Homegrown success stories: four locals parlay parental guidance and life experience into personal fulfillment.
Alaska Business Monthly › Vol. 24 Nbr. 8, August 2008
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YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
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Homegrown success stories: four locals parlay parental guidance and life experience into personal fulfillment.
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When Tom Owens took his two boys on their first heli-skiing trip to the remote Selkirk Mountains of the Canadian Rockies, little did he know he was influencing the career path of his youngest son, Chris. It is a career Chris would one day pursue with the same determination Tom saw in his son's eyes right before Chris set off down that mountain. Still, he used the trip to make a point. After a week of dreamy lodge lounging and meeting international jet setters from around the world, Tom topped off the trip by giving his son a big dose of Dad reality. "He said, 'Chris, did you have a good time?' and I said, "'Yes, I did.' And he said, 'Good, because I'm never buying you one...See the full content of this document
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