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Linda J. McAleer, a marketing and promotional counselor, doesn't always practice what she preaches - at least when it comes to her own promotion.
That's OK, though, because others do it for her.
"She works quietly and with true commitment to help women at all economic levels," said one of her employees.
McAleer chose the name of her company, the Melior Group Inc. in Center City, to reflect her philosophy: "Melior" is derived from a Latin word meaning "to make better."
"We must learn from the past and apply it to the future," explained McAleer, one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's 25 Women of Distinction this year. "In the words of Susan B. Anthony, 'Failure is impossible.'"
McAleer's attitude has been a self-fulfilling...