Gregory Johnson on business enablement
From How Security Awareness Drives Business Enablement With Greg Johnson · · Omnistruct
“We had a mortgage company that landed a deal with Costco. Costco came back and said, 'We're excited to offer your mortgage services to our clientele nationwide, and by the way, New York has these specialized Financial Services regulations, and you need to meet them.' They sent a big spreadsheet to the client, and frankly, they don't know what a lot of it means, whether they have the controls, or if they have the policies to back them.”
On , Gregory Johnson, Executive Chairman at Franklin Resources Inc, spoke about business enablement during How Security Awareness Drives Business Enablement With Greg Johnson on Omnistruct.
About Gregory Johnson
Gregory Johnson, executive chairman at Franklin Resources, has spoken publicly about workplace culture, investing philosophy, and the platinum market. In a 2019 speech, he contrasted American and Japanese business cultures, describing TD Ameritrade as emphasizing work-life balance and individual benefit, while characterizing Japanese workplaces as having longer hours, formal breaks, and a group-oriented, long-term mentality. He has also discussed Benjamin Franklin's influence on his company, stating that Franklin's emphasis on frugality, simplicity, and staying the course applies to both investing and running a business. In earlier appearances, Johnson discussed the mutual fund industry and Franklin Templeton's global strategy, noting that the company had focused on building its business outside the United States for 25 years, particularly in countries with emerging middle classes. He also commented on post-financial crisis regulation, saying that while new legislation had slowed, the backlog of rule-writing had put pressure on regulatory bodies. Separately, as president and CEO of Wellgreen Platinum in 2014, Johnson described the company's progress in developing a platinum project in the Yukon and expressed a bullish outlook on platinum and palladium prices, citing falling mine supply and strong demand fundamentals.