Johnnie Moore

Authenticity meeting

A meeting with David Boyle, author of an excellent book on Authenticity, and plans for a meeting in London on January 21st to discuss the topic.
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Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

I had a delightful meeting yesterday with David Boyle author of “Authenticity: Brands Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life” a wonderful book published earlier this year (and now in a second edition for a bargain

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