Is it too late to start life at age 30?
Last week a friend forwarded me an article from the Financial Times on Ynon Kreiz, someone that I grew up with 30 years ago. Turns out he is now CEO of a $5B media company in the UK. The real fascinating thing for me is that he pretty much followed the “18 Principle” to the letter, exploring the world as a wind surfer until the age of 30, learning about different cultures, different people and more importantly about himself.
In his words, “I got to the age of 30 and my longest work experience was one year”. He dedicated the next 6 years, from 30 to 36 to prepare himself for the “Empire Builder” stage, getting a business degree at UCLA and then the breakthrough came when he met Haim saban, a media mogul that made his fortune with the Power Rangers. Saban turned out to be the mentor that every empire builder needs in order to grow and develop.
It’s important to note that this mentoring relationship is beneficial to both sides. As Saban notes in the article ““I did take a bet on Ynon, and it paid off… big time”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/05/25/ccprof125.xml
Good luck Ynon!
October 19th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Eyal,
This is inspiring to my own exploring phase and my future aspirations. Your story is thoughtful and I can’t wait to read the book!
Thank you