“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 

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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 

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