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Jane Chen started and runs Embrace Innovations, a technology company that has created a way to keep premature babies warm. | Stacy Geiken
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Jane Chen: Be Courageous Because You Will Fail

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Stacy Brown-Philpot: Hire Leaders, Leave to Take Risks

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