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What It Takes to Build a Business, Starting With the 'Eureka!' Moment The co-founder and CEO of LeagueSide talks about how his company is helping to strengthen youth sports communities in a creative way.

By David Meltzer

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Evan Brandoff, the co-founder and CEO of LeagueSide, shares his thoughts on the early stages of building a business and the precise steps he took to scale LeagueSide nationwide. From his "ah-ha!" moment to his experiences with accelerator programs, Brandoff breaks down how he and his co-founder cultivated their idea and the most valuable lessons he has learned along the way.

Brandoff and The Playbook host David Meltzer chat about a range of topics including what really differentiates an innovator and entrepreneur, the high risk tolerance it takes to rapidly scale a business and why ignorance or naivety can occasionally benefit entrepreneurs.

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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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