Meet the Bukharian Jew who quit Wall Street job to open pickle shop

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.

Edward Ilyasov, 29, left his job in finance to pursue opening a pickle store full time after years of feeling unfulfilled.

Edward Ilyasov, 29, left his job in finance to pursue opening a pickle store full time after years of feeling unfulfilled.

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ByJULIA GERGELY/JTA

JANUARY 13, 2022 02:25