'I felt like a fraud': PJ Pereira on proving yourself in advertising

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'I felt like a fraud': PJ Pereira on proving yourself in advertising

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PJ Pereira is the founder and creative chairman of Pereira & O'Dell. He also wrote a trilogy of West African myths. On this episode of Starting Out, Pereira discusses how writing helps maintain his business and creative acumen, and he talks about the pressure he felt to assimilate into America.

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