Tony James
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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I had to nail that.
And that's a process.
At least for me, it was a process.
It meant picking the successor, it meant grooming him and making sure that there was no breakage around his movement, either in lawsuit, his business, or people being disappointed.
It meant picking the right succession, making sure he was 100% ready, on and on and on.
Yep.
So you start down that process and it comes to an end.
I mean, if you do that well.
Totally.
You know, three or four years in, he's ready.
Totally.
And, you know, credit to John.
He said, what do you think, Tony?
And I said a couple of times, give me another year.
But I felt that obligation and I felt he was ready.
And so, but it's never easy to let go of that seat.
It's such a great seat.
It's such a profitable seat.
Totally.
It's such an ego gratifying seat.