Michael Beda was born and raised in America and had a self-proclaimed "very American mindset".. until he went to China to watch the Olympics and discovered a world of possibility beyond the confines of a single country. He studied abroad in Beijing & Shanghai and moved to China in 2014 where he was a founding member of a Chinese credit underwriting firm and served as a Director for 6 years until 2020. Afterwards, realizing the tremendous opportunity in the democratization of the financial system which could be brought about by cryptoassets, Mr. Beda pivoted and founded Idoru Capital Management, where he serves as President and CEO; a company looking to bring the same financial opportunities to everyone as the Top 1%.

In this episode, we discuss:

Breaking out of his American-centric mindset and the first trip to China

His biggest shock / surprise when first moving to China.

The struggle of applying for jobs just before the 2008 financial crisis

The 10 days that changed his life

What his parents moving to America with nothing did for his work ethic

How to deal with the common visa problems of moving to China

What it means to have 'China days'

How his passion to enable people and spread knowledge came out through his role in Finance

Where did his selfless desire to educate and help others begin?

Appreciating cultural differences the more you see the world.

How his constant search to increase opportuinties for more people brought him to his current venture leveraging blockchain in finance, Idoru.

One key value the West can learn from China that would help them develop better.

About the Guest

Born and raised in America, Mike self-proclaimed to having a "very American mindset".. that was until he went to China in 2008 to fulfil a dream of watching the Olympics. Here he discovered a world of possibility beyond the confines of a single country.

He studied abroad in Beijing and Shanghai and moved to China in 2014 where he was a founding member of a Chinese credit underwriting firm and served as a Director for 6 years until 2020. Afterwards, realizing the tremendous opportunity in the democratization of the financial system which could be brought about by cryptoassets, Mr. Beda pivoted and founded Idoru Capital Management, headquartered in Estonia, where he serves as President and CEO; a company looking to bring the same financial opportunities to everyone as the Top 1%.

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