Crys & Tell
Crys & Tell
 
Houston in Australia

Crystal Houston

CHIEF STRATEGIST

Serial digipreneur and media maven who crafts future-forward business strategies and narratives for tech startups and start overs. 

  • Brand Strategist & Storyteller

  • Tech Adjacent Blockchain Aficionado

  • Content & Community Marketer

EDUCATION

  • S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, MA in TV, Radio & Film with emphasis in Digital Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Keller Graduate School of Management, MBA in Marketing

  • Eastern Michigan University, BS in Writing & Graphic Design

CERTIFICATION

  • Blockchain and the Law, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

BUSINESS VENTURES

PROJECTS

  • MEDIA-O(wnership) Project, Executive Director & Founder Team Member

  • “We Rise” Black Entrepreneur Startup Incubator, Advisor & Mentor

 
 
 

“We don't know who discovered water but we're certain it wasn't a fish.”

- John Culkin

 
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Bonafides

 
 
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PROFESSIONAL & FANATICAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Women’s Audio Mission, Chair

  • News Product Alliance, Member

  • Leadership Academy for Women in Media, Poynter Institute for Journalism, 2020

  • SEED SPOT, Member

  • Society of Professional Journalists, Past Member

  • National Association of Black Journalists, Past Member

  • City University of NewYork (CUNY) News Integrity Initiative, Grantee

  • Women in Blockchain Global, Past Member

  • Newhouse School of Public Communications' Blockchain Working Group, Founder

  • Pinkwellchick Foundation, Inc., Past Board Chair

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PRESENTER

  • News Product Alliance | Fail Forward: Our Mistakes in News Product | Global Online

  • SXSW Pitch | Entertainment & Content Finalist | Austin TX

  • Massive Adoption | Why Should I Care About Blockchain? | Memphis TN

  • Voice of Blockchain 2019 | Fake News Fireside Chat | Chicago IL

  • Syracuse University Blockchain Immersive | Communicator’s Guide to the Blockchain Universe | New York NY

CONFERENCES

  • Speaker Business Mastery 2024, Tampa FL

  • Crush the Stage 2024, Tampa FL

  • Make More Offers 2024, Tampa FL

  • Voice of Blockchain 2019, Chicago IL

  • Blockchain 48 Summit 2018, Phoenix AZ

  • Voice of Blockchain 2018, Chicago IL

  • Future of Fintech 2018 | CB Insights, New York, NY

  • Blockchain & AI Innovation Venture Summit 2018, Stanford, CA

  • Women on the Block: Blockchain Diversity Conference 2018, Brooklyn, NY

  • NEXT 2017: The Event for Technology, Manufacturing & Biotech, Syracuse, NY

  • SXSW Interactive, Film & TV Conference 2017-2018, Austin, TX

  • Content Marketing World 2014-2018, Cleveland, OH

  • Digital Summit 2016, Phoenix, AZ

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SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH

  • Media-NXT The Future of Media report Vol. IV: 2020 Technology, Advisor, Sept. 2020

  • Media-NXT The Future of Media report Vol. III: 2019 Technology, Advisor, Sept. 2019

  • Media Disruption: Blockchain 101” Faculty Brown Bag Lunch Seminar at Syracuse University, Presenter, 2018

  • Media-NXT The Future of Media report Vol. II: Combinatorial Thinking, "AI + Blockchain," Researcher, July 2018

  • Broadcast Education Association Research Symposium, 2018. "Gender Equity in Sitcom Television: Industry Mojo or Cul-de-Sac?" Poster session presented at: Inclusive Media, BEA 2018, Las Vegas NV

  • SXSW Interactive Conference Programming, Research Intern 2017-2018

  • SXSW Startup Accelerator Pitch Competition, Research Intern, 20017