# Grant Williams on High-Stakes Leadership and Lessons from the Financial World

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Published: 2026-04-07T11:00:00+00:00
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Grant Williams has spent more than 35 years in global finance across seven major financial centers, from London to Sydney. He had a front-row seat to Japan’s late-1980s bubble and its dramatic collapse, and later worked across New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, and beyond. Grant co-founded Real Vision to bring the most thoughtful voices in investing to a broader audience, and he’s also the longtime author of Things That Make You Go Hmmm…, one of the world’s most widely read financial newsletters. Today, he serves as a senior advisor to Von Greyerz and a portfolio and strategy advisor to Vulpes Investment Management. On this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Grant joined host Robert Glazer for a fascinating conversation about lessons he learned in high-stakes finance, universal leadership philosophies, and more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Masterclass: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠masterclass.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Framer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠framer.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠notion.com/elevate⁠⁠ Blinkist: ⁠⁠blinkist.com/elevate⁠⁠ QuickBooks: ⁠⁠quickbooks.com/billpay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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