• 20:31 - 23:02
Why Success Is Built On Relationships with Thomas Power
Collapse of e-cademy and Onset of Clinical Depression
The transition of the internet to "free" models led by Facebook and LinkedIn eventually undermined e-cademy's subscription-based business. Power explains that after turning down several buyout offers, the company was sold to an insurance firm that dismantled the community. This loss of professional identity in 2012 triggered a period of severe clinical depression for Power at age 48.