{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/637de88074e2da0012a3bfca/68ad5faf73bf5b62983ccebe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"[Trailer] Chad Willardson: The Financial Expert Who Left Wall Street to Lead $1.4 Billion in Assets ","description":"<p>In this episode of<em> HawkeTalk</em>, I sit down with Chad Willardson, founder and CEO of Pacific Capital, to hear how he went from a young Merrill Lynch trainee during the tech bubble to building a premier boutique wealth management firm for entrepreneurs.</p><p><br></p><p>Chad shares how growing up in Orange County shaped his values, why basketball and Michael Jordan fueled his competitive spirit, and what it really took to survive in a “shark tank” Wall Street training program where only three of 140 made it through. After nine years at Merrill Lynch&nbsp; and a front-row seat to the chaos of the 2008 financial crisis, Chad walked away from a seven-figure salary, lucrative offers from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, and even a multimillion-dollar signing bonus. Instead, he chose freedom, authenticity, and the chance to start over from zero.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Erik Huberman"}