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Building Real Wealth When the World Feels Unstable
Strategic by design. Prepared on purpose.
Makeda Boehm
June 17, 2025
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With everything happening in the world right now—from economic uncertainty to geopolitical tensions—I keep coming back to one truth:
The families building real wealth aren't waiting for stability. They're creating it.
Context: I have an MBA, master's certificate in data science, and board certification from UPenn. I used those credentials to generate $1M+ in sales — and then bought my way out of depending on that system.
While others scroll headlines, intentional professionals are quietly turning their skills into systems that work regardless of what's happening in the news.
🌱 This Week: Expanding Our Food Wealth
I've been sharing our real-time food system builds for months—from Vego steel garden beds to season extension strategies like my victorian greenhouse (that’s still in the box 😅)
This week, I'm adding Greenstalk vertical garden towers to the mix.
Not because we need more space (we have 10 acres), but because strategic redundancy creates real security.
Why vertical systems matter right now:
Works in any space (apartment to homestead)
Year-round growing capability
Higher yields per square foot than traditional gardening
Perfect for families just getting started with food security
Speaking of getting started: If you've been wanting to learn how to grow your own food without the guesswork and overwhelm, I know the perfect solution! More info coming soon. (or email me if you just can’t wait!)
🌾 Community Wealth at Homestead Festival
Earlier this month, I attended The Homestead Festival—which sold out for the first time ever.
Being surrounded by thousands of intentional families building resilient lives was absolutely rejuvenating.
There's something powerful about being around people who understand that real wealth includes food security, land ownership, and community connection — not just digital numbers in an account.
It reminded me why this work matters and why creating systems that honor both modern leverage AND traditional wisdom is the path forward.
🤖 AI as Infrastructure for Intentional Living
People ask how I balance homesteading with building a podcast, newsletter, high-level affiliate marketing and public speaking ecosystem, 2 kids 5 and under with no daycare, and a full-time executive tech job.
The answer: AI isn't just a tool for me — it's bedrock infrastructure for leverage and expansion.
From content creation to system optimization, AI handles the routine so I can focus on strategy, family time, and the builds that matter most.
It's foolish not to leverage these capabilities while we can.
The key is using AI to amplify intentional choices, not replace intentional thinking.
🎬 Podcast Finally Going Visual
The podcast is expanding to video! I've been talking about YouTube for some time because I know y’all want to see the actual tools and real builds, but creating and editing quality content takes serious time.
My number one job is being present with my family, and I'm building systems to honor that.
So we're starting simple: video podcasts first, then weaving in the real homestead footage, tool reviews, and behind-the-scenes content as the systems allow.
This week's themes explore wealth building through:
Strategic Systems: Why perfection kills progress (and costs money)
Land-Based Wealth: The real timeline for building food security systems
Authority Income: Why high earners should monetize their expertise, now
The wait will be worth it — because rushed content serves no one, and intentional systems serve everyone.
🎙️ Listen to the Latest Episode Now
🛠 Coming Soon: The Connectors Market™ and a New Website
Want to see exactly which tools I use to build a resilient, self-sufficient life?
I'm building The Connectors Market™ — curated pathways to the systems, tools, and choices that reflect how I actually live and build wealth.
At the core of real wealth building is one skill: learning how to sell. Not just products — but your ideas, expertise, vision, and value.
The Essentials Connector will be available first at seedandsociety.com, connecting you with my tested approaches across all areas of intentional living.
Because decision fatigue is expensive, and good information is wealth.
⚡ Our North Star
Own land. Automate income. Sell what you know.
Systems over struggle. Assets over hustle.
Every system we build, every tool we test, every strategy we share serves this mission: helping intentional builders turn their skills into infrastructure that supports real freedom.
Not freedom someday. Freedom that's being built right now, one strategic decision at a time.
Talk soon,
Makeda
Seed & Society™
P.S. - Ready to learn how to sell your ideas, expertise, and vision with integrity? My strategy sessions teach the frameworks that generated $1M+ in sales throughout my career and bought our homestead mortgage-free. Book yours at seedandsociety.com/strategy
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