Max Winthrop discusses the challenges and strategies of transforming a family-led financial advisory firm into a corporate structure, focusing on people, processes, and technology. He highlights the tension of implementing change in a successful business and the importance of addressing people's processes and technology.
Transformation from family-led to corporate structure
Challenges of implementing change in successful businesses
People, processes, and technology as key aspects of transformation
“I think people inherently have quirks and sometimes we seek to hide those quirks because we want to put up a professional facade,” says Max Winthrop, CEO of Winthrop. “I like to joke around and I think that also makes me approachable.”