Eddie Smith Jr.

“For the first four or five years, he rarely took a day off, routinely working 80- to 100-hour weeks to keep the company alive.”

“For the past 58 years, Eddie Smith Jr. has transformed Grady-White Boats from a near-bankrupt North Carolina boat manufacturer into a company generating hundreds of millions of dollars in annual reve…”

“Now 83, Smith has decided it’s time to step away—”

“At 83, he’s just turned down $400 million for it—and gave it all to charity instead”

“Grady-White spends $350,000 to $400,000 each year paying employees to read self-improvement books.”