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The Best Ways for Your Business to Respond During Difficult Times Save your business first.

By David Meltzer

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On this episode of The Playbook, World Emblem International CEO and President Randy Carr shares his thoughts on:

  • How Carr and his team created a plan to handle today's shifting environment and save their business [4:01].
  • Why World Emblem International's core values are an even greater point of focus for the leadership team [5:55].
  • How Carr serves as a mentor to other business owners who have never experienced an economic downturn [15:23].
  • Maintaining the inspiration needed to overcome fear and provide value to yourself and those who are counting on you [20:03].

Related: Real Business Owners Don't Avoid Pain

David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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