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Exec at $270 billion Cisco started his career making $4/hour waiting tables—he says the experience ‘wires you differently’ and is a must for Gen Z
Like Jeff Bezos and Jensen Huang, Cisco’s chief product officer Jeetu Patel started his career in the service industry—and he credits it to his rise to the C-suite.