SKILLS • Human Relations & personal network • Creative & unifying mindset • Leadership & Esprit d’équipe • Proactivity & intellectual curiosity • Analytical skills & big-picture vision • Passion for knowledge sharing • AI tools user & avant-garde tech EDUCATION • Master’s Degree : Publishing • Technology University Degree : Information/ communication (valedictorian) • Bachelor’s Degree : Art History • Bachelor’s Degree : Modern Literature CORPORATE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2022 to now : Art acquisition advisory (physical and digital) for private clients and investment funds focused on long-term holdings : Advisory in artists selection for temporary exhibitions in corporate spaces (patronage and corporate foundations for companies) 2016 to 2022 : Property & hospitality Management : Manager for law firms, investment funds, private banks, notary offices, real estate management companies, startups, and gaming companies. DIGITAL ART • WEB3 • DECENTRALIZATION EXPERIENCE • 2024 : Founding and Direction of the decentralized structure ‘the ageNcY’ : Art / Investments / Patronage Department (integrated within HKP Capital since November 2025) : Communication strategy, consulting in art acquisitions & investments : contents creation : CryptoArt promotion : Irl exhibitions & events : Metaverse gallery building & update • 2023 : Founding and Direction of the TK Foundation : Ethereum-based foundation dedicated to the promotion of international digital artists (ethereal & telos) : Patronage & grant-making, social-media strategy consulting, global promotion and artist career development : Community management (X & instagram) • 2022 (august) : Discovery and management of the Genuine Undead digital art collection on ethereum - This free-mint generated +15 Ethereum in sales volume ($50 million) in 3 years and is fully decentralized : Community Leader & Council Member, Public Relation. Onboarding, weekly space hosting, curator and organizer of exhibitions to promote this pixel art : Community co- manager of the official X account (content creation/advisor) : Founding of the GU Legions & the meta verse gallery of the community • 2022 (may) : Creation of the Web3 identity Tao Koltes • 2017 : Entry into Web3 as a member of the CryptoPunks community / beginning in contemporary art IRL & CryptoArt taokoltes@gmail.com @TaoKoltes CULTURE • Director of writing workshops and literary prize jury member since 2012 • Arts & literature workshops, fight against illiteracy, social reintegration through art, reading and creative writing, since 2005 • Professional author of published novels since 2004 • Awarded by 3 literary national prizes @TaoKoltes Tao Koltes lynkfire.com/TaoKoltes A r t & P e o p l e Price is temporary, but value is eternal. The greatest things take time and change everything. Web3 is the new democracy.