Month: August 2026
Why Michael Gold Says Fragmentation Threatens Family Wealth
Ask most wealth management firms how they’re improving transparency, and they’ll point to new disclosure documents and updated compliance policies. Michael Gold, founder of Gold Family Wealth in Westport, Connecticut, says that answer misses the actual problem facing families today. Gold argues that fragmentation, not a lack of paperwork, is what erodes trust in financial…
Read MoreMichael Polk on the Skills Every CEO Needs
Some qualities matter no matter what kind of company a CEO leads, according to veteran executive Michael Polk Newell Brands. After more than 40 years guiding organizations of every size, from global conglomerates to a small private firm, Polk has settled on a short list of traits he considers essential. Three Qualities That Matter Most…
Read MoreHow Kelcy Warren Turned a Gas Bust Into Opportunity
When the Barnett Shale boom north of Fort Worth lost momentum after the 2008 financial crisis, Kelcy Warren had reason to worry. Natural gas prices fell from roughly 8 dollars to 2 dollars per million cubic feet, and Energy Transfer depended heavily on that fuel as the country’s largest transporter of it. Reinvention stopped being…
Read MoreColcom Foundation Traces Its Roots to One Woman’s Vision
A Pittsburgh based philanthropic organization continues to draw its purpose from the convictions of a single woman who began questioning the relationship between people and nature decades before the topic entered mainstream conversation. The Colcom Foundation was established in 1996 by Cordelia S. May, who had spent much of her adult life concerned with how…
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