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In blockbuster deal, Eric Clarke gets Brian McLaughlin to remove 'blinders' and sell Redtail to Orion after one football game and three years of 'unreturned text messages'

The Redtail CEO and founder will now be an Orion board member and major shareholder but arrived at his friend's vision and mindset at his own pace.

Author Brooke Southall April 20, 2022 at 1:55 AM
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Brian McLaughlin (far right, Eric Clarke far left, Corey Westphal middle at USC game where deal was proposed in 2019): 'My philosophy was blinders on.'

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