George Stalk Jr., business strategist and author of the book Competing Against Time, reveals the surprising ways companies can harness the power of time to blow past competitors, boost productivity, and send profits soaring.
Competing Against Time is the ONE book that Apple CEO Tim Cook makes all his executives read.
In this episode, you’ll learn the prove ... Show More
Apr 14
Mario Harik: Playing to Win
How does one engineer run 40,000 people with 10 daily numbers, zero hobbies, and a $1 billion bet he made in his first year as CEO? Mario Harik is the CEO of XPO, one of the largest trucking companies in the world. He started as employee #3, learned from Brad Jacobs (who built ei ... Show More
1h 39m
Mar 31
Top Principal: The Future of Education is Better Than You Think
Joe Liemandt is the principal of Alpha School and the founder of Trilogy Software and ESW Capital. Liemandt dropped out of Stanford to build Trilogy, made the cover of Forbes twice before thirty, became the youngest member of the Forbes 400, then vanished from public life for twe ... Show More
2h 13m
Mar 24
[Outliers] Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose
Harrison McCain learned salesmanship by talking his way into a pharmaceutical job at 22, then spent five formative years under K.C. Irving, absorbing lessons in vertical integration, relentless deal-capture, and "management by suggestion." He quit with no plan, two newborn kids, ... Show More
39m 29s
Oct 2023
MI Rewind: You Don't Have to Go Big w/ Andrew Gazdecki
Robert Leonard chats with Andrew Gazdecki about what Microacquire is, how he built it, what his goal is with this company, why VC-backed companies generally get all the news coverage and what Andrew is doing to change this, and much, much more!
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
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51m 35s
Jun 2024
Why You Need a Digital Operations Team in Today's Business World of AI and Automations with Michael Greenberg Founder of 3rd Brain
We discuss the importance of Digital Operations in the age of AI and automation and it's importance for businesses. We discuss the benefits of using tools, global talent, and automation to streamline processes, lower costs, increase profits, and increase productivity.Links from t ... Show More
45m 39s
Feb 2023
TIP529: Joel Tillinghast & Uncovering the Art of Outperformance
On today’s episode, Clay Finck reviews Joel Tillinghast’s book, Big Money Thinks Small, and does analysis on two companies built around acquisitions - Brown and Brown Insurance and Constellation Software.
Joel is an incredible long-term investor as he has consistently outperforme ... Show More
57m 18s
Feb 2024
TIP605: Untangling Global Outperformers w/ Dede Eyesan
On today’s episode, Kyle talks to Dede Eyesan about investing outside of your home country and what you need to research to improve your circle of competence, why China, India, and Japan have some interesting businesses and which sectors might produce the next outperformers, the ... Show More
55m 50s
Jun 2024
TIP639: Buffett's Favorite Business Book w/ David Fagan
On today’s episode, Clay is joined by David Fagan to discuss Don Keough’s book, The Ten Commandments of Business Failure. Don Keough was the President and COO of Coca-Cola. During Keough’s and Roberto Goizueta’s leadership, Coca-Cola’s stock compounded at 27% per annum from 1981 ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2022
Whoop Founder: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company & BEAT Apple! Will Ahmed
Will Ahmed is the founder of Whoop, the fitness monitoring app worn by LeBron James and Serena Williams, and which goes toe to toe with Apple, Google and Amazon.
Will is the classic example that business and entrepreneurial drive follow on from being obsessed with a problem. Aft ... Show More
1h 45m