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Feb 2022
34 m

On Being CEO - and Living with Bipolar D...

Morra Aarons-Mele
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Many leaders succeed and thrive not just in spite of anxiety, depression, or other mental health struggles - but because of them. They make leaders more aware of themselves, and more empathetic to those around them. Gillian Stein is one such leader. She’s the CEO of Henry’s, a family-run business that’s the largest specialty photo retailer in Canada. She rec ... Show More
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