Jim Pattison
Jim Pattison
James Allen "Jim" Pattison, OC, OBCis a Canadian business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is based in Vancouver. He is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, the second largest privately held company in Canada, making him Canada's 4th richest person...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth1 October 1928
CountryCanada
respect tuba
I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around.
business change happening
No matter what business you are in, there is change, and it's happening pretty quickly.
business license
I went into radio in 1965 when I got a license for CJOR 600 AM. It was my second business.
behind change morning people sector themselves
People in the high-tech sector are living with change every hour. They can get up in the morning and find themselves behind already.
We all fail - I have failed so many times, but it never discourages me. I just pick up and go.
In the Sixties, conglomerates were all the rage.
When I was 8 years old, I sold garden seeds.