Meta Performance™ Moment #13: What EVERY CEO Needs to Know About SMART PHILANTHROPY with Bill Conway, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group

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In these ‘Moment’ episodes, we highlight some of the most powerful insights from past conversations on Beyond High Performance. META PERFORMANCE SHOW | In this moment of the Meta Performance Show, Jason Jaggard sits down with Bill Conway, co-founder of The Carlyle Group and a visionary philanthropist. What if giving required as much strategy, vision, and execution as running a billion-dollar company? In this episode, Jason sits with Bill to unpack the mindset behind high-impact philanthropy—where generosity isn’t just an act of goodwill, but a precision-engineered force multiplier for global change. Bill shares: His billionaire playbook for giving—why wealth, like business, should be leveraged for maximum ROI. The three-pillar strategy that drives his investments in nursing programs, crisis support, and faith-driven initiatives. Lessons from the 2008 financial crisis that reshaped his understanding of risk, resilience, and responsibility. This is philanthropy at the highest level—not about writing checks, but changing systems. If you're a leader obsessed with scaling impact, this conversation will challenge how you think about wealth, legacy, and the true power of generosity.