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The Financial Matrix: Buy, Borrow, Die with Mark Quann

September 22, 2026

What if the money rules you inherited were never designed to create financial freedom? Dr. Wayne Pernell talks with Mark Quann—founder and CEO of The Perfect Portfolio, financial educator, investor, and bestselling author—about rebuilding after roughly $700,000 in debt and questioning the conventional financial playbook. Mark shares how childhood poverty fueled his drive to understand money, how aggressive real-estate leverage collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis, and why communication,...

Be the Bank: Mortgage-Note Investing, AI, and Human-Centered Leadership with Fred Moskowitz

September 15, 2026

What does it mean to “be the bank”—and how is artificial intelligence changing mortgage-note investing? Fred Moskowitz joins Dr. Wayne Pernell on One Sharp Sword to explain how his career in computer engineering and technology leadership led him into alternative investing. Fred breaks down mortgage notes, the difference between active investing and passive note funds, and the factors investors should understand, including risk tolerance, minimum investment requirements, liquidity, and time ho...

Are You Building or Diminishing the People Around You? With Doug Crandall

September 08, 2026

Every interaction leaves a mark. When people walk away from an interaction with you, do they feel more capable—or less? Dr. Wayne Pernell sits down with leadership educator and author Doug Crandall to explore the central idea behind Doug’s book, Building or Diminishing: almost every interaction either strengthens another person’s capacity or quietly diminishes it. Drawing on nearly three decades of leadership development experience, including teaching at West Point and developing corporate ex...