Alex Markarian grew up in the family business, watching his grandfather, dad and uncle grow the company they launched in the ‘70s into a chain of Carpeteria stores—now Carpeteria Carpet One Floor & Home—in the San Diego area.
As it happens with many family businesses, when it came time for the third-generation Markarian to make his own way as an adult, he chose a completely different field to grow into. He moved up north to the San Francisco Bay Area and built a successful career in private wealth management.