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From Corner Office to Novelist

In the CEO Afterlife

I bailed from the corner office with a golden parachute strapped to my back and started a consulting business. By the time I convinced a bona fide publisher to take on this project, almost 10 years had passed. . I faced reinvention at 47 when the company I lead (Jacobs Suchard) was sold to Kraft Foods. It wasn’t good.

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From CEO to Novelist: Not without Perseverance

In the CEO Afterlife

The golden parachute was nice, but the passion and the purpose was suddenly gone.”. Even as he remains optimistic about this project, he is philosophical. After 10 years at Nabob Foods Ltd., They took care of me,” he recalls. “A A big payout is like your annual bonus. You feel good for about a day or two.

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From CEO to Novelist: Not without Perseverance

In the CEO Afterlife

The golden parachute was nice, but the passion and the purpose was suddenly gone.”. Even as he remains optimistic about this project, he is philosophical. After 10 years at Nabob Foods Ltd., They took care of me,” he recalls. “A A big payout is like your annual bonus. You feel good for about a day or two.

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