Howard isn’t just any rich guy’s kid. His dad? Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha. But Howard didn’t slide into a corner office with a silver spoon—he started in the dirt.
He spent years farming soybeans and corn in Nebraska, getting his hands dirty. This wasn’t a hobby; he ran a real, working farm for decades.
Then, in 2011, he took over as Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Wait, the farmer became the chairman of a half-trillion-dollar company? Yes, and it’s cooler than it sounds.
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