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Founder · Investor · Podcast host

Building with AI. Seeing the world. Raising a family.

I co founded Secret Agents, a growth agency, and run it from Brazil. Every week I show how we actually use AI on the Desmond Dixon Podcast.

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Desmond DixonBuilding from Brazil, investing globally.

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Cash flow engine
Franchise growth
Growth advisory
Passive digital real estate

What I’m building

Three active bets.

Cash flow, franchise growth, and advisory, with capital access running passively.

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How I invest

Growth matters. Scarcity decides.

I look for durable demand, hard constraints, and a price that makes sense.

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Structural growth×Scarcity×Technology×Capital intensity

Where I live

Brazil. Europe. Asia.

01

Brazil

The center of family life, operating rhythm, and daily freedom.

02

Europe

Owned stability, long term access, and a Mediterranean base.

03

Asia

Japan as the deliberate exception and long duration family option.

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Desmond Dixon Podcast

How I actually use AI to run my business.

Weekly episodes on the AI tools, agents, and systems behind our agency, with real numbers from real work.

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