Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a 'good student' but skipped college to become his own boss. He makes 6 figures

Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a 'good student' but skipped college to become his own boss. He makes 6 figures

Growing up in Concord, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte, Jacob Palmer was a classic academic achiever. “I was a good student,” he says in an interview with Fortune. “In high school, I participated in all types of extracurriculars, student leadership, I did a lot of public speaking. I had all sorts of friends.” But he said something changed during the pandemic. “School looked drastically different doing online classes and Zoom calls. It fel…