TOO BIG TO FAIL

I just finished reading Andrew Ross Sorkin's "Too Big To Fail", and was fascinated with his look at the financial collapse of 2008. It was fun to read about so many people that our Stonefilms crews have interviewed for various projects. I remember interviewing Paul Volcker, former Fed Chairman at his office in Rockefeller Center, and then the same day heading over to Bear Stearns to interview the legendary Ace Greenberg. That was my first look at a major Wall Street trading operation, and it is stunning to think that one year later, Bear Stearns would be on the brink of collapse.

Both Volcker and Greenberg were great on camera, and wonderful hosts. I ended up spending several hours with Greenberg at Bear Stearns - hard to believe that it does not exist anymore.

Our team here has been blessed to travel the world and meet amazing people. On that specific trip to New York, I was doing interviews with financial figures, and my dad was across town interviewing lawyers that were involved in Watergate. Pretty great day of shooting.

Below is the video piece that we produced on legendary Texas businessman Boone Pickens. Look for Ace Greenberg...

-Billy