The population of ultra wealthy families is climbing fast, with combined assets projected to reach $59.8 trillion this year. Wealth firms are leaning harder on software and automated portfolio tools to manage that growth, yet Michael Gold Westport says code and spreadsheets cannot replace judgment shaped by years of direct […]
Month: September 2026
Inside Michael Polk’s Years Leading Public Companies
Before he ever set foot inside Implus, Michael Polk spent decades running some of the largest consumer brands on the planet. His resume includes senior leadership positions at Kraft and Unilever, followed by his tenure as chief executive of Newell Brands, the company behind household names in cookware, writing instruments, […]
Grit Marketing: Why Door-to-Door Sales Still Produces Skills That Classrooms Can’t Replicate
Grit Marketing: Why Door-to-Door Sales Still Produces Skills That Classrooms Can’t Replicate In an era dominated by digital advertising funnels and automated outreach, one company is making a case for the oldest sales method in the book — knocking on doors. Grit Marketing, a field-based sales and marketing firm, has […]
Marc Jacobs and Dr. Paul Nassif Trust Dr. Andrew Jacono
When a facial plastic surgeon’s own colleagues choose him for surgery, it signals something about the technique. Dr. Andrew Jacono, the New York surgeon behind the extended deep-plane facelift, has drawn exactly that kind of endorsement from inside the surgical community as well as from public figures outside it. A […]
Westport’s Michael Gold on the Coming Wealth Shift
A wave of business ownership is about to change hands, and Michael Gold says most families aren’t asking the right questions about who will guide them through it. The founder and CEO of Gold Family Wealth in Westport, Connecticut, points to research showing close to three-quarters of privately held business […]