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Fiat Chrysler head of design’s success started with failure in school

Ralph Gilles on Failure:Lab
Screengrab of "Failure:Lab Detroit 2016 | Ralph Gilles" video (YouTube)
Ralph Gilles on Failure:Lab

We all fail sometimes. No exceptions. 

It's often hard to admit, but failure is an essential part of the human experience. 

That's what Failure:Lab is all about. 
Watch Ralph Gilles, the head of design for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles - Global, talk about his strict upbringing from his proud Haitian parents, wearing a three-piece suit to see the movie Hooper, and how he got back on the right track after dropping out of college made him the "black sheep" of the family.  

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