MAFIA MOMENTS: Think and Grow Rich, Mastering Relationships with Gregg Schoenberg

The Meat Mafia Podcast

On this episode of the podcast, we chat with our good friend Gregg Schoenberg. Gregg is a successful entrepreneur from New York and spent most of his career in the finance world. Now, he spends most of his time discussing how to succeed in life through building quality relationships, or what he calls: etiquette alpha.

Gregg Schoenberg Episode 196

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Summary of Key Themes from the full-length episode:

• Pulling the ripcord on a corporate career without a plan to pursue more meaningful work
• The importance of 9/11 in shifting perspectives on risk, time, and control
• Starting a successful newsletter (The Financial Revolutionist) by providing differentiated opinions and analysis
• Developing a systematic approach to maintaining and nurturing relationships over time
• The power of etiquette and considerate gestures in building strong connections and goodwill
• Advising executives and entrepreneurs to avoid comfort, maintain humility, and prepare for disruption
• Helping a parent through terminal illness as a profound and meaningful experience
• Algorithm-based approaches to life and the robot-like discipline needed for high-performance
• Focusing on core attributes like determination and confronting weaknesses to succeed as an entrepreneur
• Deeper life lessons on seeing beyond superficialities, forgiveness, and developing a spiritual practice