Lonely Planet: Maureen & Tony Wheeler
How I Built This with Guy Raz
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The Saddest Day of My Life
I think we both felt that it wasn't the same company anymore. It was turning into much more of a digital company, and that has a way of taking over everything. We weren't going to hand it on to our kids. Our kids have both worked in the company at one stage, but neither of them were going to take it over from us. And I mean, did it feel great to sell it? Did it feel sad? It was the saddest day of my life. But we did cut back and make it a much more efficient business. So it did turn round. It took a couple of years, but it did turn around.
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