My parents were kind of over protective people. Me and my sister had to play in the backyard all the time. They bought us bikes for Christmas but wouldn't let us ride in the street we had to ride in the backyard. Another Christmas my dad got me a basketball hoop and put it in the middle of the lawn! You can't dribble on grass.
People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.
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My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma – like Dust Bowl nine people in one room kind of place – and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad with very little and he also made his way out through education.
