Michael Polk built one of the more varied and effective careers in the consumer goods industry, moving from a factory floor in Pennsylvania to the
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Door-to-door sales has a reputation problem in some circles, built largely on pitches that lean on manufactured scarcity or exaggerated risk. That kind of pitch
“Execution over narrative. Accountability over optics. Durability over speed.” Those nine words, written by Justin Fulcher in a LinkedIn post, sum up a philosophy that
Personalized investment portfolios used to set a wealth management firm apart. Today, according to Michael Gold Westport, they barely register as a differentiator at all.
Author Greg Soros returns again and again to a single image when he talks about writing for children: the idea that a good story can
When Michael Polk took over as president and chief executive officer of Newell Rubbermaid in 2011, the company was generating $5.4 billion in annual net
Wealth management is entering 2026 with healthy markets but a business model under real pressure, as AI tools and digital platforms reshape how advice reaches
Three converging trends are reshaping the wealth management industry heading into 2026, and Michael Gold Westport believes none of them can be solved with better
Executives who spend decades running public companies tend to stay in that world once they reach the top. Michael Polk went a different way. After
Ask Michael Gold what wealth management is ultimately supposed to deliver and he does not start with returns or fees. The founder and CEO of