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The Best Approach to Overcoming Adversity Bev Founder and CEO Alix Peabody talks about how her company thrives by focusing on itself instead of its competitors.

By David Meltzer

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On this episode of The Playbook, Bev Founder and CEO Alix Peabody shares her insights on:

  • The main reason why most entrepreneurs seem a "little crazy" [3:11].
  • Why Peabody never focuses on what her competitors are doing and only focuses on Bev [6:40].
  • The most important lesson she's learned about how to manage cash flow as her company grows [11:18].
  • Why the current business environment gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to build the business they want [13:51].

Related: How to Find the Mental Strength to Overcome Any Adversity
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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