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The Edgy Optimist

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Taking a weekly look at what might go right, rather than focusing relentlessly on all that is going wrong.

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About Zachary Karabell

Zachary Karabell, a.k.a. The Edgy Optimist, is the founder of The Progress Network. He is also is a public speaker, a recovering academic, a former finance exec, and an occasional entrepreneur who has written at least one too many books.

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