Alyson Shontell
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5 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 5 Aug
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You don't know them at all.
And then from there, you grew a lot of assets under management.
There was a bid for Rockefeller that I think you ultimately didn't get, but really put you on the map in a big way.
And then ultimately it had to be unwound.
What was the lesson you took from the 10 years at Gotham when you were launching Pershing Square?
Yeah, and I think it's how you prove yourself as a business person through the good times and the hard.
And what struck me, too, was I think you launched Pershing with about $54 million, and 50 of it came from the partner you had early in Gotham who also did the Rockefeller bid with you that ultimately wasn't successful.
So you've had some fantastic wins, some epic failures as well, but some of the wins I want to talk about first.
General growth properties, a huge gamble you took, but calculated, of course, a huge outcome.
Canadian Pacific Railroad, they did not give you an easy time getting infiltrated in the company and helping turn it around, but you did.
What are the characteristics you notice when the bets have been good?
What do they share?
And what are the things that you look for when you're going to decide to kind of put your chips in?
Sometimes by force.
Or highly encouraging.
To me, another thing that stands out is you really look at governance structures.
And I've heard you say, you know, like when a company is failing, it's often the board's fault, not necessarily even the CEO, although sure, the CEO is a decision maker within, but it's really the board has responsibility.
What do you think makes up a really strong board?
And is there anyone that you're like, God, I want them on my board every time?
They're so good.
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