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Apr 2021
29m 21s

How I Built Resilience: Lindsay Peoples ...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Lindsay Peoples Wagner got her first taste of the fashion industry interning at Teen Vouge, where she cleaned massive closets filled with the season's latest trends. She eventually went on to serve as the publication's editor-in-chief for nearly three years. During this pandemic, she left her job at Teen Vouge and took on two new roles: the editor-in-chief o ... Show More
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