Ben Jasper made a change at age 40, acquiring a plastic bag manufacturer with 10 people & a daily start time of 4:30am. 

Topics in Ben’s interview:

• Managing a portfolio of $500 million on Wall Street
• Leaving finance to prioritize family
• Buying a plastic bag manufacturer
• Starting his work day at 3:30 AM
• His intense 2-month initiation
• Creating a manual and financial model to manage the business
• Challenges of maintaining old machinery
• Understanding his employees' personal values
• Long-term vision to hire an operator
• Negative revenue growth in the manufacturing industry

References and how to contact Ben:

• LinkedIn
• Benjamin Ross Group

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