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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