{"id":7081,"date":"2026-04-13T13:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/?p=7081"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:38:40","slug":"paul-marini-mha-featured-on-the-growth-edge-leadership-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/2026\/04\/paul-marini-mha-featured-on-the-growth-edge-leadership-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Marini, MHA, featured on &#8216;The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Marini, MHA, Associate Chair of Administration for the Department of Orthopaedics was recently featured on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lauriebaedke.com\/podcasts\/growth-edge-a-leadership-podcast\">The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast with Laurie Baedke<\/a>. <\/em>In his interview, Marini\u00a0explores why many high-performing professionals resist networking and how that mindset can limit leadership growth. 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