Ian Balina
Influencer Video Series
Produce a travel show around the lifestyle of a cryptocurrency investor.
TODAY Show, Sydney Meetup, Power Ledger, Horizon State and Australia Open | Diary of a Made Man #006
In this episode, I follow up on the concept of Crypto Family in Australia. I connect with one of my Instagram followers, Joel, who helps me get a segment on the TODAY Show in Sydney, Australia. On the show, I share my opinions on whether Bitcoin is real or a bust. Following the segment, we go on a boat ride on Sydney, Harbour, where I end up doing my first Shoey, an Australian tradition. We then relax by heading to Bondi beach and discuss possible next steps for my brand and e-commerce. I host my biggest meetup to date, at the Sky Casino in Sydney. Such a great turn out with my Crypto Family. I felt so welcomed, having a chance to meet everyone at the event. I take some out to meet one of my community member who wasn't able to enter the meetup. Power Ledger was the catalyst for me traveling to Australia. I believed in Power Ledger so much that I told my audience I would travel to Australia once it achieved 20x plus returns. As soon as it did, I booked a flight to Australia. It was great meeting the team and learning about their upcoming roadmap milestones. They gave me an exclusive preview of their peer-to-peer power trading platform, that has me excited for the future of POWR. I connected with some of my community members from the meetup, who took our team on a helicopter ride across Sydney, Harbour, as a token of appreciation for the impact I have had on their lives. The ride was phenomenal and it was very touching reading the note on how appreciative they were for the content I produce. We then leave Sydney and travel to Melbourne, Australia to meet with Kosta. Kosta is one of our business partners, and it was an honor finally getting a chance to meet him. We talk business while plotting and scheming for our goals for 2018. Kosta has a plug at a Lamborghini dealership, so we go there for a tour of the luxury cars. The tour was magnificent, and we leave even more inspired. We realize that a Lambo is not the limit, why not have it all? A Ferrari, a Rolls Royce, we can have it all if we crush crypto. Our team connects with Horizon State for a dinner, before our meetup the next day. I talk with Jamie, the co-founder, on the growth of the project and upcoming news. The meetup the next day was insane, over 700 people showed up. The support was incredible, and I take two hours making sure to talk and take photos with everyone from my community that came to see me. We end our Melbourne trip, by attending the Australia Open. We witness Roger Federer win the open, and get ready for our next stop, Seoul, Korea for the ICON Annual Summit. Overall, Australia is a wonderful country, with amazing people. I fell in love with Australia, and plan to come back soon Thank you for the love!
THE SERIES
New York Meetup, ICO Forward Summit, Instagram Advice, Top of the Rock | Diary of a Made Man #001
Introducing Diary of a Made Man, my video diary of my journey in life and in cryptocurrency investing. Get an inside look at the grind, and all the key people and events in the cryptocurrency market. Really excited to share this journey with you all. I believe sharing perspectives like this will help cryptos reach more mainstream adoption. In this episode, I travel to New York City and take you through the following events:
- ICO Forward Summit
- Meeting with Emmie Chang of Super Bloom Capital
- Getting consulting on my Instagram
- NYC Meetup
- Sightseeing NY at Top of the Rock
Telcoin, Zilla, Phantom AI, Tokyo Meetup, and Ferrari Dealership | Diary of a Made Man #002
In this episode, Ugo and I head to Tokyo, Japan to visit three Japanese ICOS: Zilla, Telcoin, and Phantom AI. We hang out with the teams for a week, learning more about what they're working on while trying to find the next WaBI. I meet up with a Patreon member and Twitter follower, who brings me a gift as a token of appreciation for the amount of money he's made from my videos. I host a packed crypto meetup with my audience in Tokyo and share visions of moon landings and lambos. We visit a Ferrari dealership to see if they take bitcoin, followed by some partying and enjoying the Tokyo nightlife.
Hybrid Block Summit in Macau, WaBi Founders, Nucleus Vision, Hong Kong | Diary of a Made Man #003
In this episode of Diary of a Made Man, I take my message of Token Metrics to Asia, by speaking at the Hybrid Block Summit. I get a chance to finally meet the WaBi co-founders, Alex and Yaz. This was a great moment, as WaBi was the first 100x ROI ICO investment for me and my audience. I also introduce Abhi Pitti, the CEO of Nucleus Vision, a new ICO I'm advising and share a few words on why I believe in Abhi. I get to meet lots of people face-to-face that I've been speaking with virtually over Telegram for the last year. We end the episode with a visit to Hong Kong, to check out the view at Victoria's Peak. I had a lot of fun in Macau and Hong Kong, and I'm glad for all the friends I've made thus far.
