Creating Value: Jamie Keenan on balancing the short and long run

A very early interest in the business world, planted by his father’s explanations of his own work and nurtured by mentors in the investment industry, gave Jamie Keenan a vision for what his future might hold. He decided to seek out breadth through his history major, foreign study in France, club water polo and his fraternity. When he started to think venture capital would be his direction, he learned there is no straight path to get there. He took the advice to pursue investment banking to get both the breadth of experience it afforded and the deep industry-specific knowledge he was lacking but would need in the future. And even though his mentors instilled in him the discipline to keep an eye on the long game, his chance to realize some of his dreams came a lot earlier than he'd thought possible. Find out from Jamie how asking for guidance and following up on good advice can help in both the short and long run…on Roads Taken with Leslie Jennings Rowley.   About This Episode’s Guest Jamie Keenan has been in the investing world nearly three decades. He is Managing Partner at Keenan Capital, which he's run since 2012. His long stint of managing portfolios for his partners and family has kept him busy but also has afforded him time to be with his extended family in the Bay Area. For another story about someone hitting it out on their own, listen to our episode with Jessica Drolet Wadlow. Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.com   Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley Music: Brian Burrows Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com