Business Career Success Podcast by Elevate Career Network

Anthony Scaramucci: CEO Skybridge & Former White House Director of Communications

Elevate Lab Season 1 Episode 12

Thrilled to bring you my conversation with Anthony Scaramucci, CEO of Skybridge Capital, and former White House Director of Communications. An energizing, entertaining and reflective conversation on his illustrious career journey, from Goldman Sachs to starting his own hedge fund at 32, then Skybridge in 2005, serving in the White House then being fired from there, being in the public eye, organizing the world-famous SALT Conference and his favorite speakers, his pitch on recruiting candidates at Skybridge and many other topics. 

00:20 - Highlights
03:10 - First Thing You'll do after Quarantine
04:30 - Most important lesson learned over distinguished Wall Street career
07:40 - Confidence to leave Goldman Sachs and start your own fund
11:40 - Fear vs. Anxiety and how to overcome both
15:50 - His Wall Street rite-of-passage book : "How to Find Your Fortune without Losing your soul"
16:40 - Life Lessons from Michael Dell, Coco Chanel & others
20:10 - On being fired from the White House
25:20 - Advice to navigate current crisis, survive and thrive after
28:40 - Some favorite speakers from SALT Conference (Branson, President Bush, Will Smith, Milken, Pacino, Tony Blair, Copolla)
30:00 - Importance of Networking in career
34:20 - Lessons from being in the public eye
36:00 - His pitch on Skybridge and what he looks for in candidates
38:00 - Where to find Anthony