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slash Automation slash Radio. How do you conclude a legendary business story? The

story of a company that started in a garage more than 27 years ago and every

single day expands further into our neighborhoods, onto our screens, and

throughout our lives. How do you wrap up the story of an iconic entrepreneur like

Jeff Bezos who continues to dominate news headlines and stir controversy? As I

was pondering this question, a funny thing happened. Jeff Bezos gave us an

ending before most people expected. And some bombshell news this evening from

Amazon. Jeff Bezos says he's stepping down his CEO. And this is one of those

announcements that when it came through today everyone went, oh my gosh what's

happening. He's leaving. He's leaving the company as far as day-to-day

operation. Jeff Bezos has announced after quarterly earnings were down. It was

February 2nd, 2021. In an earnings press release, Amazon shocked the world. It

announced that its iconic founder was leaving the CEO roll that summer. He would

become executive chairman. And his protege, a guy named Andy Jassy who ran

Amazon Web Services, would step into the top spot. Bezos said he would remain

actively involved in new projects at the company. But he also spoke of other

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