Key Points From the Interview
en Jasper was a guy who'd spent most of his life checking boxes.
Following a well-trodden path to conventional success.
Not that it was easy; he worked very hard to get where he got.
But at 40, he started to fatigue of his all-consuming job in finance and to contemplate how the second half of his career could look different.
He wanted more control over his time than the 24/7 world of New York hedge funds allowed.
He wanted to see his family more.
He wanted boundaries.
Now, I hear you saying: "Boundaries? By owning & operating a small business?? Ha!"
Well Ben did achieve them, even though the plastics manufacturer he bought requires him to arrive at the factory at 4:30am every morning.
We get into it, Ben's new lifestyle. He goes out of his way to provide a window into the unglamorous, pre-dawn work of operating a 10-person manufacturing business with no management.
But to be clear:
Almost a year into his ownership, and it is going well for Ben. Both as an investment and as a vehicle for the professional path he desired.
Please enjoy this conversation with Ben Jasper, owner of a plastic bag manufacturer in New Jersey.
