It was great to welcome Tom Gayner of Markel back on the podcast. This interview, done in April 2023, tells a bit of a different story. The core is built around how Tom has steadily built Markel’s reputation.

We have discussed the following:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Introducing Tom Gayner
01:50 Describing the market with music
06:57 “Touring” to build a name
09:05 Curating a portfolio
12:30 Addressing an audience
18:23 Why communication is key
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22:22 Making complex concepts easy to digest
25:01 Building on the salesman experience
28:55 Problem solving
31:05 Tom’s special perspective
38:30 Being frugal vs. investing in the right things
41:30 The importance of consistency
47:35 Confrontation
50:40 Markel’s valuation
55:30 Closing thoughts
55:49 Thank you

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