Episode 2: Mo Lidsky

Mo Lidsky is the CEO of Prime Quadrant. He’s also a man of many accomplishments. Mo is an entrepreneur, but he’s also an investor, advisor, and author. In today’s episode, Mo takes the time to explain how he got to where he is today and what his views are on nature vs. nurture. Listen to the episode to hear what Mo has to say about self-awareness, inspiring children, and promoting alignment among critical people inside of an organization. 

Topics Discussed in This Episode

• What Mo’s early life was like
• Mo’s first business
• Mo’s view on whether success boils down to nature or nurture
• Times when some influence or shift changed Mo’s trajectory
• Mo’s views on self-awareness
• Tools that young people can use to figure out what they should be doing
• How Mo puts his ideas into practice with his children
• Tools that promote alignment among the most critical people in the organization
• How Mo got into his current business
• What Mo loves about what he does
• What is enough
• How philanthropy has influenced Mo’s non-philanthropic ventures

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Quotes From the Show

“I could almost point to a couple instances in my life where the penny dropped, or something shifted, or somebody had some kind of influence that changed the trajectory.”

“I’ve always had the belief that what we want isn’t necessarily what we ought to be.”

“The best thing that happened in this period is that my daughter can’t hang out with her friends. So she wants to learn the piano, so we bought her a piano. In two weeks’ time, the kid has picked up how to play the piano.”