Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

What strategies have made the biggest impact on VITALIZE Managing Partner Gale Wilkinsons work?

30 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, VITALIZE Managing Partner Gale Wilkinson discusses the time‑management and focus strategies that have the greatest impact on his role as a fund manager. He emphasizes learning to say no, constantly prioritizing activities that generate the highest return on investment for limited partners (LPs), and focusing on core responsibilities such as operating the business, managing the team, sourcing and winning deals, and adding value to portfolio companies. Wilkinson notes that not every task can be completed, so he relies on delegation, regular reassessment of team priorities, and a disciplined focus on high‑impact work to ensure his time is spent where it matters most.

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So I'm curious, what time management strategies, as you thought about focus, has made the biggest impact on your work? That's a really good question. I think learning how to say no is important and then prioritizing where the most value's gonna come from. So for me as a fund manager, it's all about generating ROI for the LPs. That's my number one goal. And to do that, you know, it's all about operating the business, managing the team, finding deals. Picking deals, winning deals, and then adding value to the deals after they come into our portfolio. And so it's honestly, it's constant prioritization of what's the most important and knowing that not everything is going to get done, but that my time needs to be spent on things that are more the most and highest impact. So to do that, it's delegation, saying no once again, and then just always revisiting what our team needs to do.