Dr. Sarah Layton has sort of done it all. The founder and CEO of the Corporate Strategy Institute started out as a teenage welder in her father's company. She's been director of a medical lab company at a college, a saleswoman, a real estate investor and a motivational speaker. Layton formed Corporate Strategy Institute, a boutique strategy firm, in the early 1990s after getting her doctorate in business. Ever since, she has helped companies maximize their revenue potential and growth, and bring their corporate vision to reality.
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