<p>When he was ten years old, Randy Ortiz, aka WG, was a feverish Bruce Lee fan and <em>loved </em>everything kung-fu.</p> <p>His <em>Bruce Lee </em>passion even led him to taking up taekwondo as a child.</p> <p>Today, he is a crypto artist and part of the NFT collective <em>When Giants Meet</em>.</p> <p>We had a truly amazing time talking about what it’s like to be an independent crypto artist, how he juggles being an NFT artist, working full-time, and being a family man, and how he got involved in art.</p> <p>We also discussed when he knew he was going to become an artist, why he chose to study graphic design in college, his beginnings in TRON, and his latest project.</p> <p>Want to learn more about him?</p> <p>Tune in now!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Key Points Discussed</strong></p> <p>Meet young WG (01:14)</p> <p>Crypto art and staying public (05:07)</p> <p>How WG got involved in art (11:15)</p> <p>Diving into NFTs (28:26)</p> <p>WG’s day job (33:31)</p> <p>About money and art (46:04)</p> <p>Telling your art’s story (57:01)</p> <p>Artists are the original storytellers (01:09:51)</p> <p>About WG’s latest piece (01:22:46)</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Additional Resources</strong></p> <p>Learn more about WG’s work <a href="https://www.whengiantsmeet.com/wtbart"><u>here</u></a> and connect with him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/WGMeets"><u>here</u></a>.</p> <p>If you want to stay in the loop and learn about exciting NFT artists, make sure to follow The Outer Realm on<a href="https://pod.link/1549179003"> <u>your favorite podcast app</u></a>. Do you like our talks? Leave a rating and a review!</p> <p>To stay in touch and connect with me, follow me here:</p> <p>🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/secondrealm"> <u>Twitter</u></a></p> <p>🔥<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericprhodes/"> <u>LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p>🔥<a href="https://www.theouterrealm.io/blog"> <u>Outer Realm Blog</u></a></p>