Steven Wood: Constructivism & The Psychology of A Great Investor

This week we had a conversation with Steven Wood founder of Greenwood Investors. We covered a variety of topics ranging from joining the board of 500-year-old Portuguese Institution, Steven’s latest book “The Builders” and how he is writing it, the white paper he is publishing on how family businesses operate plus Steven is a huge psychology geek and he gave us an insight on how our left and right brain interact and what we can do to take full advantage of both sides. Here are the time-stamps:  [0:00] Who is Steven Wood? [4:00] Misunderstood Quality. [8:20] Activism vs Constructivism. [19:30] Asking tough Questions to Managers. [26:00] The Role of a Board Member in Public Company. [36:00] The Journey from Investor to Board Member: CCT.   [55:00] Steven Wood’s Book: The Builders. [1:10:00] The Left and Right Brain in Investing. [1:20:00] Why Steven Woods loves Running.   [1:36:00] More from Steven Wood and Closing Questions If you enjoyed the conversation and want to learn more, follow Steven on Twitter here and check out his website here.  This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive. They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. Also, they've introduced their new Global Stock Screener. Check it out now! I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR We're also proud to introduce our newest sponsor, Quartr! Quartr is revolutionizing the way investors interact with IR departments, listen to conference calls, and engage in investment research. The best way to think of Quartr is like Spotify for investor conference calls. Quartr is 100% free and includes markets from twelve countries (with plans to expand in the future!). Investors can easily request new companies, and Quartr is quick to add them. You can learn more about Quartr by visiting their site, Quartr.se If you're interested in changing the way you research companies, download the app today and give it a try on Apple and Android. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuehive/support