Is This It? The Raw Truth About Money, Success, and Building a Meaningful Business with David Plummer

About this episode

David Plummer discusses his journey to success and the realizations he had about its true meaning.

Is this what success is supposed to feel like? In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, David Plummer — founder of Triage — shares the lessons he learned after achieving everything he once thought he wanted. By his mid-20s, David had already built and sold a successful recruitment business. The cars, the houses, the financial freedom — he had climbed what he thought was the mountain of success. But standing at the top, he found himself asking a difficult question: “Is this it?” In t...

People in this episode

Guest: David Plummer

Topics covered

• success
• money
• entrepreneurship
• business lessons
• personal growth

Keywords

• success
• money
• entrepreneurship
• business
• personal growth
• recruitment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Triage

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