Thailand Crypto Retirement: Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, and Ko Phi Phi| Diary of a Made Man #004
In this episode of Diary of a Made Man, I show you what life can be like, once you achieve your goals in cryptocurrency investing. Being able to live life on your own accord, after leaving your 9-to-5 job. Not having to worry about a job, an income, a boss or manager, or the corporate world. I show you how it's like to live life as if every day is Saturday, and how Ugo and I are savoring each moment during our travels and enjoying each experience, without feeling rushed. In this episode, we travel to Bangkok, where I host a meetup with my audience, as well as hang out with Michael and Harri from my Patreon group. Next, we travel to Koh Phangan for the full moon party and enjoy planning our goals for 2018 on a secret beach. I also take a huge L that you'll just have to watch to find out what happened. We then head to Pattaya, where I have an amazing meetup at the rooftop bar of the Hilton in Pattaya. Great conversations, great people, and good times were had by all. I miss my audience and end up doing a live stream at the infinity pool on top of the Hilton. I also hang out with Mike Vestil and his friends. We go jet skiing, banana boat riding, and our investor friend Ryan Lee takes us to a gun range for the first time. Man, I loved my time in Pattaya. In Phuket, I host another meetup with my audience. The crypto family is getting bigger and bigger, and I share my thoughts on the crypto market in 2018. We wrap up our Crypto Retirement in Thailand by heading to Koh Phi Phi Islands. Man, what a blast we had here. We went on a full day boat tour and party and had one of the most memorable experiences of our lives. This is what Crypto Retirement is all about. Being able to escape the corporate world and live life on your own terms, at your own pace, without having to worry about money. This is my Crypto Retirement. What will your Crypto Retirement look like? What's the first vacation spot you'll head to? Please let me know in the comments below.
Josef Rakich, CNBC Africa Crypto Trader, Auckland Meetup | Diary of a Made Man #005
In this episode, I travel to Auckland, New Zealand to meet my community members. I do a video interview with fitness influencer, Josef Rakich, and have the pleasure of hanging out with his cousins and taking a ride in his green Lamborghini. We then grab dinner and drinks, as they share their crypto success stories and how their lives have been transformed by cryptos. One of the brothers recently quit his job to become a full-time cryptocurrency investor. Another one recently retired his mom, thanks to the success he's had in cryptos. I then do an interview with CNBC Africa and share my opinion on ICOs and token metrics. We then end things off with a meetup in Auckland. The turn up was humbling, we end up having to switch venues, to accommodate the large crowd. I enjoy hearing the stories my audience had to share, and getting to know each and every single one of them.
TODAY Show, Sydney Meetup, Power Ledger, Horizon State and Australia Open | Diary of a Made Man #006
In this episode, I follow up on the concept of Crypto Family in Australia. I connect with one of my Instagram followers, Joel, who helps me get a segment on the TODAY Show in Sydney, Australia. On the show, I share my opinions on whether Bitcoin is real or a bust. Following the segment, we go on a boat ride on Sydney, Harbour, where I end up doing my first Shoey, an Australian tradition. We then relax by heading to Bondi beach and discuss possible next steps for my brand and e-commerce. I host my biggest meetup to date, at the Sky Casino in Sydney. Such a great turn out with my Crypto Family. I felt so welcomed, having a chance to meet everyone at the event. I take some out to meet one of my community member who wasn't able to enter the meetup. Power Ledger was the catalyst for me traveling to Australia. I believed in Power Ledger so much that I told my audience I would travel to Australia once it achieved 20x plus returns. As soon as it did, I booked a flight to Australia. It was great meeting the team and learning about their upcoming roadmap milestones. They gave me an exclusive preview of their peer-to-peer power trading platform, that has me excited for the future of POWR. I connected with some of my community members from the meetup, who took our team on a helicopter ride across Sydney, Harbour, as a token of appreciation for the impact I have had on their lives. The ride was phenomenal and it was very touching reading the note on how appreciative they were for the content I produce.We then leave Sydney and travel to Melbourne, Australia to meet with Kosta. Kosta is one of our business partners, and it was an honor finally getting a chance to meet him. We talk business while plotting and scheming for our goals for 2018. Kosta has a plug at a Lamborghini dealership, so we go there for a tour of the luxury cars. The tour was magnificent, and we leave even more inspired. We realize that a Lambo is not the limit, why not have it all? A Ferrari, a Rolls Royce, we can have it all if we crush crypto. Our team connects with Horizon State for a dinner, before our meetup the next day. I talk with Jamie, the co-founder, on the growth of the project and upcoming news. The meetup the next day was insane, over 700 people showed up. The support was incredible, and I take two hours making sure to talk and take photos with everyone from my community that came to see me. We end our Melbourne trip, by attending the Australia Open. We witness Roger Federer win the open, and get ready for our next stop, Seoul, Korea for the ICON Annual Summit. Overall, Australia is a wonderful country, with amazing people. I fell in love with Australia, and plan to come back soon Thank you for the love!
