Q&A: Johann Kurtz on reconnecting wealth, vision, and ambition

About this episode

Johann Kurtz discusses the disconnection of wealth from vision and ambition and strategies for reactivating patronage relationships.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit blog.exitgroup.us Johann Kurtz is the author of Leaving a Legacy and the Becoming Noble Substack. His work, like EXIT’s, is the restoration of the multigenerational family as a sovereign institution — a Great House. He has left his tech job in London and relocated to Romania to write and consult for high-net-worth families full-time. In this Q&A, we discuss: * Johann’s relocation to Romania, and Eastern Europe as a place to build * How his experience in the elite tech world colors his new project * Why there seems to be so little imagination and ambition among the wealthy * Categories of patronage that are still alive in high-net-worth circles * Strategies that have worked in reactivating patronage relationships The West is in the political and cultural doldrums because wealth has become totally decoupled from vision and ambition . The skills, temperament, and worldview that create great wealth seem almost anticorrelated with the will to change the world. As the world becomes more volatile, much of this fake wealth and status will either evaporate or change hands . We have to build institutions that capture as many…

People in this episode

Host: Bennett's Phylactery

Guest: Johann Kurtz

Topics covered

• wealth
• vision
• ambition
• patronage
• multigenerational family
• cultural change

Keywords

• wealth
• ambition
• patronage
• multigenerational family
• cultural change
• Eastern Europe
• consulting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Becoming Noble Substack

Books & works: Leaving a Legacy

Places: Romania, Eastern Europe, London

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