“Investigation is an art, employing logic, facts, understanding victims and witnesses, and the use of imagination.” — Mario Bekes, Investigative Scenarios Introduction: Beyond CSI: The Real Art of Investigation We are often dazzled by television shows like CSI, where glowing fingerprints, instant DNA tests, and magical databases appear to solve... View Article
Introduction—The World Evolves; HUMINT Hardly Does Last year I visited Berlin and STASI HQ to study their methods. STASI was one of the most efficient and successful counterintelligence agencies in the world. That being said, I was exposed from an early age to the communist type of intelligence agencies, but... View Article
Introduction—The Allure of Personal Branding We live in an age where visibility equals credibility. For many, stepping into the world of social media branding is no longer a choice but a necessity. Entrepreneurs, coaches, and influencers build digital profiles to attract clients, command authority, and stand out in a crowded... View Article
Introduction—What War Taught Me About Words In intelligence work, I learned that information is both currency and weapon. The more precisely you control it, the safer you are and the stronger your position becomes. On patrols and in debrief rooms, I watched careers—and sometimes lives—hinge on a sentence said too... View Article
Introduction—The Corporate Illusion of Safety When people think about reputational risk, they often assume it’s an influencer’s problem. “That’s for Instagram coaches and YouTube stars,” they say. But corporations are just as exposed—sometimes more so. The digital age has erased the line between personal scandal and corporate scandal. A single... View Article
Transforming Fear into the Foundation of True Bravery Introduction: Understanding Why Courage Cannot Exist Without Fear It was 2 a.m. on a silent summer night in 1991. The air hung still and heavy, almost mocking me with its tranquillity. I was barely eighteen, a young person carrying the weight of... View Article
An Investigative Crime Report on the $40 Billion Collapse and the Lessons That Echo Across Crypto Introduction—The First Rule of Deception “When something is too good to be true, it usually is.” That sentence is not just scepticism—it’s survival. In my years navigating battlefields, boardrooms, and betrayal, I’ve noticed that... View Article
Introduction: 21 Days to Change a Habit Is a Lie I can still feel the smell of a rainy autumn day when a drill instructor walked in front of my company and told us, “We will break you and remake you.” At that time, I laughed deep inside, still full... View Article
Introduction Before I dive into the heart of this article and share with you the modus operandi of the coaching industry—and how, in reality, you make them rich while you are enjoying a 10-page PDF “master plan”—I want to take a step back and explain why I am analysing and... View Article
Introduction—From Intelligence Lessons to the Digital Age My grandfather, a high-ranking intelligence boss in communist Yugoslavia, drilled one rule into me from childhood: “Mario, sell less and buy more.” He wasn’t talking about money—he meant talking less and listening more. That single phrase became my compass. And it saved my... View Article