said Ted Farnsworth. “Erik’s leadership will allow us to expand in the Web 3 space which I’m very excited for what the future holds.”
“I am excited to lead ZASH at the most innovative time in history where industries are rapidly evolving with progressive technology and integrating with the Metaverse,” said Erik Finman. “The time I’ve spent with the ZASH team over the last several months has blown me away. I couldn’t be more excited to work with a team that has a shared vision and best of class technology and upcoming products.”
About Zash Global Media and Entertainment
ZASH Global Media and Entertainment is an evolving network of synergetic companies working together to disrupt the media and entertainment as we know it today.
About Vinco Ventures
Vinco Ventures (Nasdaq: BBIG) is focused on the development of digital media and content technologies. Vinco Ventures’ consolidated subsidiary, ZVV Media Partners, LLC, a joint venture of Vinco Ventures and ZASH Global Media and Entertainment Corporation, has an 80% ownership interest in Lomotif Private Limited. Vinco Ventures owns a 100% ownership interest in AdRizer, LLC. For more information, please visit investors.vincoventures.com.
A key component to Vinco’s growth strategy is Lomotif in combination with AdRizer and Mind Tank, our short-form video platform that drives user experiences with its user interface and patented editing tools. By utilizing Lomotif’s mobile or web-based platform, our ad and marketing platforms help drive engagement and grow revenue with premium content across the Vinco and ZASH ecosystem.
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