And my final words of wisdom are: Believe in yourself.
A few years ago, I thought I had seen it all, having had this front row seat to so much happening in business globally. But then I received a call that led to one of the most exciting days of my life. It was the New York Yankees calling. They wanted me to throw out the first pitch in the last game of the season. I immediately said yes. I said, of course, I will throw out the first pitch. What an honor!
Then I hung up and said, “What did I just do??” I don’t even know how to play baseball. I don’t know the first thing about a pitch! Never mind throwing it 60 feet to get it over the plate!! And with 60,000 fans in the stadium!!! There was no way I am getting booed in my hometown.
So, I practiced for a month, every night and every weekend; I perfected my pitch.
On the day of the game, right before they called me to the mound, I turned to my trainer. I said, “Dan, what am I doing? I can’t do this. I am not a baseball player!” He turned to me and looked me right in the eye and said, “Maria, we have been working on this. You have been doing it. Now go do what you are supposed to do.” He said, “Maria, when you are out on that mound, remember one thing: Maria, you are exactly where you are supposed to be.”
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Maria Bartiromo
For those of you who’ve been missing the CNBC anchor since she parted ways with the network last March, a Christmas miracle: she’ll be joining Bloomberg TV January 9 co-hosting “Street Smart” from 3-5PM, pitting her against former colleague Maria Bartiromo and the “Closing Bell” time slot. In related news, the whereabouts of departed CNBC personality Dennis Kneale are still unaccounted for.
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Stern B-School Students Offered Second Chance At Once In A Lifetime Opportunity
By Bess Levin
Having said that, the chance to soak up the market moving insight of a one Professor $Honey will not last. Read more »
Maria Bartiromo throwing out the opening pitch at last night’s Cubs v Brewers game. Read more »
Charlie Gasparino Raises The Possibility That Maria Bartiromo and Meredith Whitney Have Had Lobotomies
By Bess Levin
Over the weekend, USA Today ran an interview with Meredith Whitney, conducted by Maria Bartiromo, about her muni bond call. Perhaps you read it? Charlie Gasparino did and he’s so angry he can hardly see straight and has a whole host of questions he wants answered. But let’s backtrack a second. Chaz was surprised to see the interview at all, given that probing of Meredith’s prediction last fall by, CG says, “reporters like myself” resulted in the analyst retreating from the spotlight. But she agreed to this one and Charlie is pretty sure he knows why. Veins bulging and sweat pouring down his neck, Charlie posited today it’s because his former CNBC colleague was more than happy to “serve as a conduit for Whitney’s initial absurd claim.” Read more »
Unless producers have a new rule in which they encourage guests to measure female hosts’ waists and read the number aloud, especially when it’s higher than the one you just told people was the most she could be for that height. Read more »
Are you ready? Surely Maria’s done her homework and prepared for this interview like any other, but in the event she’s looking for some last minute questions, any suggestions?
Have you ever found yourself watching Closing Bell on CNBC and cursing the fact that it’s only two hours? Wishing you could get more of Maria Bartiomo’s market moving insight? If you’re a Stern student, now you can. The noted business is sharing her wisdom this semester, in a seminar called “Global Markets and Normative Frameworks.” Read more »
Vanity Fair is out with its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Last year, Lloyd Blankfein was named numba 1 stunna. This year, something interesting happened wherein he clocked in at dead last. One can’t help but feel as though VF is trying to send a message here. Well guess what, ladies? LCB doesn’t need your mocking pity. Maybe next year, he starts his own list. Also of interest to note in the way off disses is that missing from the list are Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett, who last year were deemed the 69th most influential, a position they shared, in addition to the Dollar Dominatrix, who was 86 and David Einhorn, who was 87. For the second year in a row, Steve Cohen and Ben Bernanke were left off because really, what have those guys ever done? Here’s who did get named: Read more »
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