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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

Olympia had a gift of making you feel as if you were the most important person in the room. In 2004, I gave Olympia the final draft of my book “Be the Ultimate Assistant” to review and offered her free rein to take out anything she did not like. Be Present. Be here now. Thanks, Oly.

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The Heart of the Matter: My Tribute to Olympia Dukakis

Bonnie Low Kramen

“The heart of the matter” became a phrase that she used in most every presentation she gave because that was her gift – getting to the heart of the matter, especially when the heart of the matter was the hardest thing to say and yet was on everyone’s mind. And what a gift she had. She loved me and mentored me and challenged me.