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Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

Accomplishments: MBA and PhD in Management from UCLA. 1,000+ cases as an expert. Former human resource manager for Ford Motor Company. Over 100 business and government consulting clients. Trained ...