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The Psychology of Elizabeth Holmes (2019 Rerun)

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

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How did the ball even start rolling downhill in the first place? Well, it's hard to know exactly because there's a long story with lots of different players. But one of the main plot points is she goes to this old guy, I think his name's Graham, and he used to be a secretary of state or something. He was some important guy. She grew up in a wealthy neighborhood. And so somehow she went to this influential guy who has money and knows a lot of influential people. So at 19, I think she goes to him 20 or something and is the way she talks. And she had, like you said, she had done enough reading to speak with some authority

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