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Aug 2024
18m 12s

Office Hour’s Best of Business

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About this episode

Today, we’re kicking off a special three-part series, featuring some of our favorite Office Hours moments: Best of Business, Best of Career, and Best of Parenting.


In today’s episode, we start with Best of Business, where Scott answers your questions surrounding the brand era, big tech companies and their ethical responsibility, and when a founder CEO should step down. 

Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic


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