On Point
On Point
Eddie Kang, Lance Dietz
Finding Meaning in Your Life & Work with John Robb, Founder and Managing Director of The Stone Creek Group
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Aug 18, 2021 at 9:00 am.
“My daughter just graduated from college. And my oldest son asked her, ‘what's the best advice dad ever gave you?’ She said: ‘Simple, if you're the smartest person in the room, you need to find another room.’ My career has been defined by being around talented people.” — John Robb ‘91 -------Episode Timestamps:*
- AAR - After Action Review*
- Life after West Point*
- How John got involved in Bernstein Wealth Management*
- How John thought about investment management early in his career*
- Get involved with local societies earlier rather than later*
- The difference between investing at Berstein and AOG*
- The Sitrep - The Situation Report*
- The unique characteristics of investing West Point’s endowment vs. other universities*
- The best advice John gave to his daughter and how he’s made career decisions*
- The early fears and challenges John had to overcome when starting Stone Creek*
- What Stone Creek is today vs. what John thought it was going to be in 2016*
- How to manage your time*
- How to think about long-term investing*
- John’s mentors and how they’ve helped him*
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“My daughter just graduated from college. And my oldest son asked her, ‘what's the best advice dad ever gave you?’ She said: ‘Simple, if you're the smartest person in the room, you need to find another room.’ My career has been defined by being around talented people.” — John Robb ‘91 -------Episode Timestamps:*(01:45) - AAR - After Action Review*(5:30) - Life after West Point*(8:30) - How John got involved in Bernstein Wealth Management*(11:10) - How John thought about investment management early in his career*(13:30) - Get involved with local societies earlier rather than later*(15:20) - The difference between investing at Berstein and AOG*(22:10) - The Sitrep - The Situation Report*(25:15) - The unique characteristics of investing West Point’s endowment vs. other universities*(27:40) - The best advice John gave to his daughter and how he’s made career decisions*(30:25) - The early fears and challenges John had to overcome when starting Stone Creek*(35:45) - What Stone Creek is today vs. what John thought it was going to be in 2016*(44:35) - How to manage your time*(49:45) - How to think about long-term investing*(56:15) - John’s mentors and how they’ve helped him*(59:40) - SOP - Standard Operating Procedure  LinksThe Innovator's DilemmaConnect with John on LinkedInFollow Eddie on TwitterConnect with Eddie on LinkedInwww.oldgradclub.com