Tracy Britt Cool was hired at Berkshire straight out of business school after she wrote a letter to Warren Buffett. It wasn't the only letter she sent.
, whose investing philosophies echo Berkshire's, but that is built around Britt Cool's unique ethos of executive mentorship, hands-on management and building businesses "brick-by-brick" .
"The risk is pretty low — it's that someone is going to say 'no,'" she tells CNBC Make It. "So why not try?"Britt Cool spent much of her childhood working at her family's farm stand in Manhattan, Kansas where she heard the word "no" a lot. As a high school student, Britt Cool began writing letters to different organizations she wanted to learn about. "I wanted them to send me brochures and pamphlets. A lot of them didn't respond," she says.
The latter group included the CEOs of Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns. When Britt Cool met with them, she came prepared with well-researched questions.
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