THE BOOK FOUNDERS, LEADERS, AND
BUILDERS WILL QUOTE FOR YEARS.
TRUST BUILT
EVERYTHING YOU ADMIRE.
THIS BOOK SHOWS YOU HOW.
From serial founder Owen Sakawa comes a modern framework for leadership, relationships, AI, credibility, and legacy in a world losing trust.
FOREWORD BY
AMINA J. MOHAMMED
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL,
UNITED NATIONS
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Leadership is becoming performative.
Trust is no longer soft. It is infrastructure.
The people who understand trust will shape the next decade.
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INSIDE THE BOOK
PART I
THE ARCHITECTURE OF TRUST
Trust is the invisible infrastructure of every relationship that lasts.
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PART II
BUILDING TRUST FROM ZERO
The systematic methods for creating trust with strangers, skeptics, and institutions.
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PART III
LEADING WITH TRUST
Trust as the central operating principle of exceptional leadership.
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PART IV
TRUST IN CRISIS
When trust breaks — how to protect it, repair it, and emerge stronger.
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PART V
EXPANDING TRUST AT SCALE
How individuals, companies, and institutions build trust across thousands of relationships.
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PART VI
TRUST IN THE AGE OF AI
How artificial intelligence reshapes the trust landscape.
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PART VII
THE LEGACY OF TRUST
How trust becomes your ultimate contribution to the world.
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WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
FOUNDERS
Build companies people believe in.
LEADERS
Create cultures people trust.
BUILDERS
Lead without manipulation.
PEOPLE NAVIGATING AI
Understand what trustworthy systems actually look like.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
OWEN SAKAWA
Author. Leader. Builder of Trust.
Serial entrepreneur, Forbes contributor, TEDx speaker, and advisor to founders, executives, and governments around the world.
Owen has spent two decades building, leading, and advising organizations on trust, leadership, and impact.
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& ADVISOR
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& TRUST
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BUILDER OF PEOPLE,
TEAMS & CULTURES
TRUST WILL DEFINE
THE NEXT DECADE.
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Publishing
September 16, 2026
Founder Edition available for early readers only.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
- What is Code of Trust about?
- A modern framework for leadership, relationships, AI, credibility, and legacy in a world losing trust. It treats trust as buildable infrastructure with measurable components and repairable failure modes.
- Who wrote the foreword?
- Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group.
- When does it publish?
- September 16, 2026. Preorders are open now and include the complete Trust Suite of bonuses worth over $250.
- Who is Owen Sakawa?
- A serial entrepreneur, Forbes contributor, TEDx speaker, and advisor to founders, executives, and governments. Two decades building, leading, and advising organizations on trust and leadership.
- What comes with the preorder?
- Four books, three physical companions (Trust Journal, Workbook, Leadership Playbook), and three digital bonuses (50 Trust Micro-Chapters, Trust Audit, Trust Manifesto).