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" I'm a very goal-oriented person, and work is really rewarding. It's how I take care of my family, and ultimately, I'm never going to let that responsibility fall to anybody but myself. "
Nancy Dubuc
Work
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" I grew up in Bristol, R.I. I had grandparents and great-grandparents nearby, and because I was the only grandchild until I was 12, I was the center of a lot of adult attention. "
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" Writing a check is easy. The opportunity for real change happens when there's a person who comes to you with real passion to create a movement. "
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" It's my job... to push people out of their comfort zones. But we got to have a reason to do it. We don't do it gratuitously. "
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" You have to follow the consumer, and the consumer will be in control. "
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Out
" We'd all like to be in the business where we don't have to report our numbers, too. You're dealing with a Netflix and an Amazon that don't have to report their viewership. They're not sharing those numbers, so how do you work with a creative entity to renegotiate future seasons when nobody has metrics? "
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" Vice has a bold voice and a distinctive model in the marketplace. This channel represents a strategic fit and a new direction for the future of our portfolio of media assets. "
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" Personally, I feel a strong responsibility to make sure that we have women equally represented in our executive suites and that we employ women in front of and behind the camera and in our writers' rooms. "
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