![]() Jonathan set about getting the most out of the situation. It’s is a theme that’s played out many times throughout his life, and his first-job-blues were no different. You wouldn’t know this if you haven’t met Jonathan, but I can tell you based on my conversation with him that he’s always looking for the positive in the worst situations. I kept starting stores and not really getting any traction because I had bills to pay and I had to commit to work.” ![]() I had huge student loans and I felt stuck because I felt like I was an entrepreneur. “And as great as it was, as cool as it looked on the outside, I wasn't making money. “So that was my first job,” Jonathan told me. The problem: he wasn’t making much money. It was this initial break into the business world which eventually led to Jonathan’s first real job with the Montreal Canadians, working in the marketing department.Īnd it seemed like Jonathan had ticked all the boxes for his career dreams. People were buying things online, mostly from Ebay at that time.” Entrepreneurial Tug of WarĪfter completing his degree, Jonathan stuck with his dream to work in sports, and landed a sales internship with Canadian professional baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays. “I got so into it that I started to really lose interest in what I was doing at school and started to gain interest in business and the idea of buying things low and selling them high. But the experience would prove a bit more profound to young Jonathan. His aim was simple: to make up some gaps in his income. So, in 2002 Jonathan started selling on Ebay while still attending university.
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