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How to Execute a Successful Executive Career Transition
Jan L. Davis, Board Member, Megalytics, LLC, writes that professional transformation takes time, preparation and hard work. You need to go through a rigorous financial planning process and activate a broad, energized network. What you will learn is that opportunities often come from unexpected connections and that being open to change pays off in surprising ways.
BIO
Jan Davis is a retired CEO and active board member for companies that sell software, analytics, database and digital marketing, and information products and services to industries including retail, real estate, financial services and insurance and direct to consumers. She serves on the…
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