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    <description><![CDATA[Inside the executive mind. Profiles of the C-suite, entrepreneurs and other decision-makers.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Bob Lutz, former vice-chairman of General Motors]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-bob-lutz-former-vice-chairman-of-general-motors/26969]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Bob Lutz's advice to current car executives? "Get the design right because people buy with their eyes."]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bob Lutz's advice to current car executives? "Get the design right because people buy with their eyes."]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-11T10:00:38Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Adam Lowry, Method]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-adam-lowry-method/26964]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The co-founder of the green cleaning products company flaunts traditional consumer products design strategies and encourages every employee to be weird.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The co-founder of the green cleaning products company flaunts traditional consumer products design strategies and encourages every employee to be weird.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-adam-lowry-method/26964]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-04T10:00:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Upstart | Melissa Thompson, CEO, TalkSession]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-melissa-thompson-ceo-talksession/26943]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TalkSession's Melissa Thompson wants to make signing up for therapy feel like joining a gym.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TalkSession's Melissa Thompson wants to make signing up for therapy feel like joining a gym.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-melissa-thompson-ceo-talksession/26943]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Audrey Quinn]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-28T08:39:02Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Tom Potter, co-founder of the Brooklyn Brewery and the New York Distilling Company]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-tom-potter-co-founder-of-the-brooklyn-brewery-and-the-new-york-distilling-company/26920]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ With the Brooklyn Brewery, Potter proved America's appetite for craft beverages. With the New York Distilling Company, he's at it again.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With the Brooklyn Brewery, Potter proved America's appetite for craft beverages. With the New York Distilling Company, he's at it again.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-tom-potter-co-founder-of-the-brooklyn-brewery-and-the-new-york-distilling-company/26920]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-14T10:00:15Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Lyndon Rive, SolarCity]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-lyndon-rive-solarcity/26890]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The South African native is challenging the legacy rules of U.S. power generation and financing, seeking to make clean energy as cost-effective as electricity generated by fossil fuels.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The South African native is challenging the legacy rules of U.S. power generation and financing, seeking to make clean energy as cost-effective as electricity generated by fossil fuels.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-lyndon-rive-solarcity/26890]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-07T10:00:55Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Hilary Mason, chief scientist, Bitly]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-hilary-mason-chief-scientist-bitly/26874]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Bitly's chief data scientist asks how individuals can get more from big data, from better book recommendations to health predictions.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bitly's chief data scientist asks how individuals can get more from big data, from better book recommendations to health predictions.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-hilary-mason-chief-scientist-bitly/26874]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Audrey Quinn]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-30T10:00:36Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Joe Boardman, Amtrak CEO]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-joe-boardman-amtrak-ceo/26837]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The CEO of Amtrak is credited with moving the rail line forward after decades of under-use and neglect. Can he herald the arrival of super-fast trains along the Northeast Corridor?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The CEO of Amtrak is credited with moving the rail line forward after decades of under-use and neglect. Can he herald the arrival of super-fast trains along the Northeast Corridor?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-joe-boardman-amtrak-ceo/26837]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-16T10:00:48Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Turnaround Artist | Donnie Smith, CEO, Tyson Foods]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/turnaround-artist-donnie-smith-ceo-tyson-foods/26846]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ We talk to this everyman leader about how to transform a company.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ We talk to this everyman leader about how to transform a company.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/turnaround-artist-donnie-smith-ceo-tyson-foods/26846]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-09T10:00:42Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Farrah Bostic, founder of The Difference Engine]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-farrah-bostic-founder-of-the-difference-engine/26815]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Advertising industry veteran Farrah Bostic wants to help companies slim down their marketing strategies.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Advertising industry veteran Farrah Bostic wants to help companies slim down their marketing strategies.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-farrah-bostic-founder-of-the-difference-engine/26815]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Audrey Quinn]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-02T10:00:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Sheila Bair, former F.D.I.C. chair]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-sheila-bair-former-fdic-chair/26785]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ What did the financial crisis look like from the eye of the storm? Former F.D.I.C. chair Sheila Bair offers her take.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ What did the financial crisis look like from the eye of the storm? Former F.D.I.C. chair Sheila Bair offers her take.