People of Eventerprise
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Head of Global Portfolio Management & Investor Relations @ REHAU New Ventures | Sharing things I'm learning | Father, Husband, Entrepreneur | Startup-Advisor | Visionary disrupts norms to pioneer change.
Biographies are always my favourite category of book. They pique interests in all the aspects of human nature I’m interested in- the want to understand each other, the need to learn facts and personality traits about people you admire, how we can relate to others, and even scandal. I’m not one for make-believe either. They say truth is stranger than fiction, and I’ve found this to be true.
Humans of New York, which is a wonderful blog consisting of street photography and the stories of people photographer Brandon Stanton interviews, is great at showcasing this. There is a Facebook page with a huge following (over 16 million) and it’s popular for this exact reason– it’s irreverent, it’s touching and as random as life itself. It’s voyeuristic to know details about strangers, and particularly about their careers– why people do the job they do, what makes them tick and what gets them excited.
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