Billionaire Jim Thompson’s daughter now runs his company. He reflects on being a founder and a father.

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                          Jim Thompson is the billionaire founder and chairman of Crown Worldwide.

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• Billionaire Jim Thompson founded Crown Worldwide and built it into a logistics titan.
• His daughter, Jennifer Harvey, rose to become CEO of Crown in 2023.
• Thompson told Business Insider about Harvey, and how he balanced being a founder and a father.

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