From Hollywood superstar to co-founding a public company, Jennifer Garner is redefining what it means to build a mission-driven empire after 50. Editor of ForbesWomen, Maggie McGrath sits with Garner as she opens up about the historic IPO of her organic food brand, Once Upon a Farm, and explains why she completely ignores the daily stock price to keep her eyes on the true prize: driving systemic change in childhood nutrition.
She candidly shares her experience of learning how to read spreadsheets from scratch, her 18 years of deeply personal advocacy work fighting rural childhood hunger with Save the Children, and why she believes being over 50 makes her more fully realized, empathetic, and hungrier than ever for the future.
0:00 Ringing the Bell: The Reality Of Going Public
4:40 Mission Over Profit: WIC & Systemic Change
7:00 18 Years On The Ground With Save The Children
14:15 Still Hungry: Embracing The “Student” Mindset
21:45 The Scaffolding Of Age: Why 50 Is An Advantage
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