Epsilon Theory Podcast The Intentional Investor #47: Ted Merz
Feb 4, 2026
Ted Merz, media and product leader who built news and product initiatives at Bloomberg and now advises leaders via Principles Media. He discusses career reinvention after corporate life, the power of immersion over optimization, building community versus transactional networking, and why showing up and storytelling still matter in a digital world.
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Tell Your Own Story
- When Ted was laid off he learned to be visible and write his own story instead of relying on his employer.
- Do publish your work and build community so others can find you after a role ends.
Taking The Unloved Beat
- Ted took a job at an English-language Mexico City paper and accepted the business beat nobody wanted.
- That positioning let him cover privatizations and NAFTA, giving rare access to fast-growing finance stories.
Hustling News Ahead Of Print
- At Bloomberg Ted summarized newspapers and hustled to buy early copies so clients saw news before print.
- That scrappy distribution thinking made Bloomberg a faster, more valuable information source.