Lessons on Success from Warren Buffett

November 1, 2021
With a current net worth of $105.6 billion (according to Forbes), Warren Buffett is one of the most successful and influential investors and business magnates in the world. The son of a US congressman, Buffett first bought stock when he was 11 years old and first filed taxes at 13. In 1956, he founded Buffett Partnership, which was renamed Berkshire Hathaway after the company bought a textile manufacturing firm with the same name. Today, Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company which owns and operates over 60 companies, including Helzberg Diamonds, battery manufacturer Duracell, insurer Geico and the Dairy Queen restaurant chain.
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The Top Companies That Have Reached Unicorn Status in 2021

September 30, 2021
Entering the Unicorn Club, or reaching a $1 billion valuation, is every startup’s dream.
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Why Silicon Valley is the Home of the ‘Eureka’ Moment

September 30, 2021
San Francisco is home to two of the great loves of my life: excellent wine and world-leading tech. As the founder of both an online wine store and a global tech platform, Napa and Silicon Valley speak to my passion for evolving and transforming human efficiency through tech advancement and a dry, medium-bodied Chardonnay.
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An Exclusive Interview with the CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars - Torsten Müller-Ötvös

September 7, 2021
A true veteran of the automotive industry, Torsten spent more than 13 years rising through a variety of positions at BMW Group. He took on roles in the Sales and Marketing Division, but became best-known for his impressive tenure as Director of the MINI brand between 2000 and 2003. He successfully relaunched MINI internationally as […]
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Leadership in a Hybrid Working World: Culture, Connection & Communication

September 2, 2021
Chris, I believe that you and Josie have just been involved in a project on this topic in collaboration with London Business School. How did that come about? Chris: Josie and I both run independent executive coaching practices and have worked very well together on coaching briefs like this in the past. I was invited […]
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The Rise of the Unorthodox Billionaire

September 1, 2021
Or perhaps the CEO of a huge internationally renowned company, a mega-successful investor or the heir of an ultra-wealthy family. In recent years, however, there have been more and more examples of celebrities reaching billionaire status through a business they started as a consequence of their career in entertainment. These are people who don’t wear […]
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How to Empower the Leader in Every Single Employee

August 31, 2021
Every successful team needs to have a capable leader at its head. I’ve worked in many different organisations and industries - from the SAS to energy to FinTech - and the one thing that I’ve seen in every single one is that the quality of the leadership is reflected in the quality of the team, […]
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The Art of Creating a Proactive, Aligned Strategy Fit for Future Growth

August 31, 2021
Of course, it’s clear to see there have been losers and winners as well as businesses somewhere in between, but the exact impacts and rates of recovery and change vary according to industry. Not every business has managed to fulfil the demands of customers. Some were caught by surprise and failed to scale in time. […]
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Robinhood’s Founders & How to Start a Revolution

July 30, 2021
On 29 July, after a bumpy few months and a fair share of troubled headlines, Robinhood founders Vlad Tenev, 34 and Baiju Bhatt, 36 each sold around $50 million worth of stock. The mobile-friendly discount brokerage, which pioneered commission-free stock trades, generated a profit of just under $2 billion in its public market debut. Following […]
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‘The Best Employer in the World’: What Went Wrong at Brewdog?

July 30, 2021
From then on, I have loved Brewdog’s many varied products, from Nanny State to Thunderbird. I was impressed with them when they brought out a beer in protest of the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Russia during the Sochi 2014 games. Beer for activism, who would have thought! And the idea of ‘pawternity’ leave (1 week’s paid […]
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Super Musk: Risk, Reward and the Celebrity CEO

June 30, 2021
Leaders of major companies inevitably become famous, becoming aspirational figures beyond their domain. But that’s not the same as celebrity in the sense of public prominence way beyond what follows from doing their job: rockstar antics, glorying in attention, playful exhibitionism in social media, a sense of glamour as much as achievement. So we have […]
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Benedetto Vigna and Ferrari — The Beginning of a Success Story or a Catastrophe in the Making?

June 30, 2021
Benedetto Vigna will join the sports car powerhouse in Maranello coming from STMicroelecronics, the French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Geneva. Vigna, a physicist by training, rose through the ranks at STMicroelectronics by establishing the business on micromechanical systems, then going on to broader responsibilities and currently leading STMicroelectronics’ most profitable operating business which is a […]
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