I help people understand how money and technology are changing the world, and how to take part.

Host of Age of Abundance, a live show about money, AI, and Bitcoin.

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My story

How I got here

Many people still know me from my years in travel. This is the story of how that led to the work I do today.

Ricky Zhang, smiling, in glasses and a cream sweater against a navy backdrop

2017

Travel

Travelling the world was my dream, so I set out to pursue it, and to show others how to do the same. In 2017, I founded Prince of Travel to teach Canadians how to use credit card points and miles to travel further, and better, than they thought they could afford.

Over the years, it grew from a blog into a travel media company with its own team, community, and in-person events.

Seeing the world

Along the way, I had the privilege of seeing a great deal of the world, and of meeting people who live very differently from one another. I also saw how differently money treats people from one country to the next, and that observation never quite left me.

The moai of Ahu Tongariki in silhouette at dawn
Rapa Nui
Tokyo from above, with Tokyo Tower among the buildings
Tokyo
A village on a green bay under a mountain in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Treasury at Petra, carved into rose sandstone
Petra
Chongqing at night, its old quarter lit gold below glass towers
Chongqing
A lion resting in the grass under a tree in the Serengeti
Serengeti
Blue glacier ice at the edge of a lagoon in Iceland
Iceland
Dubai at night, towers lit above the city
Dubai
A palm leaning over the water at sunset on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast
Nicaragua
The vermilion torii gates of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto
Kyoto
The sun setting over the sea at Punta Mita, behind palm trees
Punta Mita
Snow-covered peaks of the Swiss Alps under a clear sky
Switzerland
Sunset over a rocky shore at Tofino, British Columbia
Tofino
A carved stone split gate at a temple in Bali
Bali
The Fogo Island Inn on stilts above the rocks, Newfoundland
Fogo Island
The City of London skyline under a clear sky
London

A new question

By most measures, it had worked. I had pursued my dream and was living it, and yet it was no longer fulfilling in the way I had expected.

Then I became a father, and a much bigger question took over: what kind of world would my son grow up in?

Years of studying banks and credit cards had already shown me how much of our economy runs on debt, and who that rewards. So I stepped back from the public eye to understand what was really going on.

These questions eventually led me to one thing.

It’s not about left vs. right, or red team vs. blue team.

It’s the money itself.

Money is how humanity coordinates. On its own it is neutral, and yet it touches nearly everything we care about.

And now AI is about to make almost everything cheaper. That should be the best news in human history.

But that technology is about to meet a money system that needs prices to keep rising. So more money will be created, prices will be held up, and the gains will flow to those who already own the most.

Unless we change the money.

What if your savings bought a little more every year, rather than a little less?

What if AI made life cheaper for everyone, not just for those who already own the most?

What if you could send money to anyone on earth, in seconds, for almost nothing?

What if the billions of people without a bank could save and trade with the whole world?

What if getting ahead no longer meant borrowing more?

That money already exists.

It’s called Bitcoin.

No one controls it, not a bank, not a government, not a company, and not you or me. There will only ever be 21 million.

Age of Abundance

When the money is fixed, savings hold their value while life gets cheaper, and abundance reaches everyone, not just a lucky few like me.

I call that future the age of abundance. Helping people understand it, and take part in it, is this chapter of my work.

I host Age of Abundance, a live show about money, AI, and Bitcoin. I go live every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific, 11 a.m. Vancouver, and 1 p.m. Eastern, and take questions from the people watching.

The first 100 episodes aired daily, and all of them are still available if you would like to go deeper.

I will never tell you to buy Bitcoin. What I offer is understanding, and what you do with it is a personal decision.

Watch on YouTube ageofabundance.live

Work with me

I speak at conferences and events, and work with companies and families, on what is really driving the changes we are all feeling, and what we can do about them.

Ricky Zhang speaking at a podium
  1. 01

    Speaking

    Keynotes, fireside chats, and workshops, shaped around your audience.

    • As technology advances, why is life getting harder?Rising costs, division, and anxiety about the future share one root cause. This talk names it, and shows the way out.
    • AI, money, and the future of workThe same technology can lead to abundance or to control. What decides which one we get.
    • A fuller meaning of abundanceWhat time, family, community, and cooperation can look like once money stops working against them.
  2. 02

    Companies and organizations

    Workshops, strategy sessions, and research on a question you bring. We set the scope together. For leadership and executive teams who want to think clearly about what these changes mean for them.

  3. 03

    Private and family conversations

    A private conversation for you or your family. We talk through what these changes mean for the decisions in front of you, such as work, savings, and your children’s future.

  4. 04

    Podcasts and media

    Interviews and guest appearances on money, AI, Bitcoin, and travel.

Send an inquiry

Tell me about your event, your audience, and your timing.

Or email ricky@ageofabundance.live

Interested in the travel stuff?

Prior to starting this chapter of work, I founded Prince of Travel, a travel media company, in 2017; and Prince Collection, a luxury travel agency, in 2022. For travel rewards or a hotel booking, go to their teams directly.

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