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Ellsworth Creamery CEO Credits Carlson for Career Pivot

Kevin Pieh, ‘13 MBA, shares how Minnesota Carlson’s Part-Time MBA program and an international experience shaped his career and journey to CEO of the famous Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery.

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