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Carol with her three children when they were younger

Carol with her three children when they were younger

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During most of my time at Alberto Culver, a large beauty and lifestyle product conglomerate, I was raising three kids as I rose through the ranks, eventually becoming executive chair. I had a career I loved and fought hard to build, where I got to innovate (I invented consumer products like Mrs. Dash and Static Guard), decide (I set strategic focus and direction for our

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