Jeffrey Berns
Blockchains
Sparks, NV USA
"Forget what’s been drilled into your head and follow your passion. You will find success, whether it be financial or emotional, if you do something you’re passionate about."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
Various people, from my mother to my partners, have called my blockchain smart city crazy. It is a big risk because something like this has never been done before. We're coming up with huge life-changing innovations, including a new way of creating, saving, and trading energy in which everyone contributes. If we're successful and this spreads throughout the world, then this will be amazing.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
California State University, Northridge
Doctorate
Law
Whittier Law School
Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
I grew up in a relatively normal middle-class family and was expected to go to college to become a lawyer, doctor, or engineer.
2.
I graduated from college and went straight into law school to get my law degree.
3.
After graduating from law school, I started my own practice with a primary focus of advising and consulting with companies on business challenges and corporate growth.
4.
I worked as a plaintiff lawyer for many years, helping consumers fight against large corporations.
5.
When I reached a point in my life where I could retire, my daughter had asked me how I’d changed the world—that helped light a fire in me to keep working and try to make a difference.
6.
That period of reflection—also compounded with having witnessed such destruction in class action lawsuits against banks—caused me to close my law practice and discover Blockchains.
7.
I plan to eventually build a smart city using blockchain technology.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
Your idea is crazy!
How I responded:
Various people, from my mother to my partners, have called my blockchain smart city crazy. It is a big risk because something like this has never been done before. We're coming up with huge life-changing innovations, including a new way of creating, saving, and trading energy in which everyone contributes. If we're successful and this spreads throughout the world, then this will be amazing.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I closed my law practice and opened my own business dealing with blockchain technology. It may be a huge risk, but I believe this is the future and I want to have a hand in that impact.