Hello, I'm Ted Sides, and this is Capital Allocators.

This show is an open exploration of the people and process behind capital allocation.

Through conversations with leaders in the money game, we learn how these holders of the keys to the

kingdom allocate their time and their capital. You can keep up to date by visiting

Capital Allocators.com. My guest on today's show is Matt Spielman, the founder and CEO of

Inflection Point Partners, an executive coaching

practice he launched after a 20-year career in the financial and corporate world.

Matt partners with high-performing executives and their teams in asset management, media, professional

sports, and other industries, and last year was named one of the leading coaches

and asset management by institutional investor. Our conversation covers Matt's background and path

to executive coaching, inflection points in his own career, and his coaching philosophy.

We then turned to frameworks for setting goals, executing on them,

aligning interests across an organization, and dealing with inevitable setbacks. We close with

Matt's thoughts on turnover in asset management firms and advice for senior leaders. I should note

that Matt was a classmate of mine from business school and is also my executive coach.

Before we get going, I wanted to let you know that we're enrolling the first cohort of Capital Allocators University, a live online course that starts on September 21st.

Rahul Mood Gahl and I put together a course to help

train investment professionals on the skills they need to succeed at the most senior levels of

their organizations, but that aren't typically taught in investment curriculum. We'll be joined by

an all-star cast of past guests on the show to help you learn foundational skills like time management and public speaking

and value-added ones like decision-making and networking. Hop on the website and click University in the

menu to learn more. Please enjoy my conversation with Matt Spielman.

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