I Lost $100 Million: The 4 Rules for Rebuilding Everything | David Meltzer

About this episode

David Meltzer discusses his journey of losing over $100 million and the four core values that helped him rebuild.

Franchise coach meets legendary entrepreneur — David Meltzer joins Giuseppe Grammatico on the Franchise Freedom Podcast for an unforgettable conversation about losing over $100 million, finding faith at rock bottom, and rebuilding through four core values: gratitude, forgiveness, accountability, and effective communication. David shares his complete origin story (from selling greeting cards in Akron, Ohio to running Samsung's smartphone division and becoming CEO for the real-life Jerry Magui...

People in this episode

Host: Giuseppe Grammatico

Guest: David Meltzer

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• rebuilding
• core values
• loss
• faith

Keywords

• David Meltzer
• Giuseppe Grammatico
• entrepreneurship
• rebuilding
• core values
• gratitude
• forgiveness
• accountability
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samsung

Places: Akron, Ohio

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