Brian Sozzi

Sozzi graduated from college in 2004 with a finance and business major. He started as a research associate at Wall Street Strategies and became a senior analyst about six months later.⁠[2]

He attended Dowling College and helped pay for college by working as a golf caddie.⁠[3]

At Wall Street Strategies, Sozzi combined financial modeling with fieldwork, visiting malls and counting shopping bags to study retailers including Macy’s, Walmart, and Sears.⁠[4]

In 2011, Financial Times and StarMine ranked him third for earnings estimation in textiles, apparel, and luxury goods.⁠[1]

In 2014, Sozzi was CEO and chief equities strategist at Belus Capital Advisors, managing a mid- and large-cap portfolio and digital content while writing for TheStreet and Men’s Health.⁠[5]

At TheStreet, he progressed from reporter to consumer-stocks editor and then executive editor, working with David Callaway and Larry Kramer to rebuild the newsroom.⁠[6]

In late 2018, Andy Serwer recruited him to Yahoo Finance to help launch its streaming business-television operation.⁠[3]

A Yahoo Finance program dated November 21 that year already lists him alongside Alexis Christoforous.⁠[7]

In May 2019, his Yahoo Finance byline identified him as editor-at-large and co-host of The First Trade.⁠[8]

In February 2023, Sozzi became Yahoo Finance’s executive editor.⁠[6]

In April 2023, the business-journalism association SABEW named Sozzi among five first-time members elected to its board of governors.⁠[9]

On April 15, 2024, Yahoo announced an April 22 launch for Sozzi’s Opening Bid, a morning program covering market perspectives and inside scoops.⁠[10]

After reaching episode 300 of Opening Bid Unfiltered, he announced a visual redesign and the name Power Players With Brian Sozzi. The first episode under the new name featured Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright.⁠[11]

He also co-created Yahoo Finance’s annual Invest conference and leads its guest booking and editorial planning.⁠[12]

His public profile lists the daily live show Sozzi Unleashed and the Power Players With Brian Sozzi podcast.⁠[13]

Yahoo Finance: Official website: https://finance.yahoo.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[1]

TheStreet: Official website: https://www.thestreet.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[5]

SABEW: Official website: https://sabew.org/ (opens in a new window)⁠[9]

Brian Sozzi Author Page: Official website: https://finance.yahoo.com/author/brian-sozzi/ (opens in a new window)⁠[1]

X Public Account: Official account: https://x.com/BrianSozzi (opens in a new window)⁠[13]

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