The Role of Performance Coaches in Hedge Funds

Dr. Julie Gurner is an Executive Performance Coach who has been compared to Wendy Rhoades of 'Billions' by The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Gurner works with tech giants, real estate executives, and professional athletes to help identify and understand the patterns of behavior, daily decisions, and incremental wins that catapult a small fraction of the population to the very top of their fields.

On this episode, Dr. Gurner discusses her background in psychology and working in the maximum-security prison system before getting into Tech Advising and launching her career as an Executive Coach. Then, Chris and Dr. Gurner discuss what makes the top 1% in their field successful, what her clients are looking for when they work with her, building confidence, curing burnout, and more. They wrap the conversation discussing the industry of executive coaching and how they contribute to some of the largest companies in the world. Enjoy!

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(02:15) - Dr. Gurner’s Background and Career

(04:15) - When did you know you wanted to be in the psychology field?

(05:26) - What does ‘advising products in Tech’ mean?

(05:57) - Dr. Gurner’s Experience Working with Prisoners

(09:44) - How would you describe Performance Coaching?

(10:47) - Who’s your clientele and target market?

(22:59) - Is there a pattern of thought, behavior, or action that threads the top 1% in their field that can be reverse-engineered?

(25:00) - Characteristics Between Successful Men and Women That are Similar and Different 

(27:38) - Nature vs. Nurture

(28:43) - Do you see successful people having a great network they can be vulnerable with?

(29:38) - Why Money Doesn’t Equal Happiness

(31:20) - How often does ego play a factor in people’s issues?

(32:32) - Do people come to see you to identify blind spots in their life?

(33:57) - Dealing With ‘Yes-People’ and Opening Up Feedback Loops

(34:52) - Do having habits like a morning routine matter for success?

(37:35) - Is there any science or data between people who work early in the morning or late at night?

(39:37) - Making the Most of Your Day and Determining What You’re Best at for Leaders

(41:19) - Do your international clients struggle differently than Americans?

(42:51) - Do people often drift back to old problems?

(44:10) - Do you often see identity crises with folks whose business is their whole life?

(46:08) - ‘Unwrapping’ Yourself When Your Identity is Your Job

(48:26) - How Brain and Body Functionality Lasts With Age as Folks Continue Working and How It Slows Down When They Stop

(50:18) - How much has social media impacted the population in positive or negative ways?

(52:58) - What can people do to deal with anxiety and decompress?

(54:36) - Do you have clients that are similar to Bobby Axelrod?

(54:53) - How did the Wall Street Journal Comparison to Wendy from Billions change your career?

(56:53) - Do most hedge funds have full-time performance coaches?

(57:54) - How much would someone like that make per year?

(58:34) - What happens if someone confides that they are committing illegal activity during a session?

(1:00:17) - Are there ever situations where you’re working with a risk-averse client that needs to make a specific trade and you have to nudge them to actually do it?

(1:11:31) - Has your line of work made you a better investor?

(1:13:27) - Who does a performance coach go to if they need a performance coach?

(1:14:16) - Books to Challenge Yourself

48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene 

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