Ep. 48: Carla - Creation & Courage

My guest today is Carla, the Creator-in-Chief in a duo called thecryptoc0up1e, with her husband Walker.  With degrees in journalism and business, Carla is a content creator, educator, and a young mum. Had someone educated her sooner, she would have spent less money on degrees, and more on Bitcoin. In this episode Carla’s journey and talent comes to life. We talk about her upbringing in Romania and immigration process to the US, her work and the challenges she faced while building her brand. We touch on the importance of optimism, handling criticism, and the potential of decentralized platforms like Nostr. Carla emphasizes the need for creators to “just start” and be authentic in their work, while balancing between family life and professional aspirations. ► If you got value, please like, comment, share, follow and support my work. Thank you! -- SPONSORS -- ►► Get your TREZOR wallet & accessories, with a 5% discount, using my code at checkout (get my discount code from the episode - yep, you’ll have to watch it): https://affil.trezor.io/SHUn   ►► Join me in any of these upcoming events:https://www.efrat.blog/p/upcoming-events  Nov. 2024 - Liberty in our lifetime, Prague (code Efrat76423 for 10% off) Nov. 2024 - Adopting Bitcoin, El Salvador (code EFRAT for 10% off) May 2025 - Bitcoin Vegas (prev. Nashville) (code EFRAT for 10% off) June 2025 - BTC Prague (code EFRAT for 10% off) ►► Learn more about the Nostr Booth: https://www.nostrbooth.com/  -- LINKS -- Carla’s Twitter: https://x.com/carlabitcoin  Carla’s Nostr: https://primal.net/carla  The Crypto Couple: https://www.youtube.com/@thecryptoc0up1e⁠ Efrat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/efenigson Efrat's Telegram: https://t.me/efenigson Watch/listen on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice Support Efrat's work: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠ Support Efrat with Bitcoin: https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson -- CHAPTERS -- 00:00 Coming Up 01:50 Intro to Carla 06:47 The Crypto Couple 09:32 Ad Break: Self-Custody with Trezor 10:04 What's Carla's Method? 11:33 Growing Up in a Post-Communist Country 15:27 Carla's Take On Today's Reality 16:01 The Power of Optimism in Making a Difference 21:02 Harnessing Skills & Experiences 23:54 Love Hate Relationship with Content Creation 25:47 Handling Criticism, Showing Up, Consistency 28:30 Song Break: Bitcoin is Defiance 30:52 Nostr 101 inc. Monetization for Content Creators 34:48 Personal Responsibility in Bitcoin 37:05 Get To Know Carla Better 43:17 Motherhood & A Message Of Hope 47:38 Final Song: Bitcoin Waits For You 49:42 The Nostr Booth Initiative