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Interviewer: What would I be surprised to find on your desk?
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Vineet Mehra: A book about pizza making.
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Interviewer: Who are you?
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Vineet Mehra: I’m Vineet Mehra, global chief marketing officer for Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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Interviewer: What has been the theme of your career?
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Vineet Mehra: Give me the hardest problem, and let’s go and try to solve it.
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Interviewer: What’s the best professional wisdom anyone’s ever given you?
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Vineet Mehra: Bloom where you’re planted.
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Interviewer: Which industry topic doesn’t get talked about enough?
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Vineet Mehra: The role advertising and marketing has on our youth and culture.
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Interviewer: Which habit have you had to break to become a more effective leader?
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Vineet Mehra: I had to stop doing the work and start leading people.
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Interviewer: Where do you see yourself in 10 years
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Vineet Mehra: Opening a pizza shop on a beach.
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Interviewer: And, last question, how do you inspire the next generation of creative minds?
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Vineet Mehra: Unleash them.
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Give them the technology they need to be successful, and let them rip.
