From time to time on radical personal finance I get accused of turning my finance show into an

entrepreneurship show.

I don't intend to do that, although I make no apologies for why I believe that entrepreneurship is in many ways a simpler, more

direct path to financial independence and financial freedom.

But I don't intend to do that because there are some tremendous advantages that can be achieved from working at a job.

And I've been wanting to bring you some interviews with people who have built incredible careers at jobs.

And today I do just that.

My guest today is a man named Lee Cockrell, who worked for many, many years with Walt

Disney Corporation and served as the executive vice president of operations

for the Walt Disney World Resort, had tens of thousands of people underneath him

and built a really amazing career

starting from a very disadvantaged place and today you're going to get some insight into

what he did well and what made the difference in his career success and also how that

impacted his personal financial life a bit. Welcome to the Radical Personal Finance Podcast. My name is Joshua Sheets and I'm your

host. Thank you so much for being with me today. This is the show where we

work to help you clarify your path to financial independence.

And today I hope to do that and give you some ideas and inspiration that will help you,

especially if you find yourself working in a large corporation.

Hey, large corporations were designed to make money.

You might as well get some for yourself. And the cool thing about working in a large corporation is that yes not only can you get a little bit of money but you can really have some impact because like you

or not most people are not entrepreneurs in fact most of the population is not I don't think really has the

skills or the desire or the inclination or the personal, I guess just the personal character,

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