Ranked among the Top CEOs in the United States by Crunchbase, Jonathan is an award-winning entrepreneur, technologist and marketer who's listed among the Top 20 people globally in multiple categories - including Web 3 (AKA Semantic Web), small Artificial Intelligence companies, small Blockchain companies, Sports, Media & Entertainment, and the Metaverse.

He leads Strong Interactive, the parent company of leading Web 3 ventures that are ranked among the world’s best, with notable honors that include...

Strong Interactive:

• “Most Innovative Web 3 Agency of the Year” (Innovation in Business’ MarTech Awards 2024)

• “Best Web 3 Development Agency - Southeast USA” (Media Innovator Awards 2023)

• “Most Innovative Digital Consultancy - FLA, USA”(Management Consultancy Awards 2023)

Baller Mixed Reality:

• “Mixed Reality Innovator of The Year” (Corporate Livewire 2022/2023)

• “Top Sports Brand Initiative” (American Metaverse Awards 2023)

• “Top Startup” (U.S. Venture News 2023)

• “Most Pioneering NFT Collectibles Company” (Wealth & Finance Magazine 2022)

Jonathan Herman:

• “Best CEO” (The Strategist Awards 2024)

• “Technologist of The Year - FLA, USA” (Management Consultancy Awards 2023)

• “CEO of The Year” (CEO Monthly Magazine 2022)

To assist others in their own ventures, Jonathan is currently beta testing W3BAdvisor.Com, a curated GPT infused with Jonathan’s own Web3 knowledge, experience and expertise. This unique AI tool covers the business applications of mixed reality, the metaverse, blockchain tokenization & artificial intelligence to help guide other business leaders - and is currently accessible for free with a ChatGPT Plus account.

As a social innovator, Jonathan gained notoriety as a philanthropy advisor to pro athletes, entertainers and business leaders, building community initiatives that served more than 100,000 participants across the United States. After co-founding an entrepreneurship program for disadvantaged young adults with two-time NBA All Star Allan Houston, he served on the National Board of Directors for the Association for Enterprise Opportunity - one of the largest economic development organizations in the U.S. Jonathan also advised Warren Buffet’s “Secret Millionaires Club” financial literacy initiative.

Jonathan served as a jurist for the American Metaverse Awards, spoke on the "Sports & Metaverse" Panel of Miami NFT Week, and led off the discussion of Emerging Technologies at the Association of Enterprise Opportunity's 30th Annual National Conference.