Archives for: July 13th, 2018

When the Whistle Blows

Written by slee51599@gmail.com on July 13, 2018

Private equity exec by day, international whistling champ by night… Chris Ullman, an executive at private equity firm The Carlyle Group, walks into a conference room in downtown D.C. He’s here to introduce Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein to a select group of finance journalists—including one who moonlights as a travel writer—and the mood in the […]

Be Humble: Life is Difficult, Now Get on With It

Written by slee51599@gmail.com on November 2, 2017

“David, I wanted to let you know I have a whistling CD coming out, and that I may be getting some media attention. Please know that I’m committed to Carlyle.” “I’m not worried,” he said with a wry smile. “We pay you more than you’ll ever make whistling.” With that candid assessment, my boss reminded […]