#8 - Grant Hackett OAM | From Diving Board to the Boardroom: An Inspirational Tale

Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian Icon and the CEO of Generation Development Group (GDG). Prior to his corporate career, Grant was a multiple Olympic champion representing Australia in swimming and has held numerous world records in the early 2000's.We dive into detail about Grants formative years, what lessons of life he has carried over from his Olympic career into the world of financial markets, the challenges he has faced and how he overcame them.Grant discusses GDG's core businesses:Firstly, Generation life, which offers clients and advisors access to two key services being Investment Bonds and Retirement Income Products.Secondly the strategic investment arm, which GDG owns a 49% stake in Lonsec. Lonsec is a leading provider of investment research, portfolio construction and consulting service in Australia.For me I found Grants thoughts on how important it is to surround yourself with great people, mentors and coaches both in the pool and in the investing world to be quite insightful. I was also intrigued by how GDG’s search for long term tax effective investment structures to support the management and transfer of inter-generational wealth very interesting and especially now with the changes to superannuation being at the forefront of people’s minds.Before we get into the podcast, I would also like to encourage you to listen to the disclaimer at the end of this ROCast and to keep your feedback coming.Hope you enjoy.York Wealth Managementwww.yorkwealth.com.au