In this episode of Mark Wickersham sits down with Michael Thrasher, Founder of Modus News, to unpack why independent media matters in the family office ecosystem.

Michael shares his founder journey from Institutional Investor to launching a bootstrapped newsletter built for family offices—not about them. The conversation explores the shifting media landscape, the attention economy, accountability journalism, and how technology (including AI) is reshaping family office operations without replacing the human element.

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IYxo3kRxeRE

About Michael Thrasher
Michael Thrasher is the founder and editor of Modus, a weekly newsletter for family-office professionals. Modus is also an independent media company, empowering it to do impartial and assertive journalism. Thrasher was previously a senior reporter at Institutional Investor magazine and is based in New York City.

About Modus News
Modus is a new independent media company that publishes a weekly newsletter, short and long-form articles, opinion essays, and more for family-office professionals. For more information visit - https://www.modus.news/

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is a bi-monthly interview series hosted by Mark Wickersham. Each month we present conversations with various industry leaders that focuses on the challenges family wealth firms face with technology, people and process. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Risclarity. Risclarity fills the technology gaps family wealth firms face when serving the complex needs of ultra-high net worth families.

Disclaimer
Information provided is for educational purposes only. Opinions expressed and estimates or projections given are as of the date of the presentation there is no obligation to update or provide notice of inaccuracy or change.