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		flak48 on Oct 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pepsi’s Soviet Navy (2021) A similar but more recent career trajectory: Elliot Hill, the incoming Nike CEO started at Nike as a store sales intern and was already head of Nike EMEA retail by around age 34 (in the year 2000)

SoftTalker on Oct 13, 2024 [–]

Yes it's possible. You need really good social and political skills, and a somewhat ruthless approach. Sociopathic tendencies, in other words.

BobbyTables2 on Oct 13, 2024 | [–]

Must require excellent golf skills too.

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