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Steve Schwarzman: King of Wall Street
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Take a peek into the mind of Stephen Schwarzman, the financier who established a little financial startup called Blackstone with $400,000 in seed capital, and transformed it into one of the largest investment firms in the world, with $434 billion under management. Schwarzman explains his rise from the son of a dry-goods store owner in Philadelphia to become one of the savviest and most strategic financiers in the history of Wall Street.
Released:
Mar 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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