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Jon B. Becker is the CEO/President of AARDVARK, a supplier of tactical protective equipment to military and law enforcement agencies. Mr. Becker is author of Culture First: 9 Leadership Practices That Build Elite Teams. He is also the host of The Debrief with Jon Becker podcast and an Attorney admitted for practice in California.
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