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  • Professor Andrea M. Armani, University of Southern California
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  • Professor Stefan Witte, Delft University of Technology

From Wall Street to Silicon Valley: How the Wealth Creation Business Academy Is Helping Ordinary People Achieve Financial Freedom



In today’s fast-changing global markets, the Wealth Creation Business Academy is rising fast as a game-changer for ordinary investors. Known for its practical, hands-on training, the Academy’s unique Learn–Practice–Earn approach has already helped more than 6,000 students grow their investment returns. In fact, 87% of them achieved significant gains within just three months — earning the Academy attention from across the financial world.


From GE Executive to Blockchain Visionary


Leading the Academy is Carlos Martinez — a leader with an inspiring journey. A graduate of MIT and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Carlos once led a major cost-reduction project at General Electric, cutting expenses by 23%. After 2017, he turned his focus to the digital asset market, becoming known as a “Unicorn Hunter” with 15 successful company went public or were acquired, including two licensed cryptocurrency exchanges.


“Traditional business schools teach how to manage wealth. We teach how to create it,” Carlos says. “In the digital asset era, people don’t need complicated theories — they need a simple, repeatable system that works.”


Uniting Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the Crypto World


The Academy’s teaching team is equally impressive. Co-founder and Investment Director Robert Lee Baker, a former investment banking executive, has worked on multiple tech IPOs and SPAC deals. Co-founder and Education Director Emma Linh Nguyen holds a Harvard Economics degree and a Wharton MBA, specializing in the digital economy. This combination of Wall Street expertise, Silicon Valley innovation, and deep crypto knowledge ensures the Academy covers both traditional stock markets and fast-growing digital assets.


Proven Results: 92% of Students See Positive Returns


The Academy’s 2024 results speak for themselves:


92% of crypto students earned positive returns, with average gains of 228%.

-  Stock investors saw returns grow 194% in three months, with annualized gains up to 41%.

-  Risk was carefully managed, keeping drawdowns below 15%, far better than the market average.


One anonymous student, ID #00910, came in as a complete beginner to stock investing. In three months, his returns grew by 187%. “The Academy’s three-dimensional market radar helped me build my own trading system,” he says. “Now I get steady profits every month.”


Making Professional Investment Training Accessible to All


The Academy’s mission is clear: to make investment knowledge available to everyone, not just the wealthy. Free members simply connect an account with a partner exchange to get access to beginner courses, weekly market updates, and a special “Welcome Bonus.” Paid members can unlock extra benefits like real-time trading signals and one-on-one expert coaching.


“In the next five years, we aim to help one million people improve their lives through blockchain and stock investing — and help 100,000 people every year reach financial freedom,” Carlos explains.


Strong Partnerships with Leading Global Exchanges


The Academy works closely with top exchanges like Binance, Bitget, and Gate.io, as well as financial giants. This “education + trading” model creates a complete learning environment and drives the platform’s ongoing growth.


Reporter’s Note: Education That’s Truly About Making Money


In Carlos’s office, a framed sheet lists his three biggest business mistakes — a reminder that even the best investors learn from failure. This openness and focus on real results is why the Academy has quickly earned trust. While many schools sell fear, the Wealth Creation Business Academy uses real numbers and proven success stories.


As the world moves into an era of “Asset Inflation,” this Academy may be showing the clearest way forward for everyday people to bridge the gap between dreams and financial reality. The next success story could be yours — but only if you take the first step today.


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