<p>This episode features <a href="https://www.matthewball.vc/">Matthew Ball</a>, the CEO of Epyllion. Matthew is renowned for his thought-provoking essays and contributions to publications such as the <em>Economist</em>, <em>Bloomberg</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, and the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, and wrote the August 8, 2022 cover story for <em>Time Magazine</em>. He has previously held the position of Head of Strategy for <em>Amazon Studios</em> and has also been an executive at <em>Accenture</em> and <em>The Cherin Group’s Otter Media</em>. Matthew Ball’s work in the Metaverse has been acclaimed by some of the biggest names in technology today, including the CEO and Founder of <em>Facebook</em> Mark Zuckerberg.</p> <p>In this special episode, we take listeners on a journey exploring Matthew’s unique origins from fighting wildfires to shaking up the Metaverse conversation with his international best-selling and highly acclaimed book <strong>‘</strong><a href="https://www.matthewball.vc/metaversebook"><strong>The Metaverse And How It Will Revolutionize Everything</strong></a><strong>‘</strong>. Showing himself to be every bit the luminary figure in the industry, the multi-talented Matthew moves past the buzzwords and tackles our major questions surrounding his book, metaverse misconceptions and potential, AI, intellectual property and ethics.</p>