ICON Annual Summit, Korean BBQ, and Nucleus Vision | Diary of a Made Man #007
In this episode, I travel to Seoul, South Korea for the ICON Annual Summit. As most of you know by now, ICON changed my life. It was my most profitable investment in 2017, dollar wise. I was excited for the opportunity to attend the event, meet all the people involved in ICON as well as fellow investors that also had their lives transformed by ICON's returns in 2017. We start things off by meeting up with our Crypto Family in Seoul. They take us to one of the best Korean BBQ restaurants in the city, to have our official Crypto Family Dinner. I get a chance to meet some members of my Patreon and thank them for their support over the last one year. I get surprised with a gift from one of my Patreon members, that brings me joy. The next day we head to the ICON VIP Dinner. We reunite with lots of familiar faces from past episodes and celebrate over dinner and champagne. ICON put together a great dinner, and we had an opportunity to speak with some of the upcoming DAPPs on the ICON platform. The best part for me was being able to speak with the entire ICON team and share joy in each other's success. Up next was the ICON Genesis Event. This was held at one of the tallest buildings in the world. The view was magnificent, making us realize the magnitude of the moment we were in. Before the event I get a chance to connect with Abhi Pitti, CEO of Nucleus Vision, before his presentation as one of the DAPPs for ICON. This was the big news that shocked me in Korea, and learning of the technical partnership between the two, was exciting. I team up with Nucleus Vision, a blockchain startup I'm advising, to host an event in Seoul, for the crypto community. The Nucleus Vision team delivered, and put together a great event in a short amount of time. I enjoyed escaping the markets and discussing crypto with my community face to face. It was great connecting with other influencers in Korea, such as Sean Lee, and Korean exchanges. These are the kind of relationships that inspire me to travel the world to create. Stay tuned for the next episode of Diary of a Made Man, where we travel to Singapore and Bali, Indonesia. This will be one of the most chill episdes yet. Until next time, see you on the Moon!
Loom Network, Crypto Mansion Party, NEO Global Capital, and Bali | Diary of a Made Man #008
In this episode, we travel to Singapore and Bali, Indonesia. We kick things off by having dinner and drinks with Loom Network, a project working on scaling Ethereum dapps. This is my biggest investment to date, and I came away even more bullish on the project after meeting with the founders. Next, we get invited to a private Crypto Mansion party, where we meet Jack Lu, CEO of Wanchain, and Alex, the CEO of WaBi. We run into some Crypto Family that we've met from other parts of the world through our Crypto World Tour. While in Singapore, I take time out to meet with Roger Lim, a Founding Partner at the NEO Global Capital and member of my Patreon. Roger has advised projects like nOS, Bluzelle, Tomocoin, Jet8, and others. Connecting with people like Roger Lim is what helps with great deal flow. As usual, I host a meetup in Singapore for my community. Pavel Bains, the CEO of Bluzelle, stops by and shares his thoughts on the first day of Bluzelle trading on Binance. FarmaTrust's CEO, Raja Sharif, shares with Ugo what they're up to with their product. Overall it was great meeting my audience, and bringing the whole crypto community together in Singapore. After putting in some work on crypto, we take a vacation to Bali, Indonesia, and have a crypto investor mastermind retreat with close investor friends of ours. Mike and John join us, and we head to the ocean for some snorkeling. I think it's vital to regularly take some time off of crypto and enjoy amazing new experiences with friends. Overall, our Crypto World Tour in Asia was amazing. Met lots of interesting people, and made great memories. In the next episode, we head to Los Angeles, California, to film the Moon Lambo music video. Thanks for watching, and see you on the Moon!
Moon Lambo in Los Angeles | Diary of a Made Man #009
Colombia Crypto Fund and ATVs | Diary of a Made Man #010
We visit the Manticora Capital offices to see their ICO research, mining operation, and education center. After the visit, we play soccer (football) with them in Medellin.