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How This Former Submarine Officer Learned to Lead Under PressureAs a young Navy officer, Rick Stollmeyer made some mistakes. Now, as CEO of Mindbody, he's learned to make more considered decisions.

ByRick Stollmeyer

This story appears in theMarch 2020issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

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I spent a big portion of my 20s underwater — but not in the emotional sense. Back in the early '90s, I was a submarine officer, serving at the end of the Cold War.

I was 24 when I reported for duty on theUSS Chicago,a fast-attack nuclear submarine. I was put in charge of 13 men, and despite my extensivetraining, nothing could have fully prepared me for the intensity of my role.

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