Host Jeff Klein and Anne Greenhalgh guide us through a presentation from the recent Wharton Leadership Conference, “A Journey from Hooters Waitress to Top Executive” with Kat Cole, Chief Operating Officer and President at FOCUS Brands, North America, on Leadership in Action. Kat discusses her career journey and her leadership style of “leading by influence” in this special episode.

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