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Taking a shot at chasing dream career.(Bob Swanson, Jeff Grover, Steve Presser)(Brief Article)

Crain's Cleveland Business, July, 2001 by Alexander, Susanne M.

Bob Swanson left a job as chief financial officer at Bonne Bell to open Minotti's Wine and Liquor in Westlake. Bob Swanson had a dream he couldn't ignore. To follow that dream, he took a leap of faith from chief financial officer at Lakewood-based Bonne Bell Inc. to small business owner -- from looking out for the financial welfare of a large company to tasting wine, catering to customers and being his own boss at Minotti's Wine and Liquor in Westlake.

"You dream about this for basically all of your life, and you always come up with a reason not to do it," he said of his decision to shift gears last fall. "|`The kids are too little. I haven't saved for their college. The kids are in school and I'm spending too much time in their sports. I don't have time to...

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