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United States · United StatesIn corporate boardrooms, rejection often signals the end of a career chapter. For Julia Stewart, it marked the beginning of her most defining move. In the late 1990s, Stewart was president of the restaurant chain Applebee’s domestic division. Her leadership helped double the company’s stock price and drive sales growth, making her a leading candidate for the CEO position. Confident that she had earned the role, she asked the board to consider he…See the Story