The Disruptor
Contrarian and drawn to the edge; challenges the settled answer.
Anthony Scaramucci is a former communications director for Donald Trump who embodies a disruptive approach to politics and communication. This interview reveals his candid reflections on the chaotic nature of Trump's administration and his belief in the importance of attention and money as driving forces in leadership.
“A different target. We have very low exposure to long short managers right now because of the Federal Reserve monetary policy. We're more exposed to structured credit, more exposed to event-driven activism and things like that, both of which I think are well situated for the current economic climate that we're in.”
“That the person that wrote that was right, that I had actually become an elitist because I was insulating myself with super wealthy people, managing the money of super wealthy people, going to Fancy Pants Country Clubs and Fancy Pans restaurants.”
“How'd they do it? Yeah, it was multiple of revenues. But I think the interesting thing about it is none of us were crying when we did the deal.”
“Yep. And so that doubling penny yields about 5.4 million dollars. If you're in your car, don't Google it. But if you're at home, go to Google and look up a penny doubling every day for 30 days and you'll see the spreadsheet come up.”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 60. Anthony Scaramucci: What it's like to be Donald Trump's Communications Director
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