Speakers

  • Scott McKain
  • Michael Lewis
  • Hannah Grove

  

Associations & Conferences

  • Money Management Institute
  • Mutual Fund Education Alliance

  

Bars / Restaurants

  • Bakey’s (Boston) – sadly Helen closed the business
  • Biltmore (Newton) - excellent local restaurant; FUSE's go-to place for a local launch
  • La Dolce Vita (Boston) www.dolcevitaristorante.com – dinner with clients…ask for Franco
  • Abe & Louie’s (Boston) www.abeandlouies.com  - red meat / red wine
  • Ten Tables (Jamaica Plan) - tiny restaurant; exceptional food
  • The Green Door Tavern (Chicago) – lunch / casual dinner
  • Heaven on Seven (Chicago) http://www.heavenonseven.com/wabash.html  – Cajun lunch…go to the original location
  • The Bergoff (Chicago) www.berghoff.com – stand up lunch 20 minutes in/out
  • Lou Mitchell’s (Chicago) www.loumitchellsrestaurant.com  – best breakfast spot of all times
  • Delfrisco's (Denver)
  • Gallagher's (Las Vegas)
  • 4th Base (Milwaukee) – best sports bar of all time
  • Craft (New York)
  • Hogs & Heifers Salon (New York)  www.hogsandheifers.com  – late night
  • McSorley’s Old Ale House (New York) www.mcsorleysnewyork.com -- anytime
  • ma peche (New York) - excellent casual dining experience
  • Connecticut Yankee (San Francisco) www.theyankee.com 2nd best sports bar of all time
  • Tadich Grill (San Francisco) – best late afternoon hangout for salespeople

Books

Business

  • When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
  • Barbarians at the Gate
  • Liar’s Poker & Moneyball
  • Fooled by Randomness & The Black Swan
  • The Predator’s Ball
  • The New New Thing
  • Freakonomics

General

  • Empire Falls
  • Into Thin Air
  • Lone Survivor
  • Killer Angels