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Darlene is a prominent entrepreneur, author, and business consultant. She helps entrepreneurs grow successful businesses beyond seven figures. Darlene bases her methods on lessons learned from her own companies and hundreds of consulting clients. She is a former CEO, Director, and public speaker. In addition to her MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, her extensive career consists of practical experience bootstrapping four startups with growth into seven and eight figures and advising 20% of the Fortune 1000 as a management consultant.

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