Of Learning and Leadership: Kati Hanna
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Of Learning and Leadership: Kati Hanna

Kati Hanna, partner at The Mettise Group, loves a good cabernet, a restorative three-day weekend and her family. She’s an avid traveler, a voracious reader and an executive coach whose 25+ year consulting career has been devoted to helping others succeed.

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The Business of Balance: Smith & Pickel
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The Business of Balance: Smith & Pickel

An hour and a half into the marathon 2010 job interview Matt Thomas had with the venerable firm Smith & Pickel Construction, he looked at partners James Pickel and Sam Smith and said, calmly, “When you retire, I’ll buy you out.” It was bold—but also prescient.

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A Race With No Finish Line
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A Race With No Finish Line

Robby Hagemann took the road less traveled to his current position as president and CEO of Boardman, Inc., an historic Oklahoma City-based metal fabrication business: He was a college soccer coach.

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From Aspiration to Inspiration: Paris Lawson
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From Aspiration to Inspiration: Paris Lawson

Oprah Winfrey, Lisa Saunders, Soledad O’Brien and Robin Roberts are names that most news and sports fans should know. They are luminaries in journalism who have created impressive and distinguished careers. Their other common trait is that they were role models for young girls like Paris Lawson.

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