The Humble First Jobs Of 15 Highly Successful People
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It can be easy to see the world's most powerful and influential people as occupying a sphere far removed from the rest us.
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But many of the one-percent started off with conventional first jobs.
Goldman Sachs' CEO Lloyd Blankfein, for example, grew up in the projects and made extra money at a concession stand in Yankee Stadium. Warren Buffett built his savings as a kid by delivering newspapers. And before she found her calling in media, Oprah Winfrey worked at a corner store.
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