Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA founded GRIT, a financial media company with one of the top financial newsletters on Beehiiv (with a quarter of a million subscribers), before recently returning to LDIC, a wealth management firm with hundreds of millions under management as CEO, Portfolio Manager and Head of Client Relations. She regularly appears on TV including on FOX, Bloomberg/BNN, and CNN. In a recent interview in Forbes, she was named one of the top financial influencers on X - she has over +465,000 followers across all social media platforms. She is represented by the National Speakers Bureau, gives presentations on trending financial topics such as AI and cryptocurrencies. Genevieve resides in Toronto, Ontario. Genevieve is a member of YPO. The Gritty Investor is her first book.

Michael B. Decter is a Harvard-trained economist, co-founder of Lawrence Decter Investment Counsel, and partner at KPMG, the largest accounting firm in the world. A former Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Minister of Health in two Canadian provincial governments, university chancellor, and a Trustee of the $4 billion Auto Sector Health Care Trust. He is the recipient of both the Queen's Jubilee Medal and The Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor. A renowned money manager with over 35 years of experience in investing, he is the author of the bestseller Million Dollar Strategy, which chronicles his journey from public servant to self-made millionaire. Michael currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at LDIC, where he and his team manage $550 million in investor funds. A frequent guest on Bloomberg/BNN and speaker at industry events. Michael is the co-author of The Gritty Investor, alongside his daughter Genevieve Roch-Decter. He resides in Toronto, Ontario.