{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Anthony Scaramucci on Resilience and the Future of Digital Currency","description":"This episode was originally aired on February 12, 2021. Life isn\u2019t always black and white, and sometimes the gray is controversial. This week\u2019s guest firmly believes in staying true to himself, living by his grandmother\u2019s maxim: \u201cWhat other people think of you is none of your business.\u201d In this episode, you\u2019ll hear that come to life. When asked to describe himself, he said gratitude, resilience, and enthusiasm. This is a man who now has his own unit of time: A \u201cScaramucci.\u201d Anthony was a successful entrepreneur, financier, and political player well before stepping up to the podium as White House Director of Communications in 2017\u2014for 11 days. Reflecting on this trajectory with surprising self-awareness, Anthony shares stories of the people and places that gave him the stomach to make mistakes, move past failure, and charge forward, living unapologetically big. For Anthony, choosing risk and testing his resilience are central to being alive, and not at all contradictory to being a conservative institutionalist. A blue-collar-born elite\u2014educationally, socially, and financially\u2014Anthony speaks the vernacular of the person he\u2019s talking to. He knows who he is, but he keeps us guessing.&amp;nbsp;  (2:36) \u2013 Who is Anthony Scaramucci? (11:03) \u2013 Growing up in Port Washington (16:55) \u2013 Getting fired from the White House (19:01) \u2013 A \u201cScaramucci\u201d (22:47) \u2013 Ruling over serving (32:01) \u2013 Betting on yourself (37:45) \u2013 Challenges for the average American investor (44:23) \u2013 Bitcoin funds for SkyBridge (51:18) \u2013 Acknowledging hypocrisy  Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital. Previously, he co-founded Oscar Capital Management, which was sold to Neuberger Berman LLC in 2001, and served as the Vice President in private wealth management at Goldman Sachs. Anthony was the White House Communications Director for a short period in July 2017 under President Trump. He has published four books: The Little Book of Hedge Funds, Goodbye Gordon Gekko, Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole, and Trump: The Blue-Collar President. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in economics from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.&amp;nbsp; Eric Satz\u2014entrepreneur, serial investor, lover of hot peppers\u2014 is the founder and CEO of Alto. The idea behind Alto was born out of a problem. Eric found a clear need to give people more control over their investments (and investment opportunities) in a simple, streamlined way and created Alto to make these opportunities available to all investors, not just the ultra-wealthy or institutional investors.&amp;nbsp; If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to The Altogether Show with Eric Satz on  Apple Podcasts,  Google Podcasts,  Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review on  Apple Podcasts or  Spotify. It helps others find the show. Podcast episode production by Dante32. ","author_name":"The Altogether Show with Eric Satz","author_url":"https:\/\/altogether.show\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24006537\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/133698603"}