Eight Successful People Doing Exactly What They Want

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The Alternative Entrepreneurs

What do a flea-market ringleader, a popsicle maker, and an architecture nerd have in common? They—and five others—have built successful careers doing something truly novel: exactly what they want.

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Emily Badger
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Posted in: Cities,; Design,; Business

Tags: emily pilloton,; geoff manaugh,; entrepreneurs,; bldgblog,; project h,; quitting your job,; dream jobs,; longshot magazine,; alexis madrigal,; nathalie jordi,; people's pops,; folkert gorter,; eric demby,; jim coudal,; sonja rasula,; unique l.a.

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