Talking Billions with Bogumil Baranowski

Guest Algy Hall, financial journalist and author, discusses his book 'Four Ways to Beat the Market' and the power of structured decision-making in investing. They also explore the concept of a company's life cycle and the importance of redefining success and finding fulfillment.

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Gary Mishuris, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Silver Ring Value Partners, shares his childhood experiences and how they influenced him as an investor. Topics discussed include attention as a finite resource, Charlie Munger's early investment record, parallels between investing and caring for a Bonsai tree, and the evolution of value investing.

Listen to the podcast with Sean DeLaney, an executive life coach and author of 'Masterpiece in Progress: A Daily Guide to a Life Well Crafted.' He shares powerful ideas on peak performance, personal development, and entrepreneurship. They discuss topics like curiosity, patience, long-term strategies, and overcoming invisible barriers to success.

Over the last twelve years Matthew has worked with startups, venture capital and angel investors, governments, NGOs and large corporations to create and capture value. Matthew is a Co-founder of 9others with Katie Lewis. 9others was established in 2011 and is now a global network of 5,000 entrepreneurs in 45+ cities who meet over dinner to help each other solve the challenges of business and life. To date Matthew has invested in 23 startups, most of which have been sourced from the 9others network, and has achieved 2 exits. He has invested in and negotiated investment transactions from £15k to £50m. He studied Computer Science at Durham University and has an MBA from Imperial College Business School. Matthew lives with his wife, daughter and son in Hertfordshire, UK, where he enjoys reading biographies, watching Formula 1 and training for ultra-marathons. Katie and Matthew wrote a wonderful book Find Your 9others: The questions to ask yourself as you start up and scale up, where they tell their story, document their findings, and share their lessons. Today, Matthew and I talk about the number one question that we both like to ask — what keeps you up at night. We discuss the why behind any project, venture, and how that why can be redefined and rediscovered. We take on the idea of being visible in the words of Seth Godin, who says that you will be judged or you will be ignored. Matthew shares his thoughts on trusting your gut. We have a lively discussion about resilience, and discipline. I really like the point he makes about taking responsibility instead of looking for something or someone to blame. Stay tuned until the end when Matthew tells me that no one is self-made, and as a bonus, he shares a book recommendation, a book I read a few times, and it’s one of those few books that had a big impact on me. Please help me welcome, all the way from the United Kingdom —- Matthew Stafford. https://9others.com/ https://bit.ly/findyour9othersamazon https://twitter.com/mstafford/ https://stafford.vc/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/staffordvc/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katielewis66 NEVER INVESTMENT ADVICE.

Legendary investor Charlie Munger is the guest on this bonus episode. They reflect on Munger's life and influence, discussing his qualities and global impact on the investing community. They also reflect on the author's grandfathers, the importance of education, and the distinction between price and value in life and investing.

Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Top Finance Expert We have two guests today, Mary Buffett, and Chloe Lin. Mary Buffett is a best-selling author, international speaker, entrepreneur, political and environmental activist. Chloe Lin is an international speaker, investor, and president of Buffett Online School in Japan. Ms. Buffett’s first book Buffettology, co-written with David Clark in 1997, was an immediate New York Times and Business Week best-seller. Since that time, all seven of Ms. Buffett’s books have been best-sellers. Ms. Buffett appears regularly on television as one of the top finance experts in America. She has appeared around the world as a principal speaker at some of the world’s most prestigious organizations, including the Get Motivated seminar series. Ms. Buffett has worked successfully in a wide range of businesses including extensive work as a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies. Mary is the proud mother of three successful children and lives in California. Mary’s book Buffettology has had a big influence on me early on in my career, and I’ve gone back to it over the years. It’s a great study of Warren Buffett’s investment approach. https://www.marybuffett.com/ Chloe is an international speaker and has been invited to travel around the world She is also the President of Buffett Online School in Japan and has also been featured in Singapore’s official Chinese newspaper Lian He Zao Bao sharing her experience on how to invest safely as a female investor, and how to achieve consistent results from the stock market. Together with her team from The Next Level, they have trained over 100,000 students across the world. She is also one of the fast-growing content creators on TikTok with more than 200,000 followers for her channel Arigato Investor. Today, we have a lively discussion about Mary’s earlier experience with investing. She shares stories of Warren Buffett gifting stocks to family members for Christmas and lessons from the experience. Her first exposure to investing, and her first stock. Mary shares what Warren is like in person, his humor, personality, and more. We talk about what makes a great company. Mary shares her insight about the aspects of the business worth examining before investing. We touch on Mr. Market and being a disciplined investor while taking advantage of the pessimism and panic of other participants in the market. Mary highlights the importance of big brands. She also shares how Warren and Charlie handle mistakes. Stay tuned until the end when she tells us about her definition of success. --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crisis Investing: 100 Essays⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - My new book. To get regular updates and bonus content, please sign-up for my substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bogumilbaranowski.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bogumil_nyc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bogumil Baranowski⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NEVER INVESTMENT ADVICE.

