Meet the 29-year-old Bukharian Jew who quit Wall Street to open a pickle shop
Edward Ilyasov is using his already-successful venture to show others in his community that unusual or riskier careers can pay off big - in both money and fulfillment
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Edward Ilyasov is using his already-successful venture to show others in his community that unusual or riskier careers can pay off big - in both money and fulfillment
Even as a financial analyst for Deutsche Bank and Santander Bank, Edward Ilyasov, 29, felt unfulfilled. So he decided to go from crunching numbers to crunching something else: pickles.
(JNS) - When the pandemic hit, Edward Ilyasov was in a bit of a pickle. The 29-year-old resident of Queens, N.Y., had submitted his letter of
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“I developed a waiting list, and I couldn’t keep up,” said Edward Ilyasov, 29, adding that at one point 600 people were waiting for his vinegary fare.