Michael Lee
Michael Lee
Drummer who has toured with ex-members of Led Zeppelin and who later toured with artists like Jeff Martin.
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth19 November 1969
growing-up years jamaica
I wouldn't be where I am, if not for Jamaica. My formative years were here. I wouldn't have the confidence that I have if I wasn't born here, because growing up here I knew I could become anybody I wanted to become. There was no ceiling on top of me.
clients looks persons
You must look like a money person for clients to trust you.
life-is linear deals
Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the trough that defines you.
ungrateful-people hands jamaica
I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been held out to me. I have to remember who helped me when I needed help. The people of Jamaica helped me. I can't forget that. I would be ungrateful if I forgot.
cash-flow giving the-end-of-the-day
You can't look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn't give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn't give you dividends.
successful jamaica commercial-banks
The mantra of the National Commercial Bank is 'building a better Jamaica.' If this bank is going to be everlastingly successful, it has to take on the ailments of this society.
growing liquid wealth
My wealth came from growing businesses. I had wealth, but not liquidity. Basically I transferred illiquid shares of AIC for liquid shares of Manulife. Now I'm the biggest individual shareholder of Manulife.
way being-me wealth
I'm making a case against how money managers are handling customers' money. The objective of the customer is not being met if the fund managers are diversifying their assets into hundreds of businesses. If they do this, they are typically performing close to the indexes. But that's not the way wealth is created.
philosophy use fund
The philosophy to 'buy and hold' is a philosophy that I use to manage funds.
individual institutions wealthy
Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.
firsts boxes cardboard-boxes
My first playpen was a cardboard box.
jamaica easy
Doing business in Jamaica is not easy, but it is rewarding.
available supposed sure
We're not sure when. All we know is that it was supposed to be available from September.
breaker deal far keeping
The deal breaker so far is his insistence on keeping the ball.