Episode 005: Lloyd Solomon

Introduction:


Lloyd Solomon received his MBA in Finance from NYU and
undergraduate degree in Marketing from Boston University. On the
business side of life, Lloyd is a co-founder, partner and
managing director of Solomon Page, a national provider of
staffing solutions and executive search placements across a broad
range of functional and industry lines of business. One of New
York’s 100 largest privately held companies, Forbes has rated
Solomon Page as one of America's Best Recruiting Firms.
Flexibility and consistency in their approach has played a
starring role in making them a market leader across the United
States. Lloyd is happily married to his wonderful wife Stephanie
and father to five amazing kids.


Episode Notes:


At 3:03, Lloyd Solomon discusses fusing information with
intuition and judgment. At 4:26, he touches upon why one operates
most effectively when surrounded by a circle of trust. At 6:04,
Lloyd talks about the importance of discerning what you know and
what you don't know and mastering your craft. At 8:42, he takes
us back in time to when he was a 24-year-old student seeking an
investment banking and sales and trading job, and informs us
about a relationship he had with a women working in the office of
career development at NYU business school. At 10:37, Lloyd
describes his “oh my moment” – Solomon Page’s 1994 IPO by way of
Stratton Oakmont, the firm depicted in the movie Wolf of Wall
Street. At 12:39, he said, “life is a series of calculated
risks.” At 13:23, Lloyd speaks about Solomon Page’s culture
committee, paying it forward and the company’s charitable
initiative for Runway of Dreams, an adaptive clothing company for
those with disabilities. At 16:29, he discusses the balance of
“me and we” at Solomon Page and at 25:41, explains victims of
circumstance(s) vs. masters of destiny. At 27:31, Lloyd said,
“It’s very easy to throw beer from the bleachers.” At 29:50, he
talks about “playing nice in the sandbox” in a work environment
with co-workers. At 33:03, Lloyd informs us that women at Solomon
Page make up 63% of leadership team and over 50% of total company
population. At 33:39, he notes, “The only thing we discriminate
against here are people that are unwilling or unable to produce.”
At 39:17, Lloyd stresses aligning yourself with a team or culture
that fits your mentality. At 41:17, he discusses ambition,
reality and growth. At 42:46, Lloyd touches upon networking and
connecting the dots. At 51:53, in regards to one’s job search, he
advises, “If you bang your head against the same wall 100 times,
that’s not so good.” At 54:50, Lloyd discusses learning from your
mistakes, taking chances and not burning bridges. At 57:00, he
signs off the podcast with a message on both staying positive and
optimistic (i.e., half full vs. half empty).