Ron Shaich

I've done this now over half a century.

I was part of building bakery cafes in America between Au Bon Pain, Panera.

Now it seems so obvious, but how did you hit on this insight at the time?

I think that the most powerful skill that I have as a business person and what I would challenge entrepreneurs to acquire is

is the skill of it.

When you're doing anything that takes powerful commitment, that commitment owns you.

You don't own it.

There's a very real personal price.

I've been married twice.

It's not something I'm proud of.

Everything I believe in about business starts with three words.

Well, I'm 71 and I look at my kids.

I look at my relationships and there's so much to live for and so much to see.

And I really want to do everything I can to give myself every opportunity to

live and see how the world unfolds.

And how has that changed your behaviors?

I got more serious about it because I would say in my earlier years, 30s, 40s and 50s, I was probably more focused on work and relationships, family.

And as I gained perspective on it,

If I'm ever going to do it, now's the time.

So I'm trying to literally work out every day in some serious way and really eat well, take the right medication, supplements, anything I can to help myself.