Will Guidara
13 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 16, 2026 by Will Guidara · said 14 times in 12 episodes since 2024 · across every show →
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2026 11 mentions in 11 episodes 1 per episode
- Rebuilding the NYU Endowment – Michelle Knudsen (EP.513)
- Senior Decision Makers: Luis Laboy, Hewlett Foundation (EP.512)
- Senior Decision Makers: Nicholas Csicsko, Trinity Wall Street (EP.508)
- Hotel Investing at EOS – Jonathan Wang (EP.506)
- Fundraising Mastery: The Tao of Kimmer – John Kim (EP.503)
- Will England, Derek Drummond, and Tony Caruso – Disintermediating Pod Shops (EP.501)
- Sloane Payne and Dave Joerger – Why Culture Matters (EP.500)
- Alex Sloane & Matt Perelman – Buy-and-Build Playbook in the Core Economy at GSP (EP.499)
- 3 more episodes that year, every mention in 2026 →
2024 3 mentions in 1 episode
Everything said about Will Guidara, oldest first
Mar 16, 2026 negative
Companies obsess over product perfection but neglect human connection
“So many companies, regardless of how successful they are, reserve their best efforts only to invest in the thing that they sell. Don't invest that same amount of energy into how they make people feel, which to me feels counterintuitive. These companies, they a…”
Mar 16, 2026 positive
Manage 95% of expenses ruthlessly to fund 5% on customer experience
“The way I've always managed my businesses is through something that I call the rule of ninety-five-five, which is my way of saying you manage every single dollar like a maniac 95% of the time. No expense is too small to be poured over. Every penny counts. But …”
Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026 neutral
Mar 16, 2026 positive
Impress high-profile clients by serving the people they love
“When you play at a certain level, the people you're trying to impress have a lot of people trying to impress them with a lot of frequency. Sometimes the best way to love on someone is to love on the people they love. If we could turn our attention To the peopl…”
Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026 negative
Refusing to spend 5% on customer relationships is financially reckless
“If you are not spending that last five percent, you're being financially reckless. I believe you're focused so much on today dollars that you're not thinking enough about tomorrow dollars because When you invest in relationships with that five percent, the loy…”
Mar 16, 2026
Leaders should modify 'hire slow, fire fast' to 'fire fast, but not too fast'
“I've caveated that to hire slow, fire, fast, but not too fast. Over and over again, if you're a sports fan, how many times has your team cut someone and then they go on to thrive on another team? I see people getting rid of people and then watching those same …”
Mar 16, 2026
New career opportunities must satisfy Guidara's 'Rule of Three'
“I call it the rule of three now. With each opportunity that comes in, it needs to sound fun. It needs to be around people that I can imagine genuinely enjoying time with. Two, I need to feel like I'm going to learn something. My one fear when you write a book …”
Mar 16, 2026 positive
Customers advocate most enthusiastically for successfully resolved bad experiences
“If someone has a good experience with the business, they are going to talk about it so much. If they have a bad experience, they're going to talk about it even more. If they have a bad experience, but you put in the work to turn it around, they're going to tal…”
Mar 16, 2026 positive
Businesses should systemize responses to recurring customer touchpoints
“You can do a lot of the heavy lifting is with one size fits some. That is through simple pattern recognition of recurring moments, and I believe every business should go through this exercise. It can be transformational. What it requires is looking at the thin…”
Mar 16, 2026 negative