our next honoree is jeff marcus. dent, jeff discovered that selling cable door to door was easier and paid better than driving a garbage truck. what started out as door-knocking evolved into a highly respected cable career. here is a closer look. ♪♪ >> well, jeff marcus, a good friend of mine, was a very early participant in the cable industry. i met him probably in the late '60s or very early '70s in connection with his brokerage company, communications equity associates. when tci didn't have any money but had ambition to be an acquirer, and we were looking for transactions that could be done with creative financing, let's call it, jeffrey and i would travel around, occasionally meeting with potential sellers. to see him in those days, he was a very handsome guy, very personable, and could get the door open. i remember a trip to a company called acton cable that was owned by a fellow by the name of sam phillips. we went up there to sweet-talk him. his primary business was chicken eggs. the reason why mr. phillips had

our next honoree is jeff marcus. dent jeff discovered that selling cable door to door was easier and paid better than driving a garbage truck. what started out as door knocking evolved into a highly respected cable career. here is a closer look. ♪ ♪ >> well, jeff marcus, a good friend of mine, was a very early participant in the cable industry. i met him in the late '60s or very early '70s in connection with his brokerage company, communications equity associates. when tci didn't have any money but had ambition to be an acquirer, and we were looking for transactions that could be done with creative financing, let's call it. jeffrey and i would travel around, occasionally meeting with potential sellers. to see him in those days, he was a very handsome guy, great personality and could get the door open. i remember a trip to a company called acton cable owned by a fellow by the name of sam phillips. we went up there to sweet-talk him. his primary business was chicken eggs. the reason why mr. phillips had to sell his cabl

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