While researching the lives of such amputees for my novel, I spoke to DeWalt Mix, who at the age of 27 was in a devastating motorcycle accident.

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Joe Galli made DeWalt a household name thanks to his "swarm teams, " small armies of energetic college recruits who worked Nascar races, vocational trade shows and hardware supercenters.

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With the blessing of his bosses, Galli rallied troops of college recruits, dubbed "swarm teams, " who evangelized the DeWalt brand at store openings, union halls and Nascar races.

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