To The Top: Inspirational Career Advice

What does a childhood obsession with comic books, a family health food store, and a Roberto Clemente rookie card have in common? For Howard Chasser, they're all threads in a life built around passion, people, and the relentless pursuit of doing work that actually means something. Howard spent over 30 years running a natural food store on Long Island that his parents opened in 1976 — navigating the loss of his father at 17, a monster expansion, a brutal economy, Superstorm Sandy, and a divorce — before walking away and ultimately finding his way back to what he'd loved since childhood: sports cards and collectibles. Today he runs a thriving sports cards business built not on transactions, but on trust, genuine enthusiasm, and an ability to make people feel like family. This is a conversation about reinvention, resilience, and what happens when you finally stop fighting what you were always meant to do. In this episode, Howard shares: Why the things we're meant to pursue often find us before we're ready for