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What do Pygmalion, The Wizard of Oz and Chevy Chase have to do with launching and running a successful business? Plenty, according to Rich Barton, Founder and former CEO of Expedia and currently Chairman and CEO of Zillow.com. Expertly demonstrating the power of leadership storytelling, Barton held the audience spellbound recently as he shared the business lessons he’s learned with the Northwest Entrepreneur Network. One lesson is to stick with your own convictions despite what others think and say. To listen to the complete speech, go to http://www.nwen.org/media/artbreakfast_200605.mp3 and click on “download program audio” under the heading “May 2006.”
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Global Environment Fund (GEF) Group, a private equity investment firm located in Chevy Chase, Md., is the primary outside investor in Athena, holding approximately 37% of the fully diluted shares of the company. GEF manages approximately $1 billion in capital commitments with a primary focus on companies worldwide whose products and services address critical energy and environmental technology demands. Additional information is available at www.globalenvironmentfund.com .
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An avid athlete raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Hilary was on the traditional path to college at the all girl Academy she attended in high school. While she applied and was accepted to many colleges, she was ... diligently studying fashion publications and quietly aspiring to move to New York to pursue modeling.
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Watson Wyatt & Company, a global consulting firm focused on human capital and financial management, has decided to move its corporate headquarters and local consulting operations from Chevy Chase, Md. to Arlington. The move will be made in four phases to conclude in July 2005.
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