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Bo Williams (gringoleiro) As a former paperboy, grass cutter, lifeguard, hamburger chef, janitor, bartender, engineer, submarine driver, and general manager, I have made a living in several different and rewarding ways...but never in a way that I truly loved...until Wave3. We are the sum of all of our thoughts, experiences, and dreams. At times, we aren't really sure why we are passing through a certain experience, but if our attitude is right, we can always get something positive out of it to help us achieve our true potential. So it has been in my life. I never enjoyed delivering papers, cutting grass, or cleaning toilets when I was growing up, but those were great experiences for a young boy to understand the value of a dollar and how to be humble. Waiting tables and bartending were fun at times, and the best lesson I got from them was how to respect and serve everyone, not to mention the cash to pay for college. I never wanted to be an engineer, but I studied it because I considered it a safe career. It wound up giving me the ability to think logically and solve complex problems. I entered the Navy to join an elite group, to escape from bartending, and to pay for the rest of my education. Becoming an officer on a nuclear submarine was probably the toughest challenge and greatest professional growth experience of my life. I learned the true meaning of discipline, expanded my engineering knowledge, learned to lead, make quick decisions, read charts and indicators, develop a tough mental attitude, deal with heavy stress, and a whole lot of classified stuff that I can't talk about. Then came the industrial robotics industry. That was really fun and interesting too, and I implemented several of my Naval leadership, quality, and management programs and built quite a strong team during those explosive growth years. Finally, I volunteered to expand our automation business in South American, and came to Brazil in 1997. My friends and customers said that they had never seen a "gringo" adapt so quickly to the Brazilian lifestyle, as if I had been a "brasileiro" in a past life...and the nickname "gringoleiro" was born. Learning a new language from scratch was tough, but learning to do business in Brazil was a real eye opener, not to mention the fantastic cultural benefits. Then the Russian crisis hit, followed by the Asian crisis, then the Brazilian Real crashed, followed by the collapse of Argentina. For the first time in my life, I failed miserably at my professional goals, and in May 2001, I was "downsized". It was time for a change anyway, and everyone knew it. I was not performing nor was I happy, but I was too scared to leave the steady paycheck. It took being dismissed to open up a new life for me. Pity or opportunity? So I took it as an opportunity to grow. My baby daughter had just been born, and I was turning 40, so why not change my direction completely and do something that really interested me? Why not appreciate more my most precious asset ...my time? Hadn't I always been successful at whatever I tried? I didn't even look for another job, and I started right away to trade stocks for a living. Well, trading is a misnomer. I should say "giving my money away". The first year was a disaster, and so I quit and dove into the web to try and understand how the successful traders do it. After a great deal of time and pain, I've created a very successful system, PhiCube BTL, and results have been excellent. I've had a lot of help along the way, and this website is designed to "pay it forward". There is no guarantee that my system will work for you, as your mental state is the real key to your success, but I think my system will help you understand the basics of trading and perhaps spawn some new ideas. During this new experience, I've learned that I love this stuff, and I'm really good at it...and it's really uncanny how all of the things I learned in the past attribute to my success as a trader, particularly a highly positive attitude, a disciplined mind, a skilled analytical perspective, the ability to deal with stress, strong faith in myself, and the love of family and friends. Thanks Mom, Dad, Sheila, Mia, Alyssa...and especially to Tetê and Ana Sophia. Thanks also to the rest of my extended family and all the friends in my heart. I hope you benefit from our site, and I wish you a long, happy, and successful life and trading career. Take this thought with you...trading success is not about money, it's about maintaining a positive attitude...and a positive attitude is the key to happiness in general. Grande abraço, Bo
Gustavo Villaça (gusoros) My name is Gustavo Guerra Villaça. I was born in São Paulo, but was raised in the country, in a city called Bragança Paulista, a more tranquil place to grow up! I had the opportunity to finish my high school in the United States, being an exchange student in Aurora, Colorado. I came back to São Paulo to go to college in 1996, and I have been living here since then. Despite almost always being busy at work, or doing something to improve my professional knowledge, São Paulo is a place where I have met and keep meeting a lot of wonderful people, and has become a part of my life. My parents always motivated me to practice sports, and that helped me a lot in terms of relationships. Professional and personal life, like sports, involves a lot of teamwork to get the best results (and pushing yourself to the limit also). In professional life, and even if in personal life, teamwork and dedication is required more then ever. I like to travel and get to know different places and people, and enjoy being challenged with new projects and work, especially when I believe that it will make me a more completed and happy person, and will also bring me more value in my professional and personal life in long term. Some day I would like to help the next with charitable work, especially in Brasil, my country that I love a lot, but which stills need help in the Education and Health areas, which I think are essentials for a better, honest, and fair future. I am learning more than a lot here in Wave3. In the last 2 years, I have learned enough to know that we will have a successful future ahead, and it has been enough to make me believe that it was worth to be with it, dedicated, and invested in this project. I am sure that it will bring me the future I want and will help me grow. I would like to thank my dad Marcio, mom Sonia, my brothers Thomás, Ricardo, Marquinhos, and my sister Larissa for always be there when I needed the most, always cheering me up, challenging me, and giving me strength in every step I take in my life. Thanks also for the opportunities you gave me. You guys gave me the best in terms of education, which molded my character and personality. I will continue working on it to become even better! Also, I know that I can count with my uncles, ants, and cousins. I am very happy to know that I have a very tight family, which always hopes the best for each other. This is rare and it has a huge value in my life. I would like to thank my friends, who are always with me when I need them, even knowing that it’s been a long time without seeing some of them! You are part of my personality, because the times we spent together and the moments of happiness that still have to come is kept in a special place inside of me. Finally I would like to recognize and thank Bo Williams. A person with unique characteristics, simple in his way of life, but with extreme intelligence and dedication in everything he does. Bo is my teacher in the financial world, and as time passes, he has also become a true friend and partner...a person that helps me a lot in my professional and personal life...a person that is teaching me to think and see things in longer terms, always in the right way, within the right trend!!! I dedicate my future professional conquests, efforts, and learning skills to you Bo, my professor, friend, partner, and my mentor. I hope that this site brings important values to you, because it is a result of our efforts, patience, and dedication. Valeu!!! GU |
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