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You can\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t make an ostrich fly. You can\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t make a sundial out of a billboard. You can\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t make a grown man cry over a glass cleaner. Vince Cook has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1562","sb_speaker","type-sb_speaker","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVince Cook<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t make an ostrich fly. You can\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t make a sundial out of a billboard. You can\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t make a grown man cry over a glass cleaner. Vince Cook has been told "You can\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t" many times in his career. Maybe he's just a poor listener? Continuing in his pursuit of doing things that can't be done, Vince is now the Co-Founder and creative engine behind Ad Legends \u201a\u00c4\u00ec the world's first fully functional AI-powered ad agency, trained on the minds of legendary creatives. 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