Starbucks Board Chair Mellody Hobson’s life sounds like fiction, but it’s fact. Here, she discusses her success.

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3 Takeaways hosted by Lynn Thoman: Mellody Hobson’s life—from her tough Chicago childhood to becoming Starbucks board chair to her marriage to George Lucas—has shattered stereotypes. Here, the president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments talks about pursuing excellence, how to become indispensable, tricks for managing time, the need to take risks, and much more.

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