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From $100-Million Business to Losing It All to Bouncing Back in a Big Way David Meltzer, CEO of Sports 1 Marketing, shares his secrets to building a business and overcoming failure.

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David Meltzer went from CEO of the company that made the world's first smartphone, to running one of the most recognized sports agencies managing over $2 billion in contracts, to nearly losing it all. He rebooted and built Sports 1 Marketing into one of the fastest growing sports and entertainment marketing agencies in the world.

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