Episode 17: The Power of Owner Operators with Chris Mayer, Woodlock House Family Capital
Chris Mayer is an author and fund manager. He’s written three books and in 2018, started managing Woodlock House Family Capital. Many investors have heard of Chris’ name from his (now cult-following phenomenon) book, 100-Baggers. In that book, Chris dives into common characteristics of companies that returned 100-to-1 for their investors. Some of those characteristics […]
Lessons From 11 Years of Operating: Mestek, Inc. (MCCK)
A few months ago, I shared a longer-form essay on Bowl America’s CEO Annual Shareholder Letters. Those letters (twenty-four in total), told the story of owner-operator Leslie Goldberg. Goldberg won’t win any 100-bagger awards, nor will his name appear on any Forbes 500 list. Yet the man excelled at his job. He stewarded a company, […]