Somi Arian

Somi Arian is a tech philosopher,LinkedIn-Top-Voice and the founder of InPeak, a Web3 education and professional networking platform. With a background in Philosophy of Science and Technology, Somi describes her role in society as a ‘Transition Architect’. As humans merge with technology and society enters a new phase of human evolution, Somi works on frameworks to address the challenges ahead. Born and brought up in Iran in a very oppressive society, Somi was 23 when she came to the UK and studied at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she earned two master’s degrees in political science and the philosophy of science and technology. After university, Somi went into television, learned filmmaking, and became a producer. She then started her own marketing agency, Smart Cookie Media, a modern-day marketing agency for thought leaders, and from there, raised investment to build the FemPeak platform. FemPeak consists of a space where women can come to learn, network, find new business opportunities, and raise investment, so they can gain financial independence, reach their full potential and thrive. The platform consists of four hubs. When Somi looked at the 10 corporations that run the world, she realised that none of them were founded, or even run, by women. When she was writing her book, Career Fear (And how to beat it), she realised that most of her references, at least 90%-95% were written by men. She wanted to know why.