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EPISODE 38

OCTOBER 24, 2025

Decades before he started KNA Capital, a boutique investment firm, Todd Wenning got an up-close look at the homes of the rich and famous as he cleaned their swimming pools. He takes a break from teaching finance at the University of Dayton to discuss:

  • Why his love of history resulted in a college degree from St. Joseph’s University but not a career

  • Getting a job at The Vanguard Group

  • Making his students study corporate fraud by reading “The Smartest Guys In The Room”

  •  The movie scene he uses to teach his students about bank solvency

"I cleaned Eddie Murphy's pool." Todd Wenning's 1st Job, Current Job, and Favorite Bit of Wisdom

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