By Ricardo Oskam

At Solari, we are tremendous believers in enterprise—productive groups of people solving real problems in the real world on a for-profit basis. However, in the context of an Omniwar World, finding and identifying the right leadership is crucial. Who will stand against the massive rollout of increasingly invasive technologies and instead build enterprise that respects human life? Who will volunteer when crises such as natural or man-made disasters hit? Who will represent the people and their vision of a free and inspired life as globalists and technocrats push for their oppressive 2030 agenda?

Transparency influences how we invest our money and support the “movers and shakers” around us; conversely, business leaders and politicians who cloud their public speeches with murky ideologies can make it challenging to distinguish between true and false. In this interview, I join Catherine and Steve Smith, Managing Director of Parvin Fund Management LLC, to discuss the importance of transparency and Catherine’s and Steve’s approach to finding true leadership. A lot can be learned by studying their favorite case studies of business leaders, politicians, and everyday people choosing to do the right thing.

The leaders covered in the interview are:

• Sol Price: Founder of FedMart, Price Club (which ultimately merged into Costco), and PriceSmart
• Paul O’Neill: Chairman and CEO of Alcoa (1987–2000)
• Lydia Willits Bartholomew and James Fooskas, Jr.: Director and CEO/President of the National Bank of Malvern, respectively
• Frédéric Pierucci: Former head of Alstom’s partnership in Asia
• The Innovator: Patent-holder in the breakthrough energy space
• Howard Root: Founder and former CEO of Vascular Solutions, Inc.
• Ron DeSantis: 46th Governor of Florida

Fundamentally, a bottom-up Building Wealth Reset starts with a collection of self-organizing individuals who are willing to stand up for what is right. The day that destiny calls you by presenting a problem so dear to your heart that you simply can’t ignore it, it’s time to accept responsibility. Another one of our favorite wealth-building and leadership stories (not covered in this interview) is that of an individual who did just that. Jason Bawden built a successful Australian environmental consultancy that grew from his passion and care for his family and the life around him, including children harmed by lead, surfers harmed by sewage, and land harmed by mining and pollution. His book, Making Waves, is a textbook on translating one’s passion and service into wealth-creating entrepreneurship (see our accompanying Solari Report).

As I was privileged to experience, Jason went out of his way to serve as a mentor to the next generation of wealth-builders, not shying away from building us up through honest-to-God feedback and lively stories. The motto for Jason’s story could be, “how you can have your cake and eat it, too.” Imagine what the world could be like if the plunder capitalists embraced this philosophy!