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Peter Gasca | Page 5
Management and Entrepreneur Consultant
at Peter Paul Advisors / Coastal Carolina University
Peter Gasca is an author and consultant at Peter Paul Advisors. He also serves as Executive-in-Residence and Director of the Community and Business Engagement Institute at Coastal Carolina University. His book, One Million Frogs', details his early entrepreneurial journey.
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