{"id":4469,"date":"2021-04-09T21:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T01:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/school-of-business\/when-one-person-makes-all-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:35:17","slug":"when-one-person-makes-all-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/news\/when-one-person-makes-all-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"When One Person Makes All the Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes the right person comes along and gives that extra insight to get you to the other side. 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