Source: Fortune
Summary
Jennifer Garner, actress and co-founder of $732 million business Once Upon a Farm, believes her age was an asset when she started the company at 45. She says she’s “blissfully not motivated by needing to be in charge” and enjoys being “the student in the room, always.” Garner’s advice for women is to “keep following your interests” and “keep being part of a team.” Leaders launching businesses in their 40s are more common than young founders, with the average age of entrepreneurs being 42, according to the Harvard Business Review. Successful founders like Jeff Bezos and Julie Wainwright also launched their businesses later in life.
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The numbers tell one story. Jennifer Garner, 54, co-founded Once Upon a Farm at 45, and says her age was an asset. Jeff Bezos, 58, launched Amazon at 30, but advises young entrepreneurs to gain work experience before starting a company. Julie Wainwright, founder of The RealReal, launched her business at 53 and took it public in 2019. These leaders prove that success can come at any age. The exception is not the rule – experience and age can be a winning combination.
Author: Evan Null
