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What to make of Ron Carson selling 29% of his empire for $35 million -- and how he's evolved his no-pain, no-gain approach to attract a new generation of talent

Improbably, the master motivator of Omaha is seeking a few good millennial slackers en route to building a firm that exudes as much silicon as charisma

Author Natalie Carpenter July 12, 2016 at 10:16 PM
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Ron Carson: The more I stepped back the better. I even shocked myself.

Jeff Spears

Jeff Spears

July 13, 2016 — 12:06 AM

Ron proves there are MANY different ways to skin the RIA cat. No firm has figured out how to keep the cat alive.


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