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In this episode, William Green talks with Chris Davis, a renowned investor at Davis Advisors who also serves on Berkshire Hathaway’s board of directors. Here, Chris shares powerful lessons he’s learned from his mentors—Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger—about building financial resilience, learning from our mistakes, avoiding our weaknesses, harnessing trust, & flourishing as we age.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
10:09 - What Chris Davis has learned from Buffett & Munger about aging well.
18:27 - Why trust is a superpower in business & life.
30:04 - Why many successful investors fail to build good relationships.
38:31 - How Buffett & Munger consciously avoid their weaknesses.
40:38 - What Buffett learned from Dale Carnegie.
1:00:26 - Why Chris views Jeff Bezos as “the LeBron James of capitalism.”
1:18:24 - What it’s like to hear Buffett talk at Berkshire’s board meetings.
1:21:37 - How Buffett thinks about risk & resilience.
1:26:44 - How Munger inspired Chris to be radically open about his mistakes.
1:38:59 - How to run an organization that breeds excellence.
1:52:10 - What Chris learned from Cardinal John Newman.
2:00:25 - What Buffett teaches about friendship, generosity, & kindness.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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