The Spirit Within!
Building a company that lasts — one that develops genuine competitive advantages, maintains quality and culture through growth, and retains relevance as markets evolve — is the most demanding challenge in business leadership. Thomas Priore has approached this challenge at Priority with a clear philosophy: that lasting companies are built through sustained investment in the […]
What separates businesses that endure from those that peak and decline is rarely a function of market conditions or competitive dynamics alone. More often, it reflects the quality of the organizational culture, the depth of the talent development investment, and the genuine commitment of the leadership team to building something that outlasts their own tenure. […]
Private equity has long been associated with a particular rhythm: acquire, improve, exit. 3G Capital has challenged this rhythm at every step. The New York-based firm’s long-hold strategy represents a fundamental departure from the conventional buyout model—one that prioritizes compound value creation over rapid return of capital, and genuine business building over the financial optimization […]
When a college student receives a failing grade or a GPA that falls below expectations, the emotional and practical consequences can vary dramatically depending on their background. For first-generation college students — those whose parents did not earn a four-year degree — the psychological fallout from poor academic performance is often more severe and more […]
Conventional wisdom holds that the best leadership training happens at the biggest companies. Michael Polk’s experience tells a more nuanced story. Polk spent years at the top of large public organizations, including senior leadership roles at Kraft Foods and Unilever, followed by his tenure as CEO of Newell Brands. Over the course of that career, […]
The December 2023 Hart Energy Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Houston recognized 50 individuals who shaped the oil and gas industry over the past half-century. Among the honorees was Kelcy Warren, the Executive Chairman of Energy Transfer, who built one of the country’s largest midstream networks from a Texas startup with fewer than two […]
When children’s author Greg Soros talks about the purpose of picture books and early readers, he returns consistently to a single idea: great children’s literature does two things at once. It shows readers who they are, and it shows them who others are. Over a career spanning more than 16 years, Soros has built his […]
When Kelcy Warren and co-founder Ray Davis launched Energy Transfer in 1996, they were, by Kelcy Warren‘s own admission, “just paying salaries.” The company had a small intrastate natural gas pipeline in East Texas and limited ambitions beyond keeping the lights on. What followed over the next 25 years was one of the more remarkable […]
Most of what defines Dr. Andrew Jacono‘s public profile involves innovation: a facelift technique that changed how surgeons approach facial aging, a practice that draws patients from across the world, and academic research published in peer-reviewed journals. Less discussed but equally deliberate is his effort to transmit a philosophy of service to the surgeons he […]
The girl on the school bus never left Dr. Andrew Jacono‘s memory. As a child, he watched classmates ridicule a girl with a cleft lip and palate, then witnessed the social transformation that followed her reconstructive surgery. That memory became the foundation for a humanitarian commitment that has shaped his career as much as any […]
