Forget about not being emotional in your investment process. Tap into those emotions! According to today's guest Denise Shull, that is the recipe for success. Denise is the Founder of the ReThink Group and leverages her neuroscience and modern psychoanalysis background to solve the mental mysteries of successful investing, trading, competing, and leading teams.

In this episode, we talk through Denise's days as a trader, the differences between trading and athletic performance, why systematic traders can still use some help from time to time, and of course, all things Winter Olympics [enter gold medal-winning client Lindsey Jacob Ellis], which she still tears up talking about. Tune in to discover the power of using your emotions and having someone like Denise in your corner!

Chapters:

00:00-01:33 = Intro

01:34-17:10 = From trading in Chicago to Neuropsychology

17:11-28:54 = The Shull Method: The Value in Emotions

28:55-42:12 = Athletes vs Traders & and whether there’s any "Edge" left?

42:13-55:01 = Lindsey Jacobellis: Processing negative feelings, Visceral intelligence & Intuition

55:02-01:03:03 = How do you invest?

Follow along with Denise on Twitter @DeniseKShull and visit The ReThink Group's website for more information

About Denise:

Denise Shull, ReThink's Founder and CEO, leverages her background in neuroscience and modern psychoanalysis to solve the mental mysteries of successful investing, trading, competing and leading teams. She is known for her uncanny effectiveness in resolving mental blocks and decision conundrums. Her Wall Street career began in 1994 when she joined one of the first electronic trading firms in Chicago. She then traded at Schonfeld Securities before she was recruited to run her own desk at Sharpe Capital in NYC.

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