wear many hats
idiom
: to have many jobs or roles
She wears many hats: she's a doctor, a musician, and a writer.
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While marketers tend to wear many hats, particularly in a startup environment where resources are limited, being too much of a generalist can dilute a marketer's impact.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Part of the honor is attributable to the Academy’s recent willingness to fete independent filmmakers, who are more likely to wear many hats on a project; indeed, Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard was nominated four times this year too.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Leaders wear many hats and juggle competing priorities.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Nonprofit staff often wear many hats, but the tendency to mix program duties with business functions—an individual kind of mission creep—can lead to inefficiency and burnout.
—Peter Sanchez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Some wear many hats: Marcello Hernández, 27, is a first-generation Latino comedian who writes, produces and performs stand-up comedy and is a current castmember on Saturday Night Live.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The Scope Of The Problem Property managers wear many hats—sometimes too many.
—Jonathan Treble, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In our small organization, most of us wear many hats and there is endless work to be done.
—Open Up, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Nia Long wear many hats, but one that might be lesser known to her fans is money momager.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 25 June 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Part of the honor is attributable to the Academy’s recent willingness to fete independent filmmakers, who are more likely to wear many hats on a project; indeed, Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard was nominated four times this year too.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Leaders wear many hats and juggle competing priorities.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Nonprofit staff often wear many hats, but the tendency to mix program duties with business functions—an individual kind of mission creep—can lead to inefficiency and burnout.
—Peter Sanchez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Some wear many hats: Marcello Hernández, 27, is a first-generation Latino comedian who writes, produces and performs stand-up comedy and is a current castmember on Saturday Night Live.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The Scope Of The Problem Property managers wear many hats—sometimes too many.
—Jonathan Treble, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In our small organization, most of us wear many hats and there is endless work to be done.
—Open Up, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Nia Long wear many hats, but one that might be lesser known to her fans is money momager.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 25 June 2024
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