Creating a Parallel Economy with David Ragsdale of RePlatform

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David Ragsdale of RePlatform joins host Peter Bronstein to discuss parallel economies. David discusses what a parallel economy is and how RePlatform is building a community of people to change how the economy operates. David breaks down what a parallel economy is and explains why it is different from an underground economy. David also explains how RePlatform works and what their goals are, as well as how they advertise and bring in money while operating as a B2B style business. Tune in to learn all about the parallel economy and decide if RePlatform Vegas is a conference for you to attend.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [5:53] David shares his background.
• [7:45] What is the parallel economy?
• [11:23] How is the parallel economy different from the underground economy?
• [12:25] How does Bitcoin fit in with the parallel economy?
• [13:55] Is RePlatform Vegas a political movement?
• [15:44] Is the main function of RePlatform events?
• [17:03] How do the RePlatform Events work?
• [18:46] How does RePlatform bring in revenue and what are their marketing techniques?
• [20:43] What does their advertising budget look like?
• [24:38] How is RePlatform marketing their conference to get a large number of attendees, vendors, and sponsors being a newer company themselves?
• [28:58] What makes businesses enter into the parallel economy?
• [31:34] How can people register for the RePlatform conference?
• [33:35] What things does RePlatform want to see happen in the future with the parallel economy?

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• [7:59] The parallel economy is an alternative to major corporations that are incredibly centralized and monopolistic which control much of America’s economy today. There are three types of parallel economies: cryptocurrency or bitcoin, social conservatives, and the health freedom movement.
• [20:08] RePlatform is similar to a B2B service for companies in the parallel economy. The business’s primary goal is to get companies to realize the value of getting into the parallel economy and then setting those companies up for success.
• [33:57] RePlatform wants to see more decentralized options for American consumers and businesses and decision makers, to find balance between smaller businesses and the large corporations that currently control around 90% of the economy.

BIO:

David Ragsdale, is the brains behind the The RePlatform parallel economy initiative. David is a former Creative Strategist at Live Nation Entertainment’s North America Festival Division, Housing Policy Coordinator at the Extension in Marietta, Georgia, and a Lee Kuan Yew Scholar at the National University of Singapore.

LINKS MENTIONED:

RePlatform | The Freedom Economy Convention

David Ragsdale’s LinkedIn

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