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This Medal of Honor Recipient Explains the Importance of Putting Your Pride to the Side Boeing Deputy Vice Presiden Business Director Florent Groberg shares his belief that selflessness and service are key components of success.

By David Meltzer

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On this episode of The Playbook, Medal of Honor recipient and Boeing Deputy Vice Presiden Business Director Florent Groberg shares his insight on:

  • How the challenges he faced after immigrating to the United States helped him form a resilient mindset [2:23].
  • Why you need to put your ego and pride to the side in order to be an effective leader [4:12].
  • The one message he always shared with his teams before deploying on a mission [7:31].
  • How learning the story of how his uncle sacrificed his life for his beliefs taught him the importance of living a selfless life [14:15].

Related: Why This National Champion Marathon Runner Says It's Important to Slow Down

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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