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2025-12-17-alex-baydar-holy-ghost-talent-agency
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Call Summary: Holy Ghost Talent Agency and Christian Secret Society Vision

Overview

Pivotal strategic conversation where Gary shared being proposed as founding fellow of a Christian secret society by two mentors (Mike Ajouz and Santi Montoya), leading to profound exploration of what the devil fears most and culminating in the breakthrough concept of a "Holy Ghost Talent Agency" - a covert infrastructure for making charismatic Christian parents and teachers famous to drive the microschool movement.

Key Topics Discussed

Christian Secret Society Vision

Initial Proposal:

  • Two mentors sat Gary down proposing a "secret society for Christians"
  • Focus on impactful men who can "pull off crazy shit"
  • Gary articulated value of same-gender groups for uncensored strategic conversations
  • Distinction from historical corruptions (Greeks, Romans, Epstein) - this would be "biblically being men"

Core Identity:

  • Men "willing to die for Christ" but not in performative ways ("biker jackets")
  • Intensity and "all-in-ness" as differentiator from lukewarm Christian groups
  • Example of courage: Gary's friend Isaiah doing journalism in Lebanon, funded by Gary
  • Key question: "Who are the most dangerous people to the devil?"

Gary's Assessment of Real Courage:

"Real courage today is not dunking on trans people... probably very, very few people doing that are actually courageous. There was a time when it was courageous when woke was the regime... but now it's like punching down. Power changed."

Alex's Spiritual Struggle

Navigating Secular New York:

  • Surrounded by secularity, uncertain how to conduct business with non-Christians
  • Tension between "willful blindness" approach and biblical mandate to evangelize
  • Specific challenge: working with Jewish clients who seem unreceptive to Christ
  • Gary offered: "The wealth of the wicked is laid up for the righteous" - framing business as wealth transfer

Personal Growth Areas:

  • Acknowledged vaping and fapping as vices to conquer
  • Philosophy: tackle one vice at a time, "four years to conquering my vices"
  • Goal: "Be the living, breathing embodiment of the more righteous way"

Identity and Faith:

"I feel like I'm not really that Christian. I'm not as good of a Christian as I need to be. So am I really the right person to be telling other people what to do?"

Who the Devil Fears Most - Brainstorm

Alex's Answers:

  1. People bringing awareness to sinful behavior (though "porn is bad" alone doesn't move needle)
  2. Tucker Carlson - promoting Christian lifestyle
  3. Strong mother-father households
  4. Teachers - sparking curiosity leads to self-guided truth-seeking

Screwtape Letters Insight:

"Screwtape always says not to use science, philosophy... you can't have humans actually learning anything. Instead, try to convince the human that he already knows everything."

AI and Learning Crisis:

  • Alex raised concern: children may feel they don't need to learn because AI provides answers
  • Analogy: nobody knows phone numbers anymore, nobody knows directions
  • Gary: "Brain atrophy is going to be a real thing... just like soul atrophy"

The Breakthrough: Christian Propaganda Strategy

Gary's Self-Discovery:

  • Realized he's a "propagandist for Christ"
  • Background in woke activism and TikTok proves capability
  • Better as "meta strategist" (like Steve Bannon) than face of specific initiatives
  • Outward stereotype: "Christian engineer that's pretty good at engineering for being a Christian"

The Education Pitch Crystallized:

"My pitch to my funders is I'm gonna do whatever it takes to make it so that being a Christian kid is way better than being an atheist kid... I want to show that being a Christian is profitable in every sense of the word."

Holy Ghost Talent Agency Concept:

Core Model:

  • Find charismatic Christian parents and teachers who are "opinionated but shitty at social media"
  • Secretly provide infrastructure: video editors, content strategy, distribution
  • Own their pages/likenesses like a talent agency
  • Take percentage of booking deals, speaking deals, book deals

Key Innovation:

"What about Holy Ghost writers?... Holy Ghost Talent Agency"

Alex's Validation:

"The right personality is a startup. They get booking deals, speaking deals, book deals - you get a piece of that."

Distribution Power:

  • Alex: "There's an entire industry built around the education crisis... all the ed tech companies are going to need this network. You become their go-to distribution method."
  • Gary: "Maybe I literally own the pages of these parents... I'm an agent, talent agent"
  • Alex referenced Scott Boras (MLB agent averaging $100M annually) as model

Success Metrics Defined

2026 Goals for Christian Microschool Movement:

  • Thousands of parents signing up to send kids to Christian microschools in Texas
  • Hundreds of teachers signing up to lead microschools
  • Specific mechanism: "Identify and help make certain parents and microschool guides famous"

Funding Sources Identified:

  1. Mike Ajouz ("the Lebanon guy") - general support for Gary
  2. Prenda - Mormon founder open to religious microschools, Texas expansion

Alex's Personal Updates

Armenian Woman from LA:

  • Met on Bumble through algorithm quirk (paths crossed at New Hampshire airport)
  • 34 years old, works as nurse, lives with parents
  • Regular phone conversations, virtual movie nights
  • Planning to visit NYC next month
  • Alex concerned about long-distance logistics

Gary Shared:

  • Friend Ien Chi meeting future wife through uncle with 100% matchmaking success
  • Both ready to "jack up" (commit quickly) given age and readiness

Mutual Friend Chris Discussion

Trading Struggles:

  • Chris trying to compete against machines trained on algorithms
  • Emotional handicap compounds technical challenges
  • Alex: "He's fighting with the skill of knowing what to do AND has to contend with his emotions"

Gary's Prophecy:

"The AI Age will require great salespeople like him. Once he realizes that door is available, he'll crush it."

  • Chris's strength is charisma and sales, not math or technical execution
  • Will eventually make "a ton of money doing sales" and mentor young people

Key Quotes

On Courage:

"Real courage today... my friend Isaiah, if he does journalism in Lebanon, that's courage, bro."

On Christian Education Vision:

"I'm gonna do whatever it takes to make it so that being a Christian kid is way better than being an atheist kid."

On Personal Calling:

"I think God wants me to be a propaganda guy for him. I'm really good at hyping things up."

On the Agency Model:

"Maybe it's like a network of propagandists... a propaganda guild."

On Learning and AI:

"Brain atrophy is going to be a real thing... just like soul atrophy."

Alex on Distribution Value:

"If you own that community... there's infinite doors. Even if you don't use the information yourself, it's just so valuable."

Action Items / Takeaways

  1. Holy Ghost Talent Agency - Gary to develop talent agency model for Christian education influencers
  2. Texas Microschool Focus - Target thousands of parents, hundreds of teachers for 2026
  3. Dual Funding Strategy - Leverage Mike Ajouz (general) and Prenda (specific) backing
  4. Scott Boras Model - Study sports agent economics for Christian talent representation
  5. Alex Review Request - Gary to send draft document for Alex's feedback
  6. Chris Intervention - Share insight about sales being his true calling in AI age

Observations

Gary's Evolution:

  • Recognizing his gift is at the "meta" level - strategist not operator
  • Embracing propagandist identity after initial resistance
  • Finding creative frame ("Holy Ghost") that makes the work feel sacred

Alex's Role:

  • Continues as essential thought partner for Gary's biggest breakthroughs
  • Provided the "talent agency" connection that crystallized the concept
  • Grounds Gary's visionary thinking with practical business models (Scott Boras, NIL deals)

Collaborative Dynamic:

  • Gary: "I called the right guy"
  • Breakthrough emerged from dialogue, not solo thinking
  • Alex's vulnerability about his own faith struggles created space for authentic exploration