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-sheila-bair-former-fdic-chair/26785]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-03-19T10:00:49Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Mark Bowles, ecoATM]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-mark-bowles-ecoatm/26762]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ With his unique approach to handling electronic waste, the serial entrepreneur is proving that environmentalism and capitalism don't need to be at odds.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With his unique approach to handling electronic waste, the serial entrepreneur is proving that environmentalism and capitalism don't need to be at odds.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-mark-bowles-ecoatm/26762]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-03-14T10:00:33Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Jim Rogers, Investor]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-jim-rogers-investor/26722]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In the 19th century, Horace Greeley advised men to head west. Jim Rogers' response? "Go East, young woman."]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 19th century, Horace Greeley advised men to head west. Jim Rogers' response? "Go East, young woman."]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-jim-rogers-investor/26722]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-02-19T11:00:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Peter Loeb, Lionrock Recovery]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-peter-loeb-lionrock-recovery/26699]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Founded as his revenge against addiction, Loeb's 3-year-old Internet startup uses videoconferencing to offer intensive outpatient treatment services.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Founded as his revenge against addiction, Loeb's 3-year-old Internet startup uses videoconferencing to offer intensive outpatient treatment services.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-peter-loeb-lionrock-recovery/26699]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-02-14T11:00:51Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Facilitator | Robert Harrison, CEO, Clinton Global Initiative]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/facilitator-robert-harrison-ceo-clinton-global-initiative/26515]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ As head of the Clinton Global Initiative, Robert Harrison has merged his private sector experiences to help serve the public good.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ As head of the Clinton Global Initiative, Robert Harrison has merged his private sector experiences to help serve the public good.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/facilitator-robert-harrison-ceo-clinton-global-initiative/26515]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-01-29T14:24:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Upstart | Alex Tryon, Artsicle]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-alex-tryon-artsicle/26498]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Many novice art collectors don't have big budgets. That's not an issue for this 20-something entrepreneur's affordable art rental site, Artsicle.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Many novice art collectors don't have big budgets. That's not an issue for this 20-something entrepreneur's affordable art rental site, Artsicle.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-alex-tryon-artsicle/26498]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-01-17T16:20:26Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Russ Hawkins, Agilence]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-russ-hawkins-agilence/26479]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ With two successful high-tech startups behind him, the former Bell executive is bringing critical focus to his third - a big data software company focused squarely on transforming retail.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With two successful high-tech startups behind him, the former Bell executive is bringing critical focus to his third - a big data software company focused squarely on transforming retail.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-russ-hawkins-agilence/26479]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-12-20T13:00:34Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Mitch Rothschild, Vitals]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-mitch-rothschild-vitals/26471]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The serial entrepreneur's latest venture, Vitals, is writing a new prescription for the way U.S. consumers choose doctors or dentists.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The serial entrepreneur's latest venture, Vitals, is writing a new prescription for the way U.S. consumers choose doctors or dentists.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-mitch-rothschild-vitals/26471]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-12-06T11:00:56Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Caribou Coffee pioneer swaps espresso for pizza]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/caribou-coffee-pioneer-swaps-espresso-for-pizza/26428]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Entrepreneur John Puckett makes pizza the same way he takes his coffee: seriously.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Entrepreneur John Puckett makes pizza the same way he takes his coffee: seriously.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/caribou-coffee-pioneer-swaps-espresso-for-pizza/26428]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-11-27T05:57:10Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Upstart | Yaron Galai, Outbrain]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-yaron-galai-outbrain/26418]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The entrepreneur's latest startup Outbrain is working on something he wants for himself, a digital content recommendation service so personalized the reader won't know what to read first.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The entrepreneur's latest startup Outbrain is working on something he wants for himself, a digital content recommendation service so personalized the reader won't know what to read first.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-yaron-galai-outbrain/26418]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-11-21T14:13:04Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Upstart | Eric Kuhn, FoundersCard]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-eric-kuhn-founderscard/26397]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Sure, the exclusive entrepreneur network offers great perks. But there's also another reason to join: the chance to share ideas and war stories with other business founders and innovators.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sure, the exclusive entrepreneur network offers great perks. But there's also another reason to join: the chance to share ideas and war stories with other business founders and innovators.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/upstart-eric-kuhn-founderscard/26397]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-11-08T13:34:49Z</pubDate>
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