Jim Pattison
Jim Pattison
James Allen "Jim" Pattison, OC, OBCis a Canadian business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is based in Vancouver. He is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, the second largest privately held company in Canada, making him Canada's 4th richest person...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth1 October 1928
CountryCanada
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People in the high-tech sector are living with change every hour. They can get up in the morning and find themselves behind already.
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No matter what business you are in, there is change, and it's happening pretty quickly.
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It's quite normal to hear of a change and see it as a problem, but it's probably an opportunity, depending on how quickly you can adjust.
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Radio had been very good to me as a car dealer. It's flexible, and it's fast - you can get on the air in an hour and change your message - and compared to other types of media, it's very good value.
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I come to work, and I have a good time. I have no reason to change anything that I do.
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When you live in Vancouver, you realize most of the population is in eastern North America.
We all fail - I have failed so many times, but it never discourages me. I just pick up and go.
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My grade 3 teacher put on a kids' Christmas concert, and I played the kazoo, so my mother bought me a trumpet. I took lessons for eight years, was in the Kitsilano Boys Band, and I played in the Vancouver Junior Symphony for two years.
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My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.
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When I came out of high school, my objective in life was to get a job selling used cars, but after trying for two weeks, nobody would hire me.
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I went into radio in 1965 when I got a license for CJOR 600 AM. It was my second business.
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What I like most about an aquarium is that all ages, from toddlers to pre-schoolers to retired grandparents, can really enjoy the wonders of the sea.
When I was 8 years old, I sold garden seeds.
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Today, public companies don't like the idea of conglomerates. People want to buy something in which they know where they are putting their money - into the food business or the oil and gas business. They don't want to put their money into a hodge-podge as a general rule.