Motley Fool financial analyst Matt Koppenheffer sat down for brunch on Sunday with the management team at Markel (MKL +0.79%), and in this video, he discusses with Fool financial analyst David Hanson some of his takeaways from the day. Particularly, he focuses on Markel CEO Tom Gayner's statement that they don't like having people at the company who want to be stars. Matt and David discuss the idea of "The Talent Myth," and compare Markel in this sense to the former Enron.
Here's the Anti-Enron
By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – May 6, 2013 at 4:37PM
NYSE: MKL
Markel Group
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Here's one strategy of the former Enron that Markel is turning on its head.
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Matt is the head of the Coverage Team for The Motely Fool's premium products. Previously, he's been . Matt is a heavy user of AI tools and is working on harnessing them to help Fool members. Previously, Matt was GM of Motley Fool Ascent, led The Motley Fool Deutschland, has been an investor on various Fool services, and co-hosted the podcast "Where the Money Is". He also co-authored the book The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global. Matt started his career in San Francisco as a technology-focused investment banker and also worked at a $15 billion private equity company. When he's thinking about how to make Fools smarter, happier, and richer, you can usually find Matt running trails or making a mess in the kitchen. He's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, but is a lifelong fan of Penn State football.