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Dec 2020
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S2E30: Nicholas Farhi, Partner at OC&C S...

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Send us a text Today's guest is Nicholas Farhi, partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants. Nic has been with the firm for 20 years, and has a wide gamut of stories - most of them hilariously articulated - about his consulting and leadership experience. The multi-faceted conversation covers a lot of ground, including: How to succeed in case interviews (hint: ... Show More
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