How an Entrepreneur's Mindset Will Determine a Business's SuccessJoe De Sena, CEO and Founder of Spartan Race, shares his thoughts on building toughness and more.

ByDavid Meltzer•Mar 22, 2020

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On this episode ofThe Playbook, Joe De Sena, CEO and founder of Spartan Race, provides his insights on:

Why you need to set expectations about your management style immediately upon hiring team members [6:51].
How a feeling of accomplishment or achievement can help people push through tough times or challenges [8:14].
How many entrepreneurs fall into a trap of being guided by their desire to avoid discomfort [12:00].
Why having the right frame of reference will help to get you out of what Joe calls the "Valley of Death" [14:31].

David Meltzer

Entrepreneur Leadership Network® Writer

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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