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title: BerniePortal Broker Blog | Gretchen Smitson
description: Gretchen is member of the BerniePortal marketing team and focuses on product marketing. She writes about BerniePortal, Human Resources, HR technology and more.
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# Gretchen Smitson

Gretchen is member of the BerniePortal marketing team and focuses on product marketing. She writes about BerniePortal, Human Resources, HR technology and more.

<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bernieportal/>

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