The Gravitas Podcast

"Old money" is more than a TikTok aesthetic trend. There are real lessons to learn from the families who cultivate generational wealth, and they go far beyond the money. This week I sit down with Bogumil Baranowski, a Polish-born investor who came to New York to live the American dream and has spent two decades managing wealth for families. He's the author of four books, a TEDx speaker, and the ho...

Welcome to the very first episode of The Gravitas Podcast! Join me in entering other people’s worlds to explore what gives their lives substance, meaning and purpose. Our inaugural guest is Mary Beth Nelson Zaros, a mezzo-soprano who makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York this week in El Ultimo Sueño de Frida y Diego.  But what she finds even more meaningful is her new role as mothe...

After WWII, the decorated American war photographer Slim Aarons was done photographing destruction.  He decided to dedicate his life to photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.  His photography is iconic but what he missed is far more interesting to me. What did they believe in, what drove them, what made their lives feel meaningful? I’ve spent my career moving...