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Losing $100 Million and Earning It Back – Young Grit with Scot Donnell and Travis Adams Episode 0023 David Meltzer David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. His life’s mission is to empower over one billion people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing; value. In all his content and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive.   He is a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, the executive producer of Entrepreneur‘s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook. His newest book, Game-Time Decision Making, was a #1 new release, David has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Top of Form   Bottom of Form Listen to this informative Young Grit episode with David Meltzer about the tools that make losing $100 million just a temporary setback.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: Why you can’t be so busy that you forget to make money. How surrounding yourself with the right people and the right ideas is key to building the life you want. How money, when used as a tool to help and empower others, contributes to a happy life. Why faith in yourself and others will always point you in the right direction. The importance of values and how they contribute to success in all areas of life.   Connect with David Meltzer: Website dmeltzer.com Twitter @davidmeltzer Instagram @davidmeltzer Facebook facebook.com/davidmeltzer11 LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/ Connect with Scott and Travis: Website myfirstsale.com Twitter @My_First_Sale Instagram @myfirstsale Facebook facebook.com/myfirstsaleOFFICIAL LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/my-first-sale YouTube youtube.com/channel/UCQmi8M4ih15nVzsAKPnFsig

Young Grit with Scott Donnell and Travis Adams Episode 022 Dov Baron Dov Baron has twice been named to the list of the world's Top 30 Global Leadership Gurus and Inc. Magazine's Top 100 Leadership Speakers. Dov is the founder and host of the podcast, “Leadership & Loyalty,” which has been Apple Podcast's #1 podcast for Fortune 500 Execs. Inc magazine also rated it as the #1 podcast to make you a better leader. He is an independent contributor to multiple media outlets, including CEO World, CNN, Elle Italia, Entrepreneur magazine, and FOX. For 30+ years, Dov has worked privately with elite-level leaders and their organizations. These leaders and organizations are the change-makers who are committed to having an impactful influence on leadership, business, and politics. He is the bestselling author of One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. As a speaker, he is honored to have presented to the United Nations, The World Management Forum in Iran, and the famed Servant Leadership Institute. Dov is also the founder of The Authentic Speaker Academy for Leadership — where he and his partner teach high-powered leaders how to impact and influence change makers.  In this informative Young Grit episode Dov Baron discusses transitioning from pain to purpose. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: How pain can bring about positive growth and help people find their purpose. Why people need to understand what forces are driving them. How most people who focus on accolades but not how to get there aren’t happy. Why some of the most successful people in the world are extremely depressed. How people need to stop viewing themselves as broken.   Connect with Dov: Links Mentioned: dovbaron.com Guest Contact Info: Twitter @TheDovBaron Instagram @dovbaronleadership Facebook facebook.com/DovBaronLeadership LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/dovbaron Connect with Scott and Travis: Website myfirstsale.com Twitter @My_First_Sale Instagram @myfirstsale Facebook facebook.com/myfirstsaleOFFICIAL LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/my-first-sale YouTube youtube.com/channel/UCQmi8M4ih15nVzsAKPnFsig

Erin Tyler is the Creative Director at Scribe Media, whose mission is to unlock the world's wisdom. Erin and Scribe media have published hundreds of best selling books from well known authors like David Goggins, Tiffany Haddish, Dan Sullivan, and even the Nobel Prize Institute. Erin shares her courageous story of being scapegoated as a kid, 20 years of journaling, and finally the publishing of her book The Bad One (use amazon link pls.). Erin has an incredible message for kids and their parents. 

What are your beliefs about money? Francesco helps the richest families in the world discover their beliefs about money in order to bring health and wholeness to those families. He is the creator of Emotional Governance and the author of SafeSpace. He believes Organized Emotional Governance

Jill Simonian is the Director of Outreach at PragerU Resources for Educators & Parents (PREP), an online educational resource hub for parents and families to celebrate American values. She is the founder of TheFabMom blog, Parenting Contributor, Author and former TV Host & Entertainment

Mike Arce is the Founder/CEO of Loud Rumor, an agency that’s served over 2000 fitness studios and wellness companies throughout the world. After spending 7 years in the fitness industry himself, Mike started an ad agency in 2009, and in 2016 he began exclusively working with fitness studios and wellness companies. Mike is also the host of top fitness business podcast, The GSD Show, top entrepreneur podcast, The GOAT Show, and of a top fitness studio business conference, GSDCON.

Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award winning television show. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com/Booking.com, uBid.com and more.    

Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation and the leading expert in meditation for extraordinary performance. Her book Stress Less, Accomplish More debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon. The New York Times, The Today Show, Vogue and ABC News have all featured Emily’s work. She’s been named one of the top 100 women in wellness to watch, has taught more than 20,000 students around the world and has spoken on meditation for performance at Apple, Google, Harvard Business School and Barclays Bank. Ziva graduates include Oscar, Grammy, Tony & Emmy award winners, NBA players, Navy SEALs, Fortune 500 CEOs, busy parents and social entrepreneurs.

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Author of Entrepreneurial Leap which is devoted to helping entrepreneurs-in-the-making understand their genetic makeup and give them a huge jump-start, along with a clear, simple path to fully realize their potential. Personally delivered over 1,900 EOS full-day sessions with entrepreneurial leadership teams. Creator of EOS. Author of Traction, Get A Grip, Rocket Fuel, How To Be A Great Boss and What The Heck Is EOS?.

This episode is going to broaden your perspective. Jason Bedrick is a lifelong learner and born entrepreneur in the educational space. He's the director of policy for EdChoice, which means he handles the ins and outs of how to spread these groundbreaking educational ideas throughout the country and the world. In this episode, we talk about how to ensure your kids get the best education possible, how to make your job application stand out, how to learn from failure, and more. Jason even shares mind-boggling statistics about the education system. Get your thinking caps on and let's go!

Kevin Harrington has been a successful entrepreneur over the last 40 years. World famous one of the original sharks with over 22 businesses 21 businesses now he’s taken over 100 million. He is the guru when it comes to entrepreneurship!

Kelly Smith, founder and CEO of Prenda, a company that helps create flexible learning environments known as microschools. In this episode we talked about entrepreneurship. How to be a part of this world and how you can contribute and discover your talents and bring them out and share to people!

Chris Smith is the founder of The Campfire Effect and Family Brand. His kids have made more than $3,500 in their MyFirstSale business, Create or Complain. In this episode, we give practical steps on how you can create your family brand and then actually live it out. You’ll also hear stories about sweet potatoes, jiu-jitsu, and a botched first sales call. How can those things possibly be related? Listen to find out!

Lee Richter is serial entrepreneur and an award-winning, dynamic business innovator and a visionary recognized again by the San Francisco Business Times as one of their Top 100 Women Business Leaders in 2019.

We have an amazing guest on the podcast today. Jeff Sandefer is the co-founder of the Acton School of Business and Acton Academies. He has tons of experience inspiring kids to be the best they can be. In this episode, we talk about how to be your own boss, how to overcome your fears, how to be truly successful, how to abandon the victim mindset, and more. Jeff even summarizes the key to wealth in one single sentence. Tune in to find out what it is!

Kim Freid is known as the Increase Coach, helping others make their businesses thrive. She’s also an Apex Fun Run franchise owner and a mom of seven. In this episode, we talk about how to research the market before starting a business, how to focus on other people, how to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in your family’s home, how to treat your employees, and more. Kim even shares about her daughter’s uplifting business and how it touches lives all across the country. You won’t want to miss it!

Dave Asprey is known as the father of biohacking. He’s the founder of Bulletproof Coffee and Bulletproof Media, he’s a bestselling author...and he’s a self-proclaimed child at heart. In this episode, we talk about how to accept others’ ideas, how to overcome fear, how to deal with failure, how to become great at marketing (and friendship), and more. Dave’s daughter Anna even pops in to share about her MyFirstSale business and the inspiring cause that motivates her every day. Listen in to find out where she plans to donate her profits!

Joe Polish is the Founder of Genius Network and Co-Founder of popular podcasts 10XTalk and iLoveMarketing. He’s known as the Marketing King. In this episode, we talk about how to build your self-esteem, how to be a giver in life, how to stay healthy, how to truly influence people, and more. Joe offers mind-blowing tips on how you can expand your marketing skills. Come along for the ride!