Josh Kushner

the ways in which every single person thinks of the firm that I think resonated with them because they're all thinking very similarly.

the ways in which every single person thinks of the firm that I think resonated with them because they're all thinking very similarly.

So my grandparents were Holocaust survivors. They both lived in what would be modern-day Belarus. My grandmother lived in a small town. At one point, it became a ghetto. She was a part of a small group of people that dug a tunnel that was 90 feet to escape the ghetto, had many members of her family murdered. escaped to join the partisans in the forest, the Belsky Brigade.

So my grandparents were Holocaust survivors. They both lived in what would be modern-day Belarus. My grandmother lived in a small town. At one point, it became a ghetto. She was a part of a small group of people that dug a tunnel that was 90 feet to escape the ghetto, had many members of her family murdered. escaped to join the partisans in the forest, the Belsky Brigade.

There's a movie called Defiance, which Daniel Craig stars in, which was that group of people to then wait out to finish the war, to live in a refugee camp in Italy for three or four years, to come to the States with nothing but her and my grandfather, the shirts on their back, to create a life for themselves.

There's a movie called Defiance, which Daniel Craig stars in, which was that group of people to then wait out to finish the war, to live in a refugee camp in Italy for three or four years, to come to the States with nothing but her and my grandfather, the shirts on their back, to create a life for themselves.

So growing up around the dinner table, I was hearing that story and the story about how my grandfather, who came here as a laborer on construction sites, how he would sleep in the homes that he was building in order to save money on gas. And I think the lessons for me were I'm entitled to nothing. America is the greatest country in the world where everything is possible.

So growing up around the dinner table, I was hearing that story and the story about how my grandfather, who came here as a laborer on construction sites, how he would sleep in the homes that he was building in order to save money on gas. And I think the lessons for me were I'm entitled to nothing. America is the greatest country in the world where everything is possible.

Perseverance and tenacity and having the capacity, as I expressed earlier, to just deal with pain is something that leads to greatness. And I think a lot of people that work at Thrive have very similar mindsets. they feel like they need to do whatever they can to be the best version of themselves.

Perseverance and tenacity and having the capacity, as I expressed earlier, to just deal with pain is something that leads to greatness. And I think a lot of people that work at Thrive have very similar mindsets. they feel like they need to do whatever they can to be the best version of themselves.

I think stories are impactful, but actions are a lot more impactful. So as I think about how Carly and I can ultimately pass lessons down to our children one day, it's going to be entirely based on our actions and how we act and how we live our lives and the priorities that we have and the values that we have with regards to work.

I think stories are impactful, but actions are a lot more impactful. So as I think about how Carly and I can ultimately pass lessons down to our children one day, it's going to be entirely based on our actions and how we act and how we live our lives and the priorities that we have and the values that we have with regards to work.

My partners and I could never ask anyone to do anything that we're not willing to do ourselves. I actually feel like as the firm has gotten larger, in many respects, the tenacity has increased. The desire to be even better has increased. The focus on winning and the ways in which we want to do it with our values and integrity, I think, are things that we're even more focused on.

My partners and I could never ask anyone to do anything that we're not willing to do ourselves. I actually feel like as the firm has gotten larger, in many respects, the tenacity has increased. The desire to be even better has increased. The focus on winning and the ways in which we want to do it with our values and integrity, I think, are things that we're even more focused on.

We can talk about talent whenever you want, but there's a line that I use at the firm all the time, which is if you actually have to choose between the most experienced person, the most educated person, or the person who actually wants it the most, you always pick the person who wants it the most. There is no substitute for hard work. There is no substitute for willing to outwork someone else.

We can talk about talent whenever you want, but there's a line that I use at the firm all the time, which is if you actually have to choose between the most experienced person, the most educated person, or the person who actually wants it the most, you always pick the person who wants it the most. There is no substitute for hard work. There is no substitute for willing to outwork someone else.

And that can translate into your personal life just as much as it can translate into your work life. I think I said this to you during lunch. If you're not embarrassed about who you were two years ago, you're not growing. A mentor of mine once said that to me. I feel that way about myself as an individual, not just within the business world.

And that can translate into your personal life just as much as it can translate into your work life. I think I said this to you during lunch. If you're not embarrassed about who you were two years ago, you're not growing. A mentor of mine once said that to me. I feel that way about myself as an individual, not just within the business world.

I think it's that chip on your shoulder that you feel like you just have to get better all the time that I think is what we look for in people at the firm.

I think it's that chip on your shoulder that you feel like you just have to get better all the time that I think is what we look for in people at the firm.