Long-term investment perspective is easy to claim and difficult to maintain. The pressures of venture capital — the need to mark portfolios, the expectations of limited partners, the competitive dynamics of the asset class — all create incentives for shorter time horizons than deep technology investment typically requires. Yazan Al Homsi has maintained the patience that his investment sectors demand, building a portfolio with the conviction...

Merchant services is among the most competitive and most commoditized segments of the payments industry — a market where dozens of processors offer functionally similar products and where price has historically been the primary competitive battleground. Thomas Priore has built Priority's merchant services business on a different premise: that merchants want more than commodity payment acceptance, and that the companies that offer genuinely...

Direct sales as an industry is evolving—under pressure from digital alternatives, changing consumer expectations, and increasing scrutiny of the practices and culture of field sales organizations. Grit Marketing has positioned itself on the right side of this evolution by building a culture that embraces the aspects of direct sales that are genuinely valuable while actively working to improve on the industry's historical weaknesses.Career...

Recognition on Forbes Asia's 30 Under 30 list is not given for potential. It is awarded for demonstrated results, and when Justin Fulcher appeared on the Healthcare & Science edition in 2017, he had spent four years building a telemedicine company that operated across multiple Asian countries at a time when remote healthcare was still considered a fringe concept in much of the region.The Company Behind the RecognitionRingMD, which Fulcher...

Client loyalty in wealth management is not something that can be promised or marketed into existence. According to Justin Nelson, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, it is earned through daily decisions to act with integrity. After nearly 30 years in the industry, JP Morgan's Justin Nelson has a clear-eyed view of what separates advisors who retain clients for decades from those who do not.The answer, he says, is...

Most origin stories in the podcast industry involve someone buying a microphone and figuring things out as they go. Greg Soros's story runs in the opposite direction. By the time he launched Podcraft Media Lab, the Greg Soros podcaster had spent a decade inside major audio operations, earning a certificate from Berklee College of Music and working his way up from intern to senior producer at prominent media companies.That foundation matters....

When Michael Polk joined Implus LLC as CEO in 2020, he brought with him a career's worth of experience running large, complex organizations. His prior roles at Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Kraft Foods, and Newell Brands had shaped him into a polished executive who understood how to operate at scale. What he discovered at Implus, however, was something different: a chance to lead with his hands firmly on the wheel.Closer to the WorkIn his...

For John Engel, the chief operating officer of Gulf Coast Western, the best partnerships start with honesty not optimism. Engel, who spent years in finance before joining the Dallas exploration firm, says the company's practice of leading with risk disclosure rather than promises is what initially set Gulf Coast Western apart for him personally.A Podcast Conversation That Explains the ModelIn a recent episode of the "Wealthability for CPAs"...