WELCOME

What will we create

together?

I am a founder, builder, and problem solver who has started, grown, and sold companies and built communities in six countries.

I recently landed in Mozambique with ideas, energy, and a burning desire to connect and create amazing things with others.

If someone sent you here, you are probably exactly who I am looking for.

A BRIEF BACKSTORY

I left the United States in 2005 and never looked back.

Not because I was running from something. But because I was running toward everything.

Since then, my family and I have built a life across Jordan, Hungary, Costa Rica, Thailand, Mexico, and now... Mozambique.

It's the sixth country we have called home, following my wife's career with the United Nations and our shared conviction that the world is too interesting to experience from one postal code.

I am a husband and father of three children who have grown up knowing that home is wherever we plant our flag next. That is not a sacrifice. That is the whole point.

Along the way I have co-founded and sold companies, acquired and flipped businesses, hosted two podcasts for a combined 330+ episodes, YouTube channels with tens of thousands of subscribers, delivered a TEDx

in Costa Rica, taught at American University for a decade, summited the five tallest mountains in Mexico, and worked across more than 35 countries.

Because of my unusual life, people always, "What do you do?" And, for me, there's no easy short answer.

But the throughline across all of it is this:

I actively seek exciting opportunities wherever I am, along with the right people, and I take massive action.

Along the way... I have had spectacular successes (i.e. 4 exits) and (many, many!) painful failures. Both have made me a sharper, faster, more instinctive builder and leader.

TRACK RECORD

What I've built...

COMPANY THE STORY OUTCOME
SBAOpen Co-founded the first online platform for managing SBA loans Sold to nCino
Intl. Solutions Group Solo-founded international development consultancy 7-fig ARR, sold to IMC Worldwide
MoodleNews / LMSPulse Acquired, scaled through pandemic with 3 summits and tens of thousands of attendees Sold to Open LMS
BKK Kids Acquired the leading family resource in Bangkok Flipped in under 2 years
Social Media Content Company YouTube channels, Podcasts and more 100,000+ subscribers
Bay Area Equestrian Acquired and grew Northern California's leading equestrian community 6K email list, 8K YT subscribers

WHAT

THE STORY

OUTCOME

SBAOpen

Co-founded the first online platform for managing SBA loans

Sold to nCino

Solo-founded international development consultancy

Grew to 7-figure ARR, sold to IMC Worldwide

Acquired a fanboy blog, scaled through the pandemic with 3 summits and tens of thousands of attendees

Sold to Open LMS

Acquired the leading family resource in Bangkok

Flipped in under 2 years

Social Media Content Creator

YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and more

100,000+ subscribers across multiple channels

WHAT I AM BUILDING IN MOZAMBIQUE

I don't plan on slowing ...

I see enormous untapped potential almost everywhere and, usually, there is a very short list of people who know how to unlock it.

I've created the list below to quickly explain what I'm focused on delivering today.

If any of this sparks something, or if you have an exciting idea you would like to discuss, this is your sign to reach out and connect with me today.

01

The Creator Economy: Building Channels and Shows

For individuals who have something to say and an audience waiting to hear it

I have built YouTube channels and podcasts from scratch, grown them to tens of thousands of subscribers, and learned exactly what separates the creators who break through from the ones who give up after three episodes.

If you are an individual creator ready to launch a YouTube channel, a podcast, or both, I can help you go from idea to published, professional show faster than you think.

Start creating with Ladek

02

Message Design: Business Automation and Acceleration

For service-based businesses that are tired of being invisible

MessageDesign.com helps you remove friction from the way you attract, convert, and serve customers.

We improve your visibility, responsiveness, and customer experience so you can build trust faster, win more opportunities, and grow in a way that is more scalable, efficient, and future-ready.

I am looking for driven, entrepreneurial people who are passionate about serving local Mozambican companies and businesses across the surrounding region.

I bring the platform and expertise, you bring energy, local knowledge, and the hunger to build something exciting and significant.

Let's talk about Message Design

FEATURED OFFER

03

AI Voice and Chat Agents

For businesses that want to work smarter, not harder

Imagine a team member who is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, who never misses a message, never forgets a follow-up, and can answer questions, prequalify customers, schedule meetings, and handle appointments automatically.

That is what a well-built AI voice or chat agent delivers.

I design and deploy custom AI agents for businesses ready to operate at a higher level.

Let's build your agent

04

Launch Your Online Course

For experts who want to package what they know

With roots in eLearning going back 15 years and a decade teaching at American University, I understand online education at a level most course creators never reach.

I will help you design, build, and sell a course that actually gets completed.

