Financial firms are missing out on skilled workers by overlooking neurodiverse candidates, according to Justin Nelson, Managing Director at JP Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut. Nelson heads the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team, a group responsible for more than $15 billion in client assets. He believes his industry needs a new approach to […]
Continue readingMichael Polk’s Rise to the Top at Unilever
When Unilever recruited Michael Polk away from Kraft Foods in 2003, few could have predicted how far his career at the consumer goods giant would go. He started by leading the company’s USA Foods business, quickly establishing himself as a capable operator within one of the world’s largest food and personal care companies. Michael Polk […]
Continue readingDr. Andrew Jacono’s Textbook Shapes Facelift Training Worldwide
Surgical techniques spread through publication and instruction as much as through individual patient results, and Dr. Andrew Jacono has approached both deliberately. In 2021 he published The Art and Science of Extended Deep Plane Facelifting, a comprehensive medical textbook synthesizing insights from more than 2,000 procedures. The book serves as technical documentation for surgeons adopting […]
Continue readingJP Conte on Why Megadeals Are Back — and Why Patient Capital Still Comes Out Ahead
US private equity deal value climbed roughly 8% year over year in the first half of 2025, reaching just over $195 billion as dry powder dropped from a December 2024 peak of $1.3 trillion to around $880 billion by September, per PwC’s 2026 private equity outlook. For JP Conte, Managing Partner of Lupine Crest Capital, […]
Continue readingMichael Polk Explains the Real Difference Between CEO Jobs
Not all chief executive roles look alike, according to Michael Polk Newell Brands former leader, who has spent more than 40 years running companies large and small, says the differences between public and private leadership are far greater than most people assume. Running the Show at a Public Giant Polk’s career includes senior roles at […]
Continue readingMichael Gold of Westport on Choosing a Wealth Manager You Can Trust
Choosing a wealth manager is one of the most consequential decisions a family will make. Yet many families go about it the wrong way, focusing on credentials and past performance while overlooking the indicators that actually predict whether a relationship holds up over time. Michael Gold, founder and CEO of Gold Family Wealth in Westport, […]
Continue readingNatural Results Define Dr. Andrew Jacono’s Extended Deep-Plane Facelift
Patients who undergo facelift surgery consistently report one priority above all others: they want to look like themselves, not like someone who has had surgery. For decades, that goal was difficult to achieve. Dr. Andrew Jacono‘s extended deep-plane facelift changed the calculus by abandoning the skin-tension model that made the surgical look so recognizable. Why […]
Continue readingWhy Surgeons and Patients Trust Dr. Andrew Jacono’s Facelift Technique
Trust in surgical technique is built slowly through published data, reproducible outcomes, and the endorsement of peers who understand what good results actually require. On all three counts, Dr. Andrew Jacono’s extended deep-plane facelift has accumulated an unusually strong record. Peer-Reviewed Evidence Behind the Method Dr. Andrew Jacono introduced the extended deep-plane facelift in the […]
Continue readingReeve Waud’s Role as Chairman of Acadia Healthcare’s Board
Reeve Waud’s Role as Chairman of Acadia Healthcare’s Board Board chairs rarely make headlines. Reeve Waud did in January 2026, when he announced that Debbie Osteen would return as chief executive of Acadia Healthcare. As chairman of the board, he carried the message and laid out the reasoning. The role fits him. Reeve Waud helped […]
Continue readingMichael Polk and the Case for Leading a Private Company
Not every senior executive is built for the move from a large public company to a smaller, privately held one. The shift involves trading a certain kind of prestige and scale for something harder to quantify: proximity, agility, and a more direct hand in outcomes. Michael Polk made that trade in 2020 when he joined […]
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