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Why Listening Is One of the Most Important Skills You Can Have in Business This CEO keeps an open mind when deciding how best to serve her clients.

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Mars Discovery District talks with Marie Chevrier, the CEO and Founder of Sampler. Sampler helps consumer packaged good companies distribute their products digitally through samples.

The CEO speaks about the evolution of company. Over time and after completing research, the company discovered its audience could benefit from a marketplace of samples. Chevrier stresses that you should always keep perspective; The product or service you are building today will ultimately look very different in a few years.

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