40+ Years Turning Vision into Victory
With over 40 years of experience, Craig Pickering has founded, led, and exited multiple companies, building ventures worth $2.5B and generating hundreds of millions in annual revenue.
Ventures Evolved
In 1996 in Utah, Craig Pickering co-founded a fast-growing internet technology company acquired by the largest U.S. telecommunications firm in a $1.4 billion deal (Inflation-adjusted).
Building and Business
Craig also co-developed Parkway Crossing, the largest privately owned student housing project in the western U.S. at the time, and founded C&D Food Group with multiple franchised restaurants.
Blockchain
In 2011, Craig co-founded ARIIX International, growing it globally before its $300 million sale in 2021. He later led a major bitcoin mining operation and now advances blockchain with Cirrus Networks and Gnodi Blockchain.
“Opportunities don’t wait, recognize them early, act with conviction, and build with purpose”
The right vision, pursued at the right time, can create lasting impact and value.
Latest Posts
Follow Craig Pickering’s journey through entrepreneurship, blockchain innovation, and global business.
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Regulation Comes of Age: What Clearer Global Frameworks Mean for Innovation, Compliance, and Capital Flows
For much of the last decade, regulation has been treated as a moving target. Companies building across borders often faced fragmented rules, uneven enforcement, and unclear expectations that slowed decision-making and discouraged long-term investment. That landscape is beginning to change. Across technology, infrastructure, and digital services, regulatory frameworks are becoming more defined, more coordinated, and…
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When AI Starts Paying the Bill: Why Crypto May Become the Default for Autonomous Agents
I recently came across a short Facebook video titled “AI Agents Will Use Crypto as Their Native Currency,” and it stuck with me because it focused on something very practical. As artificial intelligence becomes more autonomous, the real question isn’t whether it will transact, but how those transactions will actually happen. In the video, Changpeng…
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The Unseen Layer: Blockchain in Supply Chains, Identity, and Payments
For much of the past decade, blockchain has been treated as shorthand for cryptocurrency. Market cycles, price charts, and trading narratives shaped public understanding of the technology. As 2026 approaches, that framing feels increasingly incomplete. Blockchain is still tied to crypto in important ways, but its most durable impact is emerging elsewhere, embedded in systems that few end users ever…
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Digital Watermarking & Blockchain: The New Standard for Securing Media and IP
The explosion of digital content over the last decade has created extraordinary opportunities for creators—but also unprecedented challenges. Images, videos, audio files, and written work can be copied, altered, or distributed globally in seconds. As deepfakes grow more convincing and AI-generated media becomes easier to produce, protecting the authenticity and ownership of digital assets has…