Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to convince people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’

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Mike Repole, the billionaire entrepreneur who co-founded and sold beverage giants Glaceau and BodyArmor to Coca-Cola for a combined $9.7 billion, has an unexpected message for aspiring business owners: Don’t do it.
In a recent interview with The School of Hard Knocks, a popular…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-09-12 15:16:22.
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