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pioneer-next-step-jerry-harvey-scott-sullivan
"You know, you needed someone like Jerry, you know, in terms of being a pioneer to take risk and say, this is the next step."
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From the establishment’s quarterback, this is the explicit acknowledgment that a maverick was required to push the field forward. It cements the complementary roles—Shure’s process and Jerry’s risk tolerance—and bridges rivalry into respect. Use it to underline why the category needed both a builder and a breaker to become real.
Scott Sullivan
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"You know, you needed someone like Jerry, you know, in terms of being a pioneer to take risk and say, this is the next step."
Speaker: Scott Sullivan
About: Jerry Harvey
Arc: innovation · Signal: 0.88
Context: From the establishment’s quarterback, this is the explicit acknowledgment that a maverick was required to push the field forward. It cements the complementary roles—Shure’s process and Jerry’s risk tolerance—and bridges rivalry into respect. Use it to underline why the category needed both a builder and a breaker to become real.
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