From $30 Million Fraud Loss to Building Sentinel Global | Josh Kirk & Leo Climaco

Getting scammed is painful. Getting scammed after you did “everything right” is devastating. At the Board of Advisors Summit, we sit down with Josh W. Kirk and trace the full arc from a brutal childhood and a 10th-grade dropout to global oilfield leadership and serious entrepreneurial wins, then to the moment fraud wipes out what he thought was permanent wealth.Josh breaks down how modern fraud actually works, why surface-level credibility can be a trap, and why traditional background checks and polished resumes do not equal truth. We talk about due diligence fraud, “red flags” that hide in plain sight, and what it feels like to hear authorities say your money is gone while you can still see it moving on-chain. Along the way, Josh shares the mindset shift that follows extreme loss: faith becomes a foundation again, gratitude becomes real, and integrity matters most when nobody is watching.That rebuilding leads to Sentinel Global, Josh’s forensic intelligence and due diligence company designed to “appraise people and assets” and compress weeks of research into under 72 hours. We dig into what deeper diligence can include, from behavioral patterns to risk profiles and mitigation steps, plus why even a 10% reduction in fraud losses would change the game for founders, investors, and family offices.If you care about investing, hiring leaders, choosing partners, and protecting your capital, listen closely, then subscribe, share this with someone making a big decision, and leave a review with your biggest question about spotting fraud early.