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10 Famous People Who Flourished After Being Laid Off

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When Bloomberg was a partner at the investment bank, Salomon Brothers, he and 62 colleagues were fired because the company was bought out. Cycling star and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong didn’t always come out on top. Michael Bloomberg. Lance Armstrong.

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If You Don’t Define Your Personal Brand the Market Will

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I showed up in Sophia Antipolis, France (living in Antibes if you know the area) and I was in “Network Solutions.” In 1997 I was sent to England to work on a project for the oil company Halliburton. “You should really be an operating partner. My brand was “business guy.” ” or. ” or.

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