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What's actually happening this month. Not a bio, a status.
Work. I've refocused my energies on Folclore Capital Partners and continue the personal mission to bring luxury Brazilian products to the world — expanded now to bring recognition to Latin American luxury. Our Brazilian business is in transition as we install new executive management. We've also launched our first podcast episode, The House of De Beers, covering everything up to the 1930s in the diamond market. Available on all platforms.
Reading. Restarted The Count of Monte Cristo on the advice of a dear friend. Also finished Foundation and the Wool series by Hugh Howey. God I love sci-fi.
Listening. Listening to my own podcast on repeat, lol.
Watching. Finished Silo and House of the Dragon. Amazing shows.
Playing. Still trying to improve my chess. Still stuck around 1150, and it's been harder and harder to hit 1200 by October.
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Work. Due to the tariffs we've had to wind down some of our US operations and our Brazil business is growing but slowly. We're in the process of re-structuring our leadership to better deal with the situation at hand. I'm still very much invested in the mission to bring luxury brazilian products to the world and am dedicating all of my focus towards making this a reality in any way possible including with our existing portfolio.
Reading. Am reading Isaac Asimov's Foundation. I watched the super well made Apple TV show and figured I should read the books. Am also reading Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment by David F. Swensen to help me with my work but its hard getting through more than a half-chapter per day hehe…
Listening. Love the Acquired podcast and am listening to their new one about Formula 1, while I'm not a fan it's pretty interesting business.
Watching. As a kid I used to watch Stargate SG1 with my brothers. Now that it's on Netflix am rewatching everything. Made me realize seasons used to be well written and also 24 episodes long.
Playing. Chess. I've plateaued at 1100 and struggling to break through. Goal is 1200 by my next birthday. I think my greatest enemy is my own impatience rather than skill.