The Art of Quality

Ed Halliwell is a mindfulness teacher and author with more than 20 years of experience leading public mindfulness courses, workshops, and retreats. He has introduced and taught mindfulness in a wide range of workplaces, including Accenture, the Houses of Parliament, and UNICEF UK. Ed is the author of Into the Heart of Mindfulness and Mindfulness: How to Live Well by Paying Attention.William first...

The Art of Quality hosts re-convene for a conversation about power laws: what they are, why they matter, where they show up, and how they help us understand quality itself.Early in life John was struck by the notion that there is a fabric-pattern to reality, and we can learn some of it. That realization sparked a pursuit: to find the patterns that give rise to the good, the true, and the...

Isik Tlabar is an intuition coach, breathwork facilitator, and author of 140 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 14. William first met Isik in London in 2019, when he attended a breathwork session she led for a group of about twenty people. There, he witnessed firsthand Isik’s remarkable ability to help others deepen their sense of inner well-being and connection to their authentic selves.A central...

Today's episode is about the story of the renowned Buchinger Wilhelmi fasting clinics based in Germany, Spain, and soon France, and their owner Leo Wilhelmi, who runs the business together with his cousin and brother in the fourth generation.Leo shares the founding story of his great-grandfather Otto Buchinger, who was the personal doctor of Prince Adalbert of Prussia during the early 20th...

Eric Markowitz is a Partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital and a former investigative journalist with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, and other outlets.A near-death experience prompted Eric to wonder why some cultures, companies, and products dramatically outlast others. Eric is travelling the globe – from Central American rainforests to...

What if the most important aspects of quality can't be measured? Victor Wooten - legendary bassist, educator, and philosopher - joins us to explore how tracking animals taught him to see the invisible patterns that create excellence in music, teaching, and life.Victor learned bass at age two. No rules. No corrections. Just freedom - the same way we learn to talk. Now a 5-time Grammy winner, he's...

Laurence Endersen is the Founder of Capstrive – an investment firm that strives to be Patient, Unconstrained, Rational and Equitable. He is also the author of three books: Pebbles of Perception, What Owen Didn’t Know, and The Compounder’s Element.In this episode we discuss finding who you want to do life with…the call of capital markets…the role of writing in pursuing truth…migrating from cheap...

In this experimental episode of The Art of Quality, co-hosts Paul Higgins, William Oliver, and John Candeto explore what business owners can learn from nature and natural systems to build enduring businesses and make smarter investments. Rooted in years of observation, the Quality x Nature deck—developed by Paul and forming the basis of this internal reflection—is linked here in the show notes:...

Drex Davis is the former CEO and current Chief Financial Officer of Scrapbook.com, the leading ecommerce provider to papercrafting enthusiasts.Drex is also the Investment Manager for his family's single family office that invests widely across asset classes.In this episode we discuss The Art of Work (which is a book that no one can buy)…many ways to zig when others zag…how being a business...

Chris Poch is the Founder of Promethium Advisors, which advises families of size and complexity, and manages wealth with a focus on family harmony and after-tax, compounded results. Promethium is the culmination of Chris’s 40 years of investment management experience and 25 years of planning.In this episode we discuss why you never have to apologize for owning Quality, why people overweight...