What She Said: Empathy is a Beacon

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Mar 13, 2020

The Queen of Empathy, Kim Smiley joins Candace Sampson in studio to share why she started The Empathy Effect. We're going to borrow her expression here and say, Is it odd or God, that this lovely individual landed in our studio just when we needed her most?

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