What I've Learnt - Peter & Suparna Cooper

Carlton player Chris Judd is just one of the many fans of one of Australia’s most highly regarded investors, Peter Cooper from Cooper Investors.Peters CI Brunswick Fund of which he is still charged with managing directly has returned investors an annualised gain of 16.79% since inception in 2004.However, Peter’s influence across the Australian investing landscape is much greater than the single performance of any of the Cooper Investors funds. Countless successful fund managers have cut their teeth learning how to invest the “Cooper’s way" before going on to start high performing funds of their own, speaking volumes about the culture that Peter and his team have been able to create.As well as their flagship Australian Equities Fund, the team at CI manage Global and Asian Equities, Endowment style Funds and specialist funds.Peter has in excess of 30 years market experience and is highly regarded for his passion, integrity and purpose.It's fair to say that Peter Cooper is not your ordinary stock picker.The daily meditator, yoga devotee has almost single-handedly built a $10 billion investment powerhouse with little of the fuss and none of the media profile that comes with the territory."We are Toyota Land Cruiser people and not Range Rover types" Cooper responded in an Aus Financial Review piece about his success.It’s On His own personal journey of life balance wellness and connection that he met his wife Suparna Bhasin Cooper.Suparna is a force of nature dedicated to wellness at every level facilitating Silent Retreats both in Byron Bay and India and is spearheading the new Be Well community in Melbourne - a hub of wellness warriors determined to give back and honour self care.An inspirational speaker, philanthropist and longtime meditator. Her goal is to bring ancient Vedic practices such as meditation, breath-work and yoga, to different communities around the globe. Suparna holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.Suparna is co-founder of the MaiTri Foundation along with her husband, Peter Cooper. The MaiTri Foundation is the private family foundation of Peter and Suparna with a focus on helping to solve the mental health crisis as well as spreading the philosophy of individual rights and freedom.In 2018, Suparna made the decision to dedicate her time and resources to making a meaningful impact and creating lasting change through her charitable activities.  Suparna is a sought-after speaker and has presented at the Deepak Chopra Summit.When I Attended their beautiful wedding in India recently it was an exemplification of everything they are.Set against the awesome landscape of The Art of Living 200 acre ashram in Bangalore, their Union was an ode to self care, spirituality mental wellness and ageing gracefully - one of the most connecting inspiring and special experiences I’ve been part of - the colour the music, meditation, food the people it was quite life changing culturally immersive and enlightening.Encompassing meditation yoga intuition science collaborations with global universities and fostering an incredible educational facility .. there was a strong lense of philanthropy as the nuptials reflect on their life balance, global mission and hope in doing so they can engage and connect others too.Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330<Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBkBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850