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He's worked with a variety of global clients, including Adidas, Samsung, Ernst and Young, Save the Children, Sony, IKEA, KPMG, Nokia, and the list goes on. She had a qualitative interview right after the experience and a survey, and two weeks after she had another survey.
He’s worked with a variety of global clients, including Adidas, Samsung, Ernst and Young, Save the Children, Sony, IKEA, KPMG, Nokia, and the list goes on. She had a qualitative interview right after the experience and a survey, and two weeks after she had another survey.
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