Season 1 : Episode 2. The journey begins with the origin of The Corporate Undertaker. As a typical college student; broke, naive, curious, he decides to go to school in the Soviet Union. In 1991, it's the first program of its kind offered to the Western world. There he discovers a desolate, impoverished and secretive country. Amidst the anguish of empty store shelves, long bread lines and countless broken promises he makes friends with well-connected, high-ranking Soviets. Soon after the fall of the Union, he starts his first business with his new friends. Despite having no business experience and little money, his partnership and company flourish. He grows comfortable with the steadfast growing presence of violence and political instability. Within a short period of time, he is a rising star and success. He has more money and more power than he could imagine.