PODCAST: ‘The Art of Deciding’ with Bruce Whitfield — episode 14
Bruce Whitfield speaks to two people who went to Warren Buffett’s ‘Woodstock for capitalists’ last year
30 April 2025 - 10:49
by Bruce Whitfield
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Warren Buffett’s net worth is about $165bn. Have you ever wondered what makes him the most successful investment decisionmaker in the world? This time every year, thousands of finance professionals flock to his company, Berkshire Hathaway’s AGM in Omaha, desperate to find some answers to that question.
Two of the people who went last year let us in on what really goes on at what’s been called “Woodstock for capitalists”. And on how Warren Buffett has influenced their own decision-making.
The Art of Decidingis a podcast series by Bruce Whitfield. It delves into how successful people make big decisions.
BusinessLIVE will publish the newest episodes of the series every second Thursday.
Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers.
PODCAST: ‘The Art of Deciding’ with Bruce Whitfield — episode 14
Bruce Whitfield speaks to two people who went to Warren Buffett’s ‘Woodstock for capitalists’ last year
Warren Buffett’s net worth is about $165bn. Have you ever wondered what makes him the most successful investment decisionmaker in the world? This time every year, thousands of finance professionals flock to his company, Berkshire Hathaway’s AGM in Omaha, desperate to find some answers to that question.
Two of the people who went last year let us in on what really goes on at what’s been called “Woodstock for capitalists”. And on how Warren Buffett has influenced their own decision-making.
The Art of Deciding is a podcast series by Bruce Whitfield. It delves into how successful people make big decisions.
BusinessLIVE will publish the newest episodes of the series every second Thursday.
Catch up with previous episodes:
Episode 1: With Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
Episode 2: With entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid
Episode 3: With Sir Brad Fried
Episode 4: With Lord Bilimoria
Episode 5: With Liv Boeree
Episode 6: With Asbjørn Rachlew
Episode 7: Best of season 1
Episode 8: With Colin Ingram
Episode 9: With Robin Dunbar and Sam Rockey
Episode 10: With Mark Purdy
Episode 11: With Cass Sunstein
Episode 12: With Nuala Walsh
Episode 13: With Sara Collins
Episode 14: With Jeremy Vine
PODCAST: ‘The Art of Deciding’ with Bruce Whitfield — episode 14
PODCAST: ‘The Art of Deciding’ with Bruce Whitfield — episode 12
PODCAST: ‘The Art of Deciding’ with Bruce Whitfield — episode 11
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