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This brilliant advice comes from one of the interviews I did for my new book, Let’s Raise Millions Together. Kelley Parris, the new head of[…]
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It started with a threat, from a board member in the midst of a board meeting. “If she doesn’t produce in a year, she’s out[…]
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