Success today requires a leadership mind shift. Instead of relying on traditional wisdom, leaders need to think about their roles from a totally different perspective.
As former VP of Marketing at Apple, VP of Marketing at Nike, and CMO of Beats by Dre, Omar Johnson is a marketing powerhouse, named “Brand Geniusâ€� by AdWeek in 2013. During his time at Nike and Beats by Dre, Johnson built the marketing practices behind the wildly successful Beats by […]
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