King Hobson

King Hobson is the founder and CEO of Diiclae, an award-winning fine art and asset technology company redefining how creative assets are valued, financed and invested. Recognized for bridging fine art, finance and emerging technology, Hobson specializes in asset management, cash flow asset creation, corporate financing and the tokenization of real-world assets. Under his leadership, Diiclae has received accelerator funding and support from The Batchery and QUBIC Labs and has earned recognition from Epicenter Memphis for innovation and entrepreneurship.

An award-winning artist and entrepreneur, Hobson is a recipient of the Scholastic Gold Key Medal and previously founded and exited a retail fine art footwear brand before expanding into real estate portfolio development and venture-backed innovation. As a speaker, he has delivered talks and keynote presentations for organizations and institutions including Fidelity Investments, University of Memphis and Epicenter Memphis, and has appeared at conventions including Mobile World Congress 2024 and Las Vegas technology conferences in 2025. Known for combining financial insight with creative innovation, Hobson speaks on entrepreneurship, wealth creation, fine art economics, startup scaling and building future-focused companies that merge culture with capital.