'Tis the season to focus on our relationships. Healthy relationships are key to a happy, flourishing, meaningful life. The relationship you have with yourself is the core, determining the quality of your external connections with family, lovers and professional peers. This episode explores productive mindsets and strategies to create, maintain and deepen relationships.

What does core confidence look and feel like? Why is there an obsession with it - why do we crave confidence and are so attracted to others with it? In this episode, we define confidence, why it's important and the common, unproductive traps women fall into that actually hurt their self-esteem. Aline Teixeira (a former Brazilian model) and I also explore body image, social media influences and the detriment of comparison.

Has society properly defined courageous men? We have trained boys at a young age to reject negative emotions. How many times have they been told not to cry and "handle it like a man"? The only acceptable negative emotion, even through adulthood, is anger. Powerful feelings such as sadness, fear and shame are pushed under the rug, only to resurface stronger and be projected on innocent people at inappropriate times. In this episode, we explore the dangers of suppressing men's emotions and not encouraging them to feel or express their full range of human existence. We also share how we can start breaking this cycle.

How do allocators decide which investment themes to pursue? Where do managers fit in the process? What are allocators prioritizing in the diligence process and how can managers genuinely demonstrate their strategies / firm in the best light? We discuss all these questions and more to bring alignment between allocators and managers.

Business Development / Sales often has a negative connotation. But it shouldn't. When done right in Investment Management, Business Development professionals are the liaison between clients and managers, helping facilitate investment deals. No high-pressure sales tactics necessary. This episode discusses effective Business Development strategies that allocators appreciate and what they would like to see more of going forward.

This episode explains why authenticity is key to your success and happiness.