Professional investor Todd Wenning discusses economic moats, management strategies, and crisis investing. He shares insights on how seashell hunting can teach us about investing and how crisis can strengthen companies. The conversation covers long-term investing, resilient businesses, and the value of helping others make sound financial decisions.

My guest today is Matthew Turner is a British author who wrote the book The Successful Mistake: How 163 of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs transform failure and adversity into success on the back of interviewing hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, authors, investors, and thought-leaders. As well as writing his own books, Matthew ghostwrites both articles and books for other successful entrepreneurs and thought-leaders, in between spending time with his two children. nohustle.co beyondbook.co It’s Matthew's second time on the show; it’s always such a pleasure to see him and chat. I highly recommend scrolling down and finding his Beyond the Pale episode — where we explore personal transformation and rediscovering your vision through a fictional story of a billionaire entrepreneur. Today, we have an opportunity to learn from intimate conversations with 163 entrepreneurs that Matthew had the chance to interview; we examine the big idea behind the book — how failures can lead to future success. Matthew explains how successful people he interviewed in the book still experience worry, fear, and self-doubt despite their money, fame, and freedom. We zoom in on the topic of financial pain and the entrepreneurial path. Matthew shares the mantra of "less doing, more living" and the importance of not neglecting one's health. I found it very helpful to be reminded that life without hardship doesn’t exist, and it’s all about pushing through challenges. I really like the idea of asking big questions when in doubt. Stay tuned until the end when we talk about living a life of freedom. NEVER INVESTMENT ADVICE.

Private Wealth Manager | Podcast Host | Author Frazer Rice focuses on Family Office Infrastructure, Trusts and Estates, Private Company Board and Charity, Multi-Generational Wealth & Trustee Consulting for Next Capital. Frazer has written the book Wealth, Actually: Intelligent Decision-Making for the 1% and produces the successful “Wealth Actually” Podcast. He appears on a variety of media and industry panels to discuss wealth management practice, trusts and estates, family dynamics issues, and tax policy. He is on the Board of the New York City Estate Planning Council and is Co-Head of its Programming Committee. He received his B.A. in Political Science and History from Duke University and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. Frazer lives in Manhattan and enjoys golf, travel, horror movies, media production, and writing. Today, we start with one of my favorite quotes from Frazer’s book: “Very few of life’s important answers are found in a pitch book or a slide deck.” – he further adds, “Unfortunately, the financial services industry makes its money, from the sale of products.” — He shares some advice how to navigate this fascinating, but challenging environment. We focus on the importance of anticipation when providing advice. We also tackle a big question: what it means to be rich? Frazer introduces the distinctions between current and legacy wealth, retirement planning vs. estate planning. We have a lively discussion about sudden windfalls, and Frazer proposes another way of looking at this life-changing event. Stay tuned until the end, when we talk about the real fear of losing it all. Links: www.frazerrice.com www.nextcapitalmgmt.com https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Actually-Intelligent-Decision-Making-1-ebook/dp/B07FPQJJQT/ NEVER INVESTMENT ADVICE.