‘It meant more when I finally achieved something’: Sarah Thompson on life as an outsider

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‘It meant more when I finally achieved something’: Sarah Thompson on life as an outsider

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Sep 28, 2017

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On the first episode, Sarah Thompson, the global CEO of Droga5, joined us to discuss the value of keeping it simple and what it’s like to try land a job in the hyperconnected world of advertising without connections.

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Sep 28, 2017

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The Modern Retail Podcast is a weekly show that hears from executives in the retail space, from legacy companies to the buzzy world of DTC startups. Cale Weissman, editor of Modern Retail, hosts.

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‘It meant more when I finally achieved something’: Sarah Thompson on life as an outsider

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