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Even after completing studies for a bachelor’s in industrial engineering and management sciences from Northwestern University, Cindy Kent swiftly experienced her toughest and most informative business lessons in her first job as a 22-year-old engineer for the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. “I led a team of senior engineers who had more time working than I had time living,” recalls Kent, now vice president and general manager of Gastro/Urology Therapies for Medtronic Inc., a medical technology company based in Minneapolis. “I learned really early on that they weren’t going to do anything for me.

Rosalind Brewer to Sit on Amazon’s Board
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Rosalind Brewer to Sit on Amazon’s Board

Amazon has named Rosalind Brewer, the current chief operating officer of Starbucks, and one of the most influential black women corporate executives, to its board. Brewer made history in 2012 when she was named as the president and CEO of Sam’s Club.

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Paper Chase

When Smith, Baptiste, and the original management team came up with the business plan for World Pac, they had product and service diversification as a part of the strategic plan from the start. “We said, ‘OK, our core is paper and packaging products, but what other synergistic things can we get into that support those industries?’” Baptiste says.

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