Wealth management is often described in cold, quantitative terms. Justin Nelson, Managing Director and Head of the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, sees it differently, and that perspective has shaped nearly thirty years of his career in the industry. Where Numbers […]
Michael Polk built a reputation over decades leading some of the largest consumer goods companies in the world, holding senior roles at Kraft Foods, Unilever, and Newell Brands before stepping away from public company life in 2019. That retirement did not last long. A year later, Polk returned to work […]
Writing honestly about a child’s inner life takes more than good instincts, according to children’s author Greg Soros. It takes research, patience, and a willingness to treat young readers as people who can detect a false note in a story just as easily as an adult can. Real Struggles, Real […]
Managing neurodiverse employees successfully requires a different approach to daily task assignment, says Justin Nelson, a managing director at JP Morgan Private Bank. Nelson oversees a Connecticut based team responsible for more than fifteen billion dollars in assets, and he has become an outspoken advocate for adjusting management practices to […]
Not every oil and gas company survived the 2008 financial crisis intact, but Gulf Coast Western emerged from that period stronger than before. The Dallas company, founded in 1970 by Thomas H. Fleeger, had already built a base of operations across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi by the time the recession […]
When children’s author Greg Soros talks about representation in books for young readers, he is careful to distinguish between surface-level inclusion and something more substantive. His “mirrors and windows” framework, developed over more than 16 years of writing for children, makes that distinction explicit: true representation means reflecting not just […]
Environmental philanthropy takes many forms, but few organizations have pursued their founding mission with as much consistency as Colcom Foundation. Created in Pittsburgh in 1996 by Cordelia S. May, the foundation has stayed close to the concerns that motivated its founder: the relationship between human population growth and the long-term […]
Vancouver-based investor Yazan Al Homsi has built an investment portfolio concentrated at two of the most important intersections of technology and societal need: clean energy and healthcare. These are not separate investment theses for him but two expressions of a unified view about where technology creates the greatest genuine impact […]
Great investment stories are built on a combination of genuine business quality and a clear articulation of why that quality will translate into long-term financial performance. New York-based Thomas Priore has developed a compelling investor narrative for Priority Commerce that connects the company’s operational strengths to its financial potential in […]
The energy industry took stock of Kelcy Warren‘s career in 2023 when Hart Energy inducted him into its inaugural Hall of Fame class. Warren, who co-founded Energy Transfer in 1996 and has led the company as executive chairman ever since, was recognized as a defining figure in midstream energy during […]