Page 83 of Things I Overshared
Emerson: Correct.
YOU’RE A BILLIONAIRE!
My father is.
I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.
Could you refrain from sending them in all caps?
LOL
I will try my hardest.
Question number one is obviously why in the world you work for teeeeeny tiny little Canton Cards when you could be working for one of the largest chemical companies in the world?!
Canton Cards is a challenge.
And Clark Industries isn’t?!
Not really, no.
Please explain.
Print is dying, as is in-person retail. The stakes are high, and the work is complicated, every day.
But you could probably work anywhere in the world, couldn’t you?
I doubt that. Your father promoted me before I was ready, believed in me to save his entire legacy. I respect him, his values, the way he works.
Wow. I think I might be speechless.
3, 2, 1 . . .
But you went back, to England, went to Oxford, then did you work for your family for a little while? I never saw Clark anything on your LinkedIn, or maybe I would’ve figured it out.
I did, some of the subsidiaries.
So you’re the disappointment because you’re not in the family business?
That’s part of it, yes.
Are you going to tell me the other parts?
No.
I’m shocked.
Maybe it’s because you won’t talk to them!
Maybe.
When will you see them?
Tomorrow, unfortunately.
I’m sure it won’t be that bad.
It’s a big formal dinner at my parents estate with the entire family.
