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Matt Spoke

CEOMoves

Toronto, Canada Area

Member Since September 2021

Skills

Leadership
Financial Analysis
Public Speaking

About

Matthew Spoke is the CEO of Moves, the Digital Credit Union of the gig economy. Matt is considered a leader on the cutting edge of future-defining technologies and has spoken at dozens of tech conferences and written for: • Forbes.com • Coindesk.com • Financial Post.com • TechCrunch Matt is a strong advocate for the social benefits of decentralized technologies and created the Open Foundation, a not-for-profit focused on advancing blockchain technologies. In addition, he’s served as an advisor to governments on the regulatory implications of new technologies like blockchain on the future world of finance. Matt participates in a wide variety of industry groups including: • Board of Directors of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance • Faculty member with Singularity University • Investment Committee of Portal Asset Management • Founding Director, the Blockchain Technology Coalition of Canada In his former life Matt was working as CPA with Deloitte, when he discovered Bitcoin and became fascinated with the technology. He was considering a move and applied to both Oxford and a joint MBA between the London Business School and Hong Kong University. Ultimately, he rejected offers from both schools, since Deloitte extended an opportunity to Matthew to build an entrepreneurial venture within a traditional corporate environment. As a result, Spoke built the world’s first blockchain focused business for a Global consulting firm. A few years later he left to start his own technology company. Several of his former bosses at Deloitte were among his first investors. Over the course of 5 years, Matthew raised over $50m and built a well-known and reputable software company in the blockchain industry. Along the way, he opened offices in Shanghai, Barbados, and Toronto. In late 2019, Spoke took inventory of what the company had accomplished, and the lessons learnt. Inspired by a conversation he had with an Uber driver; Spoke realized there was a need for a new kind of product focused on empowering gig workers. The next morning, he began pivoting the business towards addressing the systemic problems facing the growing demographic of workers in the gig economy – and Moves was born.

Published content

Shareholder access and activism are on the rise: Why these are positive trends for everyone

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For gig workers, owning stock in these companies can be life-changing. Becoming a shareholder can provide them with a sense of purpose and ownership compared to feeling that they're an expendable resource. 

The legal debate over the gig economy and its workers

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Given the incredible demand for gig services we have seen over the past two years, and an increasing number of workers leaving their permanent jobs to join the gig economy, the next generation for this economy may look quite different.

Why it's time for gig workers to rethink organizing

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Gig workers must find new ways to band together to negotiate with management.

Company details

Moves

Company bio

Matt is the Founder and CEO of Moves, a social finance product for independent 'gig' workers across the U.S. Matt founded the company on a belief that the gig economy isn't working for its workers and by building a product that solves their systemic financial challenges, millions of independent gig workers can come together to improve and own the future of the gig economy. Founded in August 2020, Moves has rapidly grown to become one of the leading financial products for gig workers in the U.S with members across all 50 states with over 15 supported gig platforms. As CEO of Moves, Matt spearheads the mission of the company and inspires a team of 35 world-class designers, engineers, product managers and growth marketers to build a better gig economy for its workers.

Industry

Technology

Area of focus

FinTech

Company size

11 - 50

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