‘Wall Street Warrior’ John Mack: “I F***ing Killed It.” 10/14/22

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🗓️ 14 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In his new memoir “Up Close and All In: Life Lessons from a Wall Street Warrior,” former Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO John Mack recounts his time leading the bank through the 2008 Financial Crisis, including the market and leadership strategies that earned him the nickname, “Mack the Knife.” Mack sits down in an extended interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin that turns personal: he opens up about his Dementia diagnosis, and his evolved definition of success. In this Episode: Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Becky Quick @BeckyQuick Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm C.N.C. producer Katie Kramer, today on Squawk Pod.
0:07.0	A Wall Street legend reflects on his time at the top, wins losses major financial crises.
0:12.8	Tell Tim Geithner, I'm on the phone with the Japanese, he can get
0:17.5	f ****.
0:18.5	Look, we were trying to save the firm.
0:19.9	I didn't have time to talk to a bureaucrat.
0:22.1	John Mack, former CEO and chairman of Morgan Stanley,
0:25.3	infamously assertive, responsible for building,
0:28.1	and saving his bank.
0:29.7	Would I'd rather go back 25 years
0:32.0	and be back at Morgan Sound?
0:33.0	The answer is yes.
0:34.3	I loved it.
0:35.2	It was fun.
0:36.5	In this podcast, Andrew Ross Sorkin's full interview
0:39.9	with Mack the knife on success, our economy, in his next chapter.
0:44.3	I'm not embarrassed about it.
0:45.9	It's like, you know, I got the flu.
0:48.0	Okay, I have dementia.
0:49.8	Let's deal with it.
0:51.5	It's Friday, October 14th, 2022. Squack Pod begins right now as we wrap up
0:57.5	another wild week on Wall Street. Stand by Joe and 3, two, one, his mic, cue.
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