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Home / Testimonials / Denise Zeman

Denise Zeman

By Beth Owens | August 1, 2013

“Our journey was transformed by Leap of Reason Mr. Morino’s words proved inspirational to us–so much so that we adopted many concepts from his book for our reinvention.”

Denise ZemanPresident & CEO, Saint Luke’s Foundation"Foundation Uses Tough Times as Opportunity to Refocus"Crain's Cleveland, 12/3/12
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