They Called Me the “Ugly High School Graduate” in Front of Everyone — and My Family Expected Me to Smile and Accept It

that competed directly with Martinez Investments—my father’s empire—and the irony of this was not lost on me, though I did not orchestrate it. The market is smaller than people think, and competence travels faster than reputation.

I was not seeking revenge. I was seeking proof—proof that the assessment my father had made of me at eighteen was wrong,continue reading …