May 2024
Beginner
272 pages
5h 3m
English
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Acknowledgments
While this was an idea borne from the work I am so privileged to be able to do, it would not have happened without the support of so many.
Thank you to all the CEOs who agreed to share their experiences in this book—named and unnamed. By being so generous with your time and experiences, you have invested in the next generation of CEOs.
Thank you to the 50+ CEO clients who trusted me to support them through such a challenging time and allowed me to be part of their journey. I am sure I gained more than I gave.
Thank you to Amy Scissons for having the foresight and guts to push RRA to start sharing our rich experiences in books—and the RRA Marketing team who believed in, supported, and promoted this one from the start.
Thank you to our CEO Constantine Alexandrakis for your support. I appreciate the faith and the investment.
Thank you to Clarke Murphy and Jenna Fisher for paving the way for me to reap all the benefits of your hard work.
To my partners on the book—Justus O'Brien, Laura Sanderson, Margot McShane, Rusty O'Kelley, and Steve Langton—thank you for bringing your fantastic clients to this project, adding your valuable insights to the interviews, for your ongoing support, and for having the confidence in my ability to write this book.
Susie Sell, thank you for helping me to better articulate my thoughts and ideas, and pushing me to write a much better book. And (see what I did there) for being the only person other than Chief Martin Brody to kill Jaws—and ...
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