John Cowin

Web3 Marketing, Strategy, & Content

Creative instincts. Operator discipline.

I came to DeFi in 2021 after a decade of building audiences and running the business behind a globally distributed music project, securing sponsorships, media appearances, and major bookings.

In 2024, I joined Phi Labs Global to manage social across a product portfolio reaching more than 200,000 people. As the company evolved, my role expanded into positioning, technical documentation and websites, partnerships and KOL management, and campaigns and distribution.

Today, I turn product complexity into market narratives people understand and connect with.

Read the full resume

Select Companies, Products, and Partners

  • Phi LabsCurrent Employer
  • Bolt LiquidityProduct
  • ArchwayProduct
  • Ambur MarketplaceProduct
  • TrezorCo-sponsor
  • BitrefillCo-sponsor
  • Rayls LabsCo-sponsor

Select Work

The examples below show how I move from strategy through execution and coordinate the people, systems, and details required to ship.

01Case study

Creator Marketing and Partnerships

Built international creator campaigns from partner strategy and logistics through production and coordinated distribution.

Three international activations

  1. MykonosGreece · creator retreat
  2. Playa FlamingoCosta Rica · creator retreat
  3. SingaporeConference activation

Approximately 1.25M impressions

Co-sponsors

02Case study

Technical Product Marketing

Turned a complex DeFi protocol into a clear positioning, documentation, website, and content system.

Bolt Liquidity technical documentation home page, headed Route with Bolt.
Documentation page titled How Bolt Works, showing a four step diagram from market data through oracle and smart contracts to settlement.

03Case study

Events and Multimedia Production

Led event strategy and multi-camera production that turned live technical moments into reusable content.

Sui Summit presentation slide branded for Bolt Liquidity, beside a photograph of the speaker presenting to the room.
Production room set up for a technical explainer recording, with two cameras on tripods, a key light, a laptop, and the on camera subject seated against a plain backdrop.
Frame from the Bolt Liquidity technical explainer, showing the on camera subject beside branded yellow kinetic text.

From positioning to production.

How I Work

I move comfortably between strategy and execution. I work best with clear ownership, direct collaboration, and systems that make good work repeatable. AI speeds up research, organization, production, and analysis; judgment, verification, brand fit, and final approval stay with me.

Capabilities

  1. Positioning and messaging
  2. Technical content and websites
  3. Partnerships and KOL programs
  4. Campaigns and distribution

Stack

AI and building

  • ChatGPT
  • Google Gemini
  • Claude Cowork
  • Claude Code
  • GitHub
  • MDX

Systems and measurement

  • Linear
  • Mintlify
  • GitBook
  • Grafana
  • Google Analytics
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams

Creative and distribution

  • Figma
  • Photoshop
  • Descript
  • Typefully
  • Grammarly

Contact

Your product is complex. Its story shouldn’t be.

If you need someone who can carry its story from positioning through execution, let’s talk.