Bruce Finkelman, the Empty Bottle, and the Empire of Cool

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02/25/16 • 48 min

For Bruce Finkelman, starting the Empty Bottle, Chicago's coolest music venue, at age 23 was just the beginning. He now runs nine different operations. We discuss seeing the world through "owner's eyes".

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