Build your course

05

Speaking and Consulting

For everything else

Sometimes what you need does not fit a neat package. Maybe you want a keynote speaker with a genuinely unconventional story. Maybe you need a strategic thinking partner for your next big move.

Maybe you just want to pick the brain of someone who has built, sold, failed, and rebuilt across six countries and 35+ years of entrepreneurial life.

If none of the offers above fit, this one will.

Let's talk

BEYOND THE OFFICE

When I am not building something...

I am usually active and outside, on a Padel or tennis court, or plotting my next travel adventure.

Opportunities to explore Mozambique and Africa have my full attention now and I'm always interested in travel buddies... interested?

WHAT I AM BUILDING IN MAPUTO

I don't plan on slowing down...

I see enormous untapped potential and a very short list of people who know how to unlock it.

Here is what I am currently working on. If any of this sparks something, or if you have an idea you would like to discuss, this is your sign to reach out and connect with me today.

The Creator Economy: Building Channels and Shows

01

For individuals who have something to say and an audience waiting to hear it

I have built YouTube channels and podcasts from scratch, grown them to tens of thousands of subscribers, and learned exactly what separates the creators who break through from the ones who give up after three episodes.

If you are an individual creator ready to launch a YouTube channel, a podcast, or both, I can help you go from idea to published, professional show faster than you think.

Start creating with Ladek

Message Design: Business Automation and Acceleration

02

For service-based businesses that are tired of being invisible

MessageDesign.com helps you remove friction from the way you attract, convert, and serve customers.

We improve your visibility, responsiveness, and customer experience so you can build trust faster, win more opportunities, and grow in a way that is more scalable, efficient, and future-ready.

I am looking for driven, entrepreneurial people who are passionate about serving local Mozambican companies and businesses across the surrounding region.

I bring the platform and expertise, you bring energy, local knowledge, and the hunger to build something exciting and significant.

Let's talk about Message Design

FEATURED OFFER

03

AI Voice and Chat Agents

For businesses that want to work smarter, not harder

Imagine a team member who is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, who never misses a message, never forgets a follow-up, and can answer questions, prequalify customers, schedule meetings, and handle appointments automatically.

That is what a well-built AI voice or chat agent delivers.

I design and deploy custom AI agents for businesses ready to operate at a higher level.

Let's build your agent

Launch Your Online Course

04

For experts who want to package what they know

With roots in eLearning going back 15 years, and a decade teaching at American University, I understand online education at a level most course creators never reach.

I will help you design, build, and sell a course that actually gets completed.

Build your course

Speaking and Consulting

05

For everything else

Sometimes what you need does not fit a neat package. Maybe you want a keynote speaker with a genuinely unconventional story. Maybe you need a strategic thinking partner for your next big move. Maybe you just want to pick the brain of someone who has built, sold, failed, and rebuilt across six countries and 35+ years of entrepreneurial life.

If none of the offers above fit, this one will.

Let's talk

THE LRB EXPERIENCE

Every city gets a version of Ladek Rock Band (LRB) it didn't know it needed.

Back in the day it was a youthful dream, a CD and a tour. In Costa Rica, it was a lead singer and four Ticos playing to packed rooms for four years. In Thailand it was a Rolling Stones tribute. In Mexico City, it was a new lineup, a new energy, and a reputation that occasionally got me stopped on the street and events that were the talk of the town.

A lifelong passion. A new lineup in every country. Multiple chapters that were everything they were supposed to be, but are now closed.

Which brings us to Mozambique.

The number one question my network has asked since the move was announced: "Will there be an LRB in Maputo"?

That question does not yet have an answer. If you are a musician or creative, I want to know you. Please reach out so we can connect.

BY THE NUMBERS

500+

Interviews across podcasts and live events

330+

Podcast episodes hosted across two shows

73K+

YouTube subscribers on Food Fear Factor alone

7-Fig

ARR grown and exited at International Solutions Group

3

Online summits with tens of thousands of attendees

75+

countries visited, 35+ countries worked in

75+

6

Countries called home

5

Highest peaks in Mexico summited

1

TEDx delivered in Costa Rica: "Making It in International Development"

10+ years

Adjunct faculty, American University

2

Rock bands. Both legendary. Both closed. Maputo chapter: TBD.

WHO I AM LOOKING FOR

This is my ask.

I am looking for people who say yes to opportunities.

Who are builders and problem solvers first and everything else second. Who are in it for the adventure, regardless of the outcome.

If that is you, and if anything on this page made you think "I want to be in that conversation," there is only one thing to do.

The right people always find each other eventually.

Let's just make it sooner.

Maputo, Mozambique

ladek.com