Nuts.com: Jeff Braverman. From Corner Store to Snacktime Powerhouse
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72 min
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2 min
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What It Covers
Jeff Braverman transforms his family's struggling Newark Nut Company from a million-dollar local business into nuts.com, generating over one hundred million dollars annually through e-commerce innovation.
Notable Moment
Braverman's father and uncle literally told him he was nuts for leaving his one hundred five thousand dollar Blackstone finance job to join their struggling family nut business.
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