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Nicolai Chen Nielsen is a thought leader on personal development, an associate partner at McKinsey & Company, and an alumnus of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community.

Nicolai Tillisch is a cofounder of Deliberate Development and has previously worked with Cultivating Leadership and DDB Worldwide.

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