Tarja Stephens is the Co-Founder of Metaverse Impact, a media brand, and Mission Impact (MI), a leadership network on a mission to accelerate women’s impact by utilizing web3 education, immersive environments, and emerging technologies. She is an avid connector of conscious individuals and brands in the Metaverse & Web3 ecosystems. Tarja is the Miami Chapter President of the Global VR/AR Association which brings together over 55K brilliant minds and 4000 businesses across the globe fostering collaboration on immersive technologies. She also serves as an impact strategy advisor on several women-led Web3 communities and initiatives and is a board member of Impact Mission Miami, which focuses on raising awareness of B-corps and UN SDGs in the South Florida region.
What was your journey like to get where you are?
I was introduced to Web3 and metaverse through my advisor who recommend I look at the new upcoming “web3 and what is all about. As a consultant, I saw immediate limitless opportunities in the space and since then I have been exploring Web3 and Metaverse.
In a simpler phrase, what is your company exactly doing?
We are on a mission to accelerate women’s impact by utilizing web3 platforms, immersive environments, and emerging technologies. MI empowers women to take the leading role in shaping the next wave of emerging technologies and drive new solutions for the global challenges of today.
What about Metaverse are you most excited for in the future?
The limitless opportunities Metaverse will provide us. Everyone can become the builder of the Metaverse.
Why should we be paying attention to the Metaverse?
A major revolution is happening in the Web3 and Immersive Technologies Space. According to leading consulting agencies and VCs, the metaverse will become a major wealth distribution and wealth creation with the potential to be a 13 trillion dollar economy by 2030.
