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B Jeffrey Madoff

B Jeffrey Madoff
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Creative Careers: Making A Living With Your Ideas

A journey through fashion and design

June 17, 2020 • by B Jeffrey Madoff
I graduated from the University of Wisconsin in, Madison with a double major in philosophy and psychology. I tried to get a job as a sage, but he wisdom factories weren’t hiring, so I got a job in a small clothing boutique. One day a friend of mine called and ...
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