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When I was leading Voice-tel (1991-1995), we opened a number of operations in Australia and New Zealand as part of an international expansion effort. I flew to Sydney in early February of 1995 to meet with the management there for the first time. A week later, Debi, Pat and Tyler flew in during winter vacation…
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