From ages 6 to 16, he helps with construction, does farm work, sells at the market. Later becomes a street musician, bartender, while also being a student.

At 17 years old, he leaves the mathematics high school in Varna to pursue his entrepreneurial passion.

At 22 years old, he acquires a Sony Pictures license for a TV show and goes bankrupt during hyperinflation in Bulgaria. He is left without money even for electricity bills, with eyes burned from UV lamps on the film set, and with huge debts. That's when he begins work on his trust system, which today bears the name Russev Trust Framework.

In the next 7 years, he creates tech companies in 4 countries and successfully sells 3 of them.

At 32 years old, he creates Webit – with a mission to stop the brain drain from Bulgaria and change the country's image.

At 35 years old, he starts Founders Games – an innovation competition that today has a prize fund of $6 million and participants from 150 countries.

At 40 years old, he becomes Goodwill Ambassador on digital matters for the Republic of Bulgaria.

At 45 years old, he defends his PhD thesis on "Digital solutions for health and social challenges management" at Medical University Varna and becomes Doctor of Philosophy.

At 50 years old, he crystallizes the formula for trust, tested over decades, and writes "Trust Capital" – a book that becomes a bestseller before it is published.

As an investor, he learns that numbers show opportunities, but people create value. As an entrepreneur, he understands that vision without effort remains just a mirage.

At 50, he owes more to the future than to the past. This book is one of his ways to pay.