About me

Before the books, there was the battle.

Stijn McAdam
“The Operator doesn’t complain. He adapts.”

Fit & Free
The story of

Stijn McAdam

I don’t have a traditional story.
Didn’t chase degrees. Didn’t climb ladders. Didn’t play it safe to impress anyone.

I was wired differently from the start. Chess over football. More time alone than in groups.
Drawn to strategy, games, and systems I could figure out on my own.

I joined the military at 18. Became a police officer at 24. Then got fired.
Not for failing, but for being different. For having autism.

That could’ve been the end.
It wasn’t.

I built back.

Through iron. Through strategy. Through risk.
Into business. Into investing. Into ownership.

That path led me into crypto, where I contributed to leading Web3 projects.

Now I write. I build. I move on my own terms.

This site’s not here to sell dreams.
It’s just the result of everything that came before it.

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Years of Tested Discipline

Storyline

Born in the Netherlands

Named Dutch Youth Chess Champion

Earned HAVO diploma

Served in the Royal Netherlands Army

Dutch National Police Bachelor Program
Achieved top-tier results

Entrepreneur, author, and global investor

Contributed to leading crypto and Web3 ventures

Featured Books

Book cover of "Fit & Free" by Stijn McAdam

Fit & Free

Book cover of "Crypto from Scratch" by Stijn McAdam

Crypto from Scratch

Book cover of "Trade Smart" by Stijn McAdam

Trade Smart