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This CEO got fired 3 times before becoming his own boss and selling his company for $1.6 billion—he tells struggling Gen Z that’s the point of your 20s

Summary by Fortune
Most professionals will be laid off, fired, or ousted at some point in their careers—it’s a universal, soul-crushing experience shared by even the greatest of leaders, including Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, and Mike Bloomberg. The CEO of the billion-dollar software company Scope3, Brian O’Kelley, spent most of his 20s job-hopping after getting fired over and over again. “For many of us who are entrepreneurs, we don’t listen to anybody, and we just…

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Fortune broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, October 10, 2025.
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