Each month, we spotlight someone who is redefining aging in their own way—because the best insights come from lived experience.
SECOND ACTS: HOW ONE MAN TURNED EXPERIENCE INTO IMPACT
BY LAURA JAYE CRAMER PHOTOGRAPHY BY SELVIN ESTEBAN
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aul Dillon never expected a single lunch meeting to change the course of his career. But there he was, sitting across from the publisher of Crain’s Chicago Business, explaining why veterans were being shut out of the city’s booming startup scene.
“Why don’t you write something about it?” the publisher asked.
Dillon took the challenge. That article didn’t just spark conversation—it opened doors. What started as a single piece in Crain’s Chicago Business turned into a larger movement, leading Dillon to champion veteran entrepreneurship in ways he never expected.
While many people wind down their careers at his age, Dillon was just getting started —on a chapter just as impactful as the ones before. A Vietnam veteran, management
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