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What’s on Deck For Your Professional Development?
Getting your career on an upward trajectory involves everything from maintaining credentials to bolstering your network. Create a plan and execute it.
Eddy Ricci, CFP ® is a founder, author, leadership consultant, talent acquisition specialist and angel investor. He empowers entrepreneurs, executives and professional service practitioners to upgrade their businesses, careers and lifestyles through leadership consulting, firm building and talent acquisition. He is the author of The Growth Game: a millennials guide to professional development and Miss Money Plan and the battle against emotion, a superhero-themed financial literacy book for kids.
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