Finding Right Work, Even When You Don’t Need Money

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Leni Miller
Leni Miller
Founder & President of EASearch – a retained search firm for senior-level executive support – and author of the popular book, Finding Right Work: Five Steps to a Life You Love

I had always wanted to meet Warren Hellman because in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was a living legend in his own time: a billionaire who found his right work, maybe even in spite of having so very much money. Before he passed in 2011, I had the opportunity to interview him for my book, Finding Right Work: Five Steps to a Life You Love.

From a life perspective, Warren said he was part of the “lucky sperm club,” having both the Levi Strauss and Wells Fargo families forming his family tree. But Warren was also wildly successful in his own right, generating personal wealth far beyond most of our wildest dreams.

But there was more to his passions than wealth – he was a modest musician, rich in a love for music, so he founded and supported one of the country's most influential and popular free bluegrass festivals.

Read the full story at  Finding Right Work, Even When You Don’t Need Money, HuffPost


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