Keith VanOrden on Building TCW's Retail Distribution Platform from Scratch

About this episode

Gui Costin interviews Keith VanOrden about his extensive experience in building retail distribution platforms and leading sales teams.

In this episode of The Rainmaker Podcast, Gui Costin sits down with Keith VanOrden, Head of Retail Distribution for North America at TCW. Keith brings nearly 30 years of experience building and leading sales teams, including more than 13 years at BlackRock, most recently as the national sales manager for iShares, and earlier roles at Delaware Investments, Fidelity, and Putnam, where he started his career in Boston. The conversation opens with Keith's origin story growing up in Philadelphia, a...

People in this episode

Host: Gui Costin

Guest: Keith VanOrden

Topics covered

• retail distribution
• sales teams
• financial services
• career development
• leadership

Keywords

• retail distribution
• sales leadership
• financial services
• career journey
• TCW

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TCW, BlackRock, Delaware Investments, Fidelity, Putnam

Places: Philadelphia, Boston

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