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Younger employees at Implus LLC are getting handed responsibilities that would typically take years to earn at a larger company, and CEO Michael Polk says that’s exactly the point. Learning By Doing Polk took the top job at the fitness accessories company in 2020 after Berkshire Partners recruited him following his departure from Newell Brands, […]
Justin Fulcher had spent years arguing that a video call with a doctor could matter as much as an in person visit. In early 2020, that argument stopped being theoretical almost overnight. COVID-19 arrived within weeks of Justin Fulcher settling back into Charleston, South Carolina after RingMD’s relaunch in the United States, and telehealth suddenly […]
Greg Soros had already built a client list of Fortune 500 companies when he made the decision that would attract the most attention in podcasting circles. The Austin producer and podcaster chose to dedicate a substantial portion of his working hours to mentoring emerging creators through the Podcast Academy’s diversity fellowship a commitment he has […]
The credibility of any surgical innovation depends heavily on published evidence. Dr. Andrew Jacono did not simply develop a new facelift technique and market it he documented it, submitted it to peer review, and returned to the literature with refinements supported by quantitative data. That track record is a significant part of why the technique […]
A single transaction reset how investors think about Spanish ride-hailing. On Feb. 28, 2025, Uber bought a 30% stake in Auro for €220 million, a figure split between €180 million in equity and €40 million of debt. What makes the deal worth a second look is its destination. Money of that size went to a […]
Reeve Waud, Acadia Healthcare, and the Value of Leadership Continuity Continuity has been a hallmark of the Acadia Healthcare story, and Reeve Waud embodies it. He helped found the company in 2005 and still chairs its board, a span of involvement few founders match. The January 2026 appointment of Debbie Osteen as chief executive carried […]
Operating businesses across multiple jurisdictions is one of the most demanding challenges in modern entrepreneurship. London-based entrepreneur Burak Basel has built Basel Holding into a group that does exactly this, managing operations across Europe, the Middle East, and several other regions with what observers describe as admirable organizational discipline. The complexity of cross-border operations extends […]
Judd Zebersky has described the early years of building Jazwares as an education unlike anything his legal training prepared him for. He landed in China in 1997 with no manufacturing background and spent months touring factories in remote parts of the country’s southern provinces. He was trying to learn an entire industry from the inside […]
Few industries talk about relationships more than financial services, and few industries do less to nurture them. The transactional nature of most advisory work driven by fees, minimums, and asset thresholds tends to thin out the kind of trust that only time can build. Justin Nelson, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, […]
Financial markets reward patience more often than speed. Yet the pull to react to short-term noise remains one of the most common sources of long-term wealth destruction, particularly at the highest asset levels. Michael Gold, Founder and CEO of Gold Family Wealth in Westport, Connecticut, has spent more than two decades watching that dynamic play […]
