Brian Levine
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- Goldman Sachs24 min
Brad Katsuyama – CEO of IEX
Brad Katsuyama, Michael Lewis, Brian Levine
Brad Katsuyama established the Investor Exchange (IEX) in 2013 to counteract latency arbitrage and multi-tiered market structures that favored high-frequency traders by implementing a mandatory 350-microsecond speed bump to level the playing field. Despite facing intense industry hostility and public scrutiny following Michael Lewis's *Flash Boys* and subsequent congressional testimony, the exchange achieved profitability by 2015 while generating $15 billion in daily volume with a revenue model focused solely on trading fees rather than data sales. This strategy has driven the Securities and Exchange Commission to propose regulatory pilot programs eliminating payment for order flow, signaling a broader industry shift toward the execution quality and transparency principles pioneered by Katsuyama.
- Goldman Sachs28 min
Mark Teixeira: Retired Major League Baseball Player
Former MLB switch-hitter Mark DeShera reflects on his journey from a contentious 2004 Red Sox draft to winning a 2009 World Series with the Yankees, where he led the league in home runs and RBIs while rejecting performance-enhancing drugs to preserve his personal legacy. Now a broadcaster and dedicated philanthropist, DeShera analyzes the modern game's reliance on analytics and payroll depth while championing his DREAM organization's 99% college matriculation rate for at-risk youth in the New York tri-state area. His career is defined by high-stakes competition, a commitment to integrity, and a philosophy that values education and long-term relationship building over short-term baseball gains.
- Goldman Sachs45 min
The Maverick Life of Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban discusses his trajectory from a desperate early-stage entrepreneur to the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a *Shark Tank* investor, detailing strategic moves like the $6 billion sale of Broadcast.com and the team's 2011 NBA championship turnaround. He outlines specific governance philosophies, including his controversial stance on the NBA draft lottery and his "10 Plan" for healthcare reform that aims to eliminate insurance companies. Additionally, Cuban addresses his public controversies, his views on internet-driven anti-semitism, and his conditional openness to a presidential run based on non-partisan policy solutions.