Name: CEO at 37, 1 hour to decide: Stephen Siegel on the phone call that changed his life
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Description: "You have one hour to decide." Watch as Stephen Siegel recounts the phone call that changed his life: a surprise meeting with the Rockefellers, an unexpected offer to become Cushman & Wakefield's CEO at just 37 years old, and 60 minutes to choose whether he'd lead one of the biggest brokerage firms in the world.

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"You have one hour to decide." Watch as Stephen Siegel recounts the phone call that changed his life: a surprise meeting with the Rockefellers, an unexpected offer to become Cushman &amp; Wakefield's CEO at just 37 years old, and 60 minutes to choose whether he'd lead one of the biggest brokerage firms in the world.

CEO at 37, 1 hour to decide: Stephen Siegel on the phone call that changed his life

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