Hazlett transacted $25 billion across 250 businesses during his career
Jeffrey Hazlett · He Has Two Modes: Seducing You or Destroying You · Sep 12, 2023 · at 7:22
Jeffrey Hazlett, former Eastman Kodak CMO and CEO of C-Suite Network, discusses the scope of his career buying, operating, and selling businesses.
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“You know, I've bought and sold over 250 businesses in my career, about twenty five billion in transactions.”
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