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How This Former Submarine Officer Learned to Lead Under Pressure

As a young Navy officer, Rick Stollmeyer made some mistakes. Now, as CEO of Mindbody, he's learned to make more considered decisions.
Source: JP Greenwood
JP Greenwood

I spent a big portion of my 20s underwater — but not in the emotional sense. Back in the early ’90s, I was a submarine officer, serving at the end of the Cold War.

I was 24 when I reported for duty on the a fast-attack nuclear submarine., nothing could have fully prepared me for the intensity of my role. 

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