In Part II, Danielle and Michelle move from Michelle’s personal journey into a bigger conversation about culture, education, and the future of capitalism. They unpack why young adults are increasingly skeptical of free markets, how fear-based narratives spread, and why business leaders cannot stay quiet if they want a free and thriving society.

Danielle and Michelle discuss:

• How narratives in schools, media, and entertainment shifted culture away from capitalism over decades.
  

• Why fear and resentment are powerful tools for pushing collectivist thinking.
  

• The idea that business is not the problem, business is the solution, and why entrepreneurs are a threat to dictators.
  

• Why 2026 is a critical year, including the 250th anniversary of the United States and the legacy of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations.
  

• The upcoming Liberty Ventures and Principled Business events and ways to get involved, including Dallas, Atlanta, New York, Necker Island, and Prospera in Honduras.
  

This episode is a call to principled leadership. If you have a platform as a business owner, you have a responsibility to defend the ideas that made your success possible.

Connect with Michelle:

• Liberty Ventures

• LinkedIn: Michelle Bernier

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