Polina Marinova Pompliano: Studying The World’s Most Successful People & Businesses

This week Andrew talks with journalist & author Polina Marinova Pompliano. Polina spent 5 years at Fortune where she wrote over 1,300 articles — and served as author & editor of Term Sheet, Fortune’s industry-leading newsletter on venture capital, private equity, and corporate dealmaking. Today, Polina is the founder of The Profile, a media company that features longform profiles of successful people and companies. She is also the author of the new book “Hidden Genius: The Secret Ways of Thinking That Power The World’s Most Successful People”. In this conversation, Andrew & Polina dive deep into her favorite findings from years of studying top performers  — and explore how all of us can apply these lessons to our own lives. Show Highlights:(0:00) - Intro(2:45) - Learning through stories(4:54) - Learning through people(5:17) - Consuming well-rounded content(7:21) - Lessons from author Danielle Steele(10:50) - Learning instead of idolizing(14:01) - Polina’s decision to leave Fortune(15:26) - Building a powerful personal brand(17:32) - Betting on yourself(21:35) - Creating moments of elective hardship(25:14) - Leadership lessons from Spotify’s Daniel Ek(29:13) - Business of Taylor Swift(29:59) - Doing things that don’t scale(31:26) - “Slow bake” vs microwave growth(33:04) - Who Polina would like to write a biography on(34:41) - Building a legacy(36:13) - Lessons Polina models for her daughter(37:41) - Creating trust** Follow Andrew On Social Media **Twitter: @andrewhmosesInstagram: @AndrewMoses123Sign up for e-mails to keep up with Andrew's podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter