Making The Brand

Bianna Golodryga is an American journalist and media personality. This biography profiles her childhood, family, personal life, achievements etc

SAN FRANCISCO — Thomas Weisel doesn’t have much personal experience with social media. He has never opened a Facebook or Twitter account, and he has resisted buying an iPhone.But Mr. Weisel knows a lot about overheated markets. His firm, Thomas Weisel Partners Group, was a dominant force in taking technology companies public during the dot-com boom and was hobbled when that bubble burst in 2000.

The companies’ combined revenue is estimated at $1.6 billion.

His challenge is building Stifel’s recognition among Bay Area venture capitalists, private-equity managers and executives, many of whom haven’t worked with the St. Louis-based bank. He also faces a drought of IPOs. While mergers have picked up, many companies prefer to use the biggest investment banks, such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley.

Thomas Weisel founded Montgomery Securities in 1978. In this video, Thom Weisel and the team at Montgomery Securities discuss the teamwork, entrepreneurial spirit, and dedication that goes onto their business.