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I fell in love with business because of its opportunity. “EBITDA” (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) or “valuation” didn’t enter my lexicon until college, but I learned about earnings and gross profit margins during drives back home from flea markets and cash-and-carry events that helped build my parents’ jewelry business. The lessons I learned from watching my mom’s faded black fanny pack slowly fill up with cash over a long day of selling gold necklaces and mood rings pushed me to start my own entrepreneurial career.
What began by renting Nintendo video games to students in my elementary school ultimately grew into a global…
