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Going the Distance: How Improving Your Health Helps Improve Your Bottom Line
Instead of spending all day, every day at work, get out and exercise. Not only will it be good for your soul but also your company.
Jake Gibson is the co-founder and advisor of NerdWallet, a startup focused on offering price-comparison tools for financial products. Prior to joining the company, Gibson did a long stint at JPMorgan Chase, where he traded derivatives and managed new automated trading technologies.
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