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Medici Conference 2026 Highlights
From April 30 to May 3, business families from around the world gathered on the island of Mallorca for the 2026 Medici Conference. Together, we explored how to move beyond success and build lives of significance.
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Medici Conference 2026 Highlights
From April 30 to May 3, business families from around the world gathered on the island of Mallorca for the 2026 Medici Conference. Together, we explored how to move beyond success and build lives of significance.
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Ever wonder why some businesses thrive while others struggle despite having great products? The answer might surprise you: it's all about sales. In this episode we explore why sales is the most critical skill for business success and wealth creation, revealing why even legendary figures like Martin Luther King were masterful salespeople.
Ruthless leadership isn't about cruelty—it's about decisiveness, stability, and the courage to make necessary choices that others avoid. Drawing from Machiavellian principles and Renaissance ruler strategies, Philip and Cris explore when and how business leaders must make "bloody decisions" to create thriving organizations.
Could your frugality be sabotaging your success? In this thought-provoking episode, the Medici brothers challenge conventional wisdom with what they call "the hardest truth about money nobody wants to hear" – you must spend money to make money, and you must do it before you think you can afford it.
Tired of hustling harder with minimal returns? The key isn't working more—it's identifying force multipliers who can take your game to a whole new level. Listen to our latest episode on how to 10X your business with half the effort.
The success of your business depends far less on your products than on the people who represent them. In this episode, Cris and Philip explore why developing your team is the silent multiplier that transforms good companies into great ones.
What would you do if you needed a million dollars tomorrow? For most entrepreneurs, this scenario represents a nightmare. For Cris Auditore, it was simply a matter of making one phone call to a trusted friend who wired the money within 24 hours—with no contract.
Ready to turn reflection into a competitive edge? In this episode we unpack a year of wins and misses to show how small systems create outsized results—financially, physically, and strategically. No fluff, just the tools and stories we used to design a life and business that compound.
At the Medici Gathering 2025, we explored Florence through the lens of Lorenzo the Magnificent and held conversations that stretched how we think about leadership, craft, and legacy. A memorable three days with a remarkable community.
Tired of being the smartest person in the room? In this episode we break open a better path: become the conductor who assembles and orchestrates a circle of genius. Drawing on the Renaissance playbook of Lorenzo de Medici and the realities of modern boardrooms, we show how curated, cross‑disciplinary advisors can change the trajectory of a business faster than any internal meeting ever will.
Deals don’t fall apart because of numbers. They fall apart because people feel unheard, cornered, or disrespected. In this episode we pull lessons from a Congo standoff and a mafia sit-down to show how hostage negotiation tactics translate into everyday business. We share practical tools—framing, mirroring, humor, and tone—to keep deals calm, human, and effective.
What if the real test of your success isn’t just the health of your company, but the health of your city? In this episode, we challenge business owners to think beyond the balance sheet and take responsibility in the civic arena. From a Medici fresco to modern coalitions, we lay out a practical path to be political in the classical sense: serving the common good with humility and patience.
Big ideas don’t move the needle if no one cleans the bathrooms. In this episode we unpack the real difference between leadership and management with candid stories—from a student-run catering company that grew fast and cracked under overmanagement, to a hotel pitch that thrilled U.S. investors with vision and then hit a wall when a German board asked the most practical question: who cleans the toilets?