‘If I do this one more day, I might be doing it forever’: Ian Schafer on leaving the agency business

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OMD CEO John Osborn: Allow yourself flexibility to explore opportunities: John Osborn recently made a major leap when he moved to media agency OMD after 25 years at creative shop BBDO. But the seemingly sharp turn in his career was the result of an organized mind. On this episode of Starting Out, Osborn discusses being an... by The Modern Retail Podcast

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‘If I do this one more day, I might be doing it forever’: Ian Schafer on leaving the agency business

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