David Meltzer
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What a couple of saps we are.
What a couple of saps we are.
What a couple of saps we are.
That's okay. That's all right. But everything in my head, my identity was about what my bank account was gonna be. And I was in college. playing sports in college, but wanting to figure out how I was going to make the most money with my life to take care of my mom.
That's okay. That's all right. But everything in my head, my identity was about what my bank account was gonna be. And I was in college. playing sports in college, but wanting to figure out how I was going to make the most money with my life to take care of my mom.
That's okay. That's all right. But everything in my head, my identity was about what my bank account was gonna be. And I was in college. playing sports in college, but wanting to figure out how I was going to make the most money with my life to take care of my mom.
Is that a function of your relationship with your dad growing up and stuff like that? My dad left.
Is that a function of your relationship with your dad growing up and stuff like that? My dad left.
Is that a function of your relationship with your dad growing up and stuff like that? My dad left.
Six kids in a two-bedroom apartment, my mom working two jobs. She literally would pack our dinner in a paper bag and then fill up turnstiles at community stores with greeting cards so we could eat. But education was super important to my mom. It was all... into the Ivy Leagues. They did very well. I was blessed. But I just wanted to make a lot of money.
Six kids in a two-bedroom apartment, my mom working two jobs. She literally would pack our dinner in a paper bag and then fill up turnstiles at community stores with greeting cards so we could eat. But education was super important to my mom. It was all... into the Ivy Leagues. They did very well. I was blessed. But I just wanted to make a lot of money.
Six kids in a two-bedroom apartment, my mom working two jobs. She literally would pack our dinner in a paper bag and then fill up turnstiles at community stores with greeting cards so we could eat. But education was super important to my mom. It was all... into the Ivy Leagues. They did very well. I was blessed. But I just wanted to make a lot of money.
My entire identity was around money, and that carried through until about my mid-30s. And so it really was a significant thing. My nickname in college was Money Money. The first touchdown I scored in college, I flipped the ball to my coach and I said, Money Money. Everything was about money.
My entire identity was around money, and that carried through until about my mid-30s. And so it really was a significant thing. My nickname in college was Money Money. The first touchdown I scored in college, I flipped the ball to my coach and I said, Money Money. Everything was about money.
My entire identity was around money, and that carried through until about my mid-30s. And so it really was a significant thing. My nickname in college was Money Money. The first touchdown I scored in college, I flipped the ball to my coach and I said, Money Money. Everything was about money.
So from college, you graduated college. What was it like? How did that go from there to be working at Sports 1 Marketing?
So from college, you graduated college. What was it like? How did that go from there to be working at Sports 1 Marketing?
So from college, you graduated college. What was it like? How did that go from there to be working at Sports 1 Marketing?
Sure. Well, I wanted, my mom had a saying, like probably your mom did, or this doctor, lawyer, or failure. So I knew I didn't want to be a doctor. I hated hospitals. So I did my research. My oldest brother gave me this great piece of advice, which I say all the time. be more interested than interesting.
Sure. Well, I wanted, my mom had a saying, like probably your mom did, or this doctor, lawyer, or failure. So I knew I didn't want to be a doctor. I hated hospitals. So I did my research. My oldest brother gave me this great piece of advice, which I say all the time. be more interested than interesting.