My mentors were James Walker Michaels, Geoffrey N. Smith and William Baldwin. I started out in the statistics department of Forbes in the mid-'80s then transitioned toMy mentors were James Walker Michaels, Geoffrey N. Smith and William Baldwin. I started out in the statistics department of Forbes in the mid-'80s then transitioned to writing. I mainly wrote about high-priced stocks that I believed were doomed.
Three of my longstanding publishing creations: the valuations of sports teams, ranking actors and movie studios on bang for the buck and the Forbes Fab 40 . My most recent non-sports idea was Names You Need To Know, which broadened my concept of list creation to include direct input from our audience.