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MasterClass Announces Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer to Teach Business Innovation

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind "Roz" Brewer will teach a class on business innovation and leading with integrity. Brewer's class will trace her journey as a leader—from her early experiences as a research scientist through leading innovation and change across five different industries. MasterClass members will learn Brewer's real-life strategies for making innovative decisions and driving change in uncertain times. Brewer's class is now available exclusively on MasterClass, where subscribers get unlimited access to all 180+ instructors with an annual membership.

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  • Brewer's class is now available exclusively on MasterClass , where subscribers get unlimited access to all 180+ instructors with an annual membership.
  • "With an extensive career leading notable companies like Starbucks, Sam's Club and Walgreens, Roz has developed a remarkable ability to see the big picture," said David Rogier, founder and CEO of MasterClass.
  • Ranked on Forbes' list of "100 Most Powerful Women in the World," Brewer became the CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2021 after leading several other major companies.
  • As CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, she is, as of 2022, one of only two Black women to lead Fortune 500 companies.

How One Powerful Philanthropic Competition is Taking the Fight Against Cancer by Storm

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

RYE BROOK, N.Y., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The adage that there's power in numbers rings true and loud for the thousands of candidates who participated in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) 2022 Man & Woman of the Year® campaign — a nationwide philanthropic competition in which individuals from diverse backgrounds come together in efforts to fight blood cancer, a disease diagnosed every 180 seconds in the U.S. and has no current means of prevention.

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  • And as the leading source of free blood cancer information, education, and support, LLS helps blood cancer patients and their families through a wide range of free services.
  • "Just because Todd's cancer is dormant, doesn't mean we can be the fight continues, and it will continue until we find a cure."
  • The Dare to Dream is a five-year initiative by LLS to transform treatment and care for pediatric blood cancer.
  • "We have to keep coming together to fight this horrific disease until we live in a world without cancer."