Nicco Viray’s Profile Bio:
Nicco Viray is one of the Philippines Web3 entrepreneurs and CEO of Ark of Dreams, a unique and immersive blockchain-based game utilizing an NFT, allowing users to play with brands and earn real-world rewards.
He is also a Web3 advocate pushing for adopting this decentralized technology in the Philippines. As an entrepreneur, Nicco Viray aims to impact people’s lives positively.
Inspiring Early Years of Nicco Viray:
Many Filipinos look up to Nicco Viray’s inspiring early years as he grew up with a single mother who supported his dreams.
At an early age, Viray was fascinated with selling DVDs and cookies. Nicco Viray had a natural talent for selling which led this young entrepreneur to pursue business-related degrees.
Educational Background:
Nicco Viray attended Sacred Heart Academy of Pasig and earned his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of Asia and the Pacific. Furthermore, Nikko Viray pursued academic excellence at Enderun Colleges, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing.
Previous Employment:
The promising young entrepreneur has an impressive track record in the business world. He has held key positions in various organizations. He previously worked as a Business Development Specialist at Medicare Plus, a healthcare insurance company, and as a Senior Project Manager at Innoventures Group. This firm manages several e-commerce businesses.
Life Before Web3:
Before Web3 came into the picture, Nicco Viray managed a Venture Capital Firm with their Chairman, overseeing its day-to-day operations. He was in charge of ensuring that the company they were investing in was profitable, and he was tasked to solve whatever problems the company may face.
How He Got Into Web3:
Nicco Viray’s entry into the Web3 industry or to cryptocurrency was during the heights of Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based online game that became popular in the Philippines.
Axie Infinity players earned real-world money by playing the game, trading, and selling. Some Axie players were not even aware that they were already learning Web3. The game operates using NFTs, and there were some reports that it has become a livelihood for some Filipino players and their financiers.
Before diving deeper into Web3 through Axie Infinity, Nicco Viray started as a crypto trader. He also worked with other Web2 and Web3 companies to onboard more people into cryptocurrency.
Nicco Viray’s first Non-Fungible Token (NFT) project involves HODLing a few Ethereum, XRP, and other tokens. The crypto trader started his NFT journey with Wabi Sabi as a Profile Picture, his starting point for exploring NFTs.
Ark of Dreams Project:
Nico Viray is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ark of Dreams (AOD). This mobile game uses blockchain technology that connects the real world to a virtual world, the Metaverse.
With the advent of AOD, players can earn rewards, collect Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and connect with real-world brands.
Ark of Dreams has conducted workshops and talks about the Web3 space and the Metaverse for the past few years.
As a Philippine-based NFT game, they encourage more people to explore the new internet generation, giving people total control over their data through this decentralized technology and application.
One of the country’s most prominent banking institutions, the Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), is one of the official partners, becoming the first Philippine banks to join the Metaverse through collaboration with the Ark of Dreams.
Nicco Viray’s Positive Impact on the Community:
Nicco Viray aims to positively impact the Filipino people or the various nationalities worldwide by doing it one at a time.
Aside from being the CEO of the Ark of Dreams (AOD) company, he also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Impact Ventures Inc., a company that supports several Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through funding, connecting to investors, workshops, training consulting, and making digital transactions to name a few.
He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Bounce Back Philippines, a group of entrepreneurs whose purpose is to help small businesses recover from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Career Highlights and Viray’s Role Models:
The biggest highlight of Nicco Viray’s career was his partnerships with various multinational companies while representing the companies he has worked with. Nicco Viray has collaborated with business leaders and innovators who shared the same goal with him: to help uplift people’s lives.
According to Nicco Viray, he enjoys reading books by bestselling authors John Maxwell and Robert Greenie. Maxwell’s self-development principles and influential communication teachings resonate with Nicco Viray’s passion for empowering others and making a positive impact and change in society.
Nicco Viray also believes in his life mantra, “Malayo pa pero malayo na,” which translates to “We have a long journey ahead, but we’ve already come a long way.”
Social Media Accounts:
Nicco Viray is active on the professional networking site Linkedin, where he shares news about his businesses and the latest updates on Web3. You may also follow Ark of Dreams’ official Facebook Page, showing the company’s latest development and available training about Web3.
Nicco Viray was also one of the speakers at the most prominent social media marketing professionals gathering in the Philippines at the Podium, Ortigas Center, in an event sponsored by Globe Telecom, dubbed “OnTrend!“
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