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Bob Ravener

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Born
in Rockville Centre, NY, The United States
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Nonfiction, Memoir

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Bob Ravener is an award-winning, highly accomplished senior business leader and former U.S. Navy submarine officer, with over 30 years of military and corporate experience at such Fortune 200 companies as PepsiCo, Starbucks, Home Depot, and Dollar General. Mr. Ravener graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy where he played college baseball, is past president of his class, and served almost six years on active duty before entering the corporate world.

He also earned an MBA from New York University and has served on several committees at the state and U.S. Department of Labor levels tied to military veteran employment initiatives and overall workforce development.

As a young boy, raised in an impoverished, alcoholic and dysfunctional family he o ...more

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Bob Ravener I will often write about things that have meaning in my life. Instead of focusing on trying to compile material for a complete book, I will write shor…moreI will often write about things that have meaning in my life. Instead of focusing on trying to compile material for a complete book, I will write short stories about important experiences. Those anecdotes will often lead to additional ideas to write about.(less)
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Bob Ravener The best part of writing is that I can create a lasting record for others to interpret and expand while I also get to meet interesting people along th…moreThe best part of writing is that I can create a lasting record for others to interpret and expand while I also get to meet interesting people along the way. (less)
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“One man with courage is a majority. ~Andrew Jackson”
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“A positive attitude is both magnetic and contagious.”
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“Poverty fuels other challenges: stunted learning and literacy, sub-standard living and health, crime, substance abuse, and violence—just a few of”
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