Transitions Life as a Story - Steve Wiesner - Managing Director & CEO at Watershed Associates
My guest today is Steve Wiesner, the Managing Director and CEO of Watershed Associates, a leading global negotiations training firm. Steve immigrated from Canda to attend business school at Columbia and spent almost 20 years in investment banking and private equity before leaving to found a software business and begin his current chapter of entrepreneurial leadership. In today's conversation, Steve and I talk about his path to immigration and to Wall Street, the value of mentors and being open to the counsel of others at critical moments in life, and failure as a stepping stone to success among other stories. Please enjoy my conversation with Steve Wiesner.
Steve Wiesner:
Tim Ludwig:
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:43) - Steve’s upbringing
(00:05:55) - What were your impressions of the USA as a child?
(00:09:53) - Dealing with family deaths and divorce at an early age
(00:12:33) - Exerting control admist trauma
(00:20:29) - Steve’e mini-gold marathon & campus charter
(00:29:44) - Steve’s experience at Columbia and Wall St.
(00:39:06) - Interviewing with Javid Khan
(00:43:42) - Sticking around too long at jobs
(00:48:18) - Experiencing 9/11, kids, and layoffs
(00:51:19) - Changing careers & joining Peleton and Watershed
(01:01:58) - What have you learned about failure?
(01:06:03) - Mentors
(01:08:01) - What has been most surprising about your life?
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