Brian Zwerner
President at W3 Studio
Brian Zwerner
President at W3 Studio
Atlanta, Georgia
Overview
Work Experience
President
2022 - Current
President and Founder of W3 Studio, a venture studio to help diverse founders in Atlanta build startups in web3. W3 Studio is a 501c3 nonprofit entity.
Founder & VC
2018
Founding Member of Beyond The Game Network. We are a community of athletes and business execs. We fuel the growth of the most exciting companies in America across sports, media, gaming, web3, and fitness.
Managing Principal
2007
Kensington Blake Capital currently invests in startups and assists companies in the space on finance, operations, and business development. Also publisher of EMPOW3R, a newsletter making web3 easier to understand, and advising companies on web3, NFTs, and the Metaverse.
Founder
2017 - 2018
Brian Zwerner founded Sportal in 2017. The company connects communities through youth sports. We help coaches, players, and parents with services to make it easier to play the games they love. We have a media division that covers high school and travel sports to celebrate success in athletics.
Senior Advisor
2014 - 2017
Aquina provides financing to medical practices and their patients. Kensington Blake Capital made a significant equity investment in the company in 2015 to relaunch the business with a focus on small medical practices. Brian Zwerner serves in an advisory capacity helping the company with operations, finance and marketing.
Senior Vice President
2010 - 2014
Fixed income sales and trading at FIG Partners (now Janney Montgomery).
Partner
2008 - 2010
Launched financial consulting firm which focuses on working with firms on valuation and risk management for structured products and derivatives.
Managing Director
2005 - 2007
Built and managed the Fixed Income Structured Derivative Products business.
Managing Director
2002 - 2005
Managing the European and Asian Rates Business.
Managing Director
1998 - 2002
Rates Trading Division
Associate
1997 - 1998
Rates Trading Division