Brad Jacobs

I want to create this large industry leader.

I want to create this gargantuan company that's going to be respected in the industry and customers are going to love and so forth.

and that shareholders are going to want to invest in it.

And then making that concrete and then materializing that abstract vision with precision.

For me, I really enjoy doing that.

It's a creative process for me.

It's the same process that a musician has or an artist has where you first got to conceive of something and then you actually make that happen.

I was talking to James Gorman the other day, who's the retiring CEO of Morgan Stanley.

And I was telling James, don't quit.

He's stepping down as CEO and he's going to become executive chairman.

And I have a great relationship with him and I have a great relationship with his bank.

And

I really don't want to see you go.

You're still in your 50s.

You're still young.

He said, no, I feel it's time to go.

I feel it's the right time to go.

Everything is well and wisely put.

I've got good succession plan in place.

I think I can leave holding my head high and feel real good what I accomplished.