In a packed auditorium at the Asian Institute of Management , Joseph Plazo delivered a talk that quietly challenged one of the most entrenched assumptions in business education: that mastering MBA-level thinking requires formal enrollment in an MBA program. Plazo opened with a statement that immediately reframed the room’s expectations: “

In a packed lecture hall at Harvard Law School , Joseph Plazo delivered a message that challenged one of the most persistent myths in entrepreneurship: that legal protection requires a law degree. Plazo opened with a line that immediately reframed the room’s assumptions: “The law was never meant to belong only to lawyers—it was meant to