Vans President on Leadership Lessons Learned During the Pandemic and Protests

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By Tiffany Montgomery | Published Jul 18, 2020

We spoke with Vans President Doug Palladini about what the past five months have been like, how he thinks the back-to-school shopping season will unfold, and leadership lessons he has learned.

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Vans President on Leadership Lessons Learned During the Pandemic and Protests