Choosing Your Team First with Brain Weiner
What separates a service business that survives AI from one that gets replaced by it? Brian Weiner has spent nearly 30 years advising entrepreneurs and family enterprises through the kind of decisions most people will never face, and he's clear about the answer: heart. The problem is, most firms don't know how to hire for it, train for it, or protect it.
In this conversation, Brian and Dr. Benjamin Ritter dig into what leadership actually looks like when your clients are some of the most demanding people on the planet. They cover why large institutions are losing high-net-worth clients to community banks, what "slow to hire, quick to fire" really means in practice, why Brian has walked away from meaningful-revenue clients to protect his team, and how leadership presence has nothing to do with the title on your door. Brian also shares why he believes philanthropy is one of the most underused tools for keeping families together across generations.
If you lead a demanding business, manage a high-performing team, or care about building a culture that doesn't get eroded by the people you serve, this episode is worth your time. Brian doesn't speak in abstractions. He's lived it.
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