By @iimpariamo
Publication Date: 2026-11-04 00:49:00
Building sustainable wealth and climbing the corporate ladder does not happen through isolated grind. At the Austin Grand Prix, top corporate executives revealed that enduring professional and financial growth requires a non-transactional “pit crew” of brutally honest advisors alongside a deliberate tolerance for extreme professional discomfort.
Speaking at the PEOPLE x PNC FQ Lounge during Formula 1 weekend in Austin, Amanda Agati, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at PNC Financial Group Services’ AMG Investment Office, teamed up with Kameryn Stanhouse, Vice President of Global Sports and Entertainment Partnerships at IBM, to deconstruct the intersection of risk, technology, and wealth creation. Moderated by PEOPLE editor-at-large Janine Rubenstein, the session laid out why surrounding yourself with candid truth-tellers is the single most critical asset in any financial portfolio.

Female Quotient Panel with Janine Rubenstein, Amanda Agati, and Kameryn…

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