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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Smarter Than The Average Berra

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If you have a little time this weekend – when not eating, shopping, napping or watching football (or maybe working!) – it would be worth your while to watch “It Ain’t Over,” a documentary on Netflix about Yogi Berra, which I think offers an important and relevant business lesson.

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