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style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">&#124;īdēə&#124; &#124;mə'kanik&#124; ñ</span> - Imaginative strategist, conversational storyteller, demonstration engineer, experience architect, &#038; customer advocate.</p><p>I help people sell. Everyone sells, even you. Would you like to learn a simple, easy way to sell your product, service, or point-of-view? <a
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