<p>Through contrarian thinking and patient capital deployment, John Bragg built two multi-billion-dollar businesses from a remote village. </p>
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<p>John Bragg is the entrepreneur behind Oxford Frozen Foods, which processes over 50% of the world's wild blueberries, and Eastlink Communications, the largest private telecommunications company in North America. </p>
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<p>This epside isn't about startup hacks but the timeless principles behind building multi-generational businesses that operate through good and bad times.</p>
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<p>Shane and John discuss how he transformed a commodity agriculture business into a global leader and launched an unlikely telecommunications empire. This episode offers a rare glimpse into the strategic mind of one of North America's most private (and successful) business leaders.</p>
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