Running USA CEO's winning formula: guts and honesty

At any leadership level, being straight and upfront with people on your team is a rock-solid way to achieve success.

St. Petersburg resident Dawna Stone was recently named CEO of Running USA.
St. Petersburg resident Dawna Stone was recently named CEO of Running USA.
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The transparency of a swim meet or a marathon speaks to Dawna Stone. A onetime college swimmer at the University of California-Berkeley who also completed the Hawaii Ironman, Stone embraces the clarity of knowing someone won and someone lost.

 

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