Exploring the lived experience of Quality.
Conversations with practitioners across business, systems, investing, and the arts.
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Finding Quality Building with AI with Andrew Farah
[EPISODE IN GERMAN] Die Kunst eines selbstbestimmten Lebens mit Professor Michael Bordt SJ
Quality in the Age of AI with Eric Markowitz
Finding Quality in the Field with Nadim Abi Abdallah
Quality on the Far Side of Language with Chris Mayer
Quality in Ways of Knowing with Nicolas Michaelsen
Quality at the Edge with Tom Morgan
Quality in Leadership with Patrick Boland
Quality Through Iteration: Reflections on 2025
Our shows
The Art of Quality in General
Essays and wide-ranging conversations that explore quality beyond any single domain - culture, nature, craft, and the everyday practice of paying attention.
The Art of Quality in Investing
with John Candeto
Conversations with investors and operators who compound quality over decades - exploring what it means to find, build, and hold excellence in the market.
The Art of Quality in Attention
with William Oliver
Exploring the inner dimensions of quality - how we perceive, attend to, and ultimately cultivate excellence through deeper presence and awareness.
The Art of Quality in Systems
with Paul Higgins
What patterns from nature and complex systems can teach us about building businesses that endure - integrating systemic thinking with long-term value creation.
The Art of Quality in Building
with Ferdinand Bennigsen
The craft of building organizations, products and lives with lasting quality - conversations with founders and operators who build with conviction and care.
“If Stripe is a monstrously successful business but what we make isn’t beautiful and Stripe doesn’t embody a culture of incredibly exacting craftsmanship, I’ll be much less happy.”
Practitioners, asking practitioners.
John Candeto
Host - The Art of Quality in Investing
Advisor → Builder → Investor. Seeking wisdom and following curiosity. Building things as I find opportunities to serve others well. Founder and Managing Partner of the Phronesis Fund. Co-Founder of Workforce Data Alliance.
William Oliver
Host - The Art of Quality in Attention
Will is the co-founder of In Practise, a primary research firm serving the needs of long-term investors and operators of quality companies.
Paul Higgins
Host - The Art of Quality in Systems
Paul spent a decade driving acquisitions, investing and operating businesses across Europe for EY, Accenture and later in private equity before going out on his own in 2021 to build a new generation of businesses through Invrt.
Ferdinand Bennigsen
Host - The Art of Quality in Building
Co-owner of the asset management firms Carl von Rohrer and ATACAMA Partners based in Munich, that grow their clients’ assets by uncovering structural changes and making high-conviction investments in the public markets.
Crafting each conversation.
Darian Finckenstein
Producer - The Art of Quality
Darian is channeling his curiosity through his work as a freelance podcast producer and content creator, helping others tell their stories and share their passions with the world.