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How One of the Phoenix Suns Owners Turns Crisis Into Success Richard Jaffe shares some of the crisis management lessons he's learned over his storied career.

By David Meltzer

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In this video, author, poet, philanthropist, part-owner of the Phoenix Suns, and entrepreneur Richard Jaffe discusses the pillars of business and happiness, as well as some of the biggest misnomers about success. Jaffe provides insights on how loving yourself first will allow everything else to flow, as well as some of the best advice from his book Turning Crisis Into Success.

Jaffe and The Playbook host David Meltzer go over a variety of topics such as the benefits of becoming your own best friend, "skating to where the puck is going to be" and how to maintain emotional stability when dealing with a crisis.

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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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