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Emma

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3546 total appearances

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Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

When you think about your strengths as a leader and what's got you ultimately to where you are today with really, I mean, quite unbelievable success. And I really want to talk about what's happened to you earlier in your career to get to where you are, but what do you think the leadership qualities are that have got you to where you are today?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

When you think about your strengths as a leader and what's got you ultimately to where you are today with really, I mean, quite unbelievable success. And I really want to talk about what's happened to you earlier in your career to get to where you are, but what do you think the leadership qualities are that have got you to where you are today?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

But I love that you would do that within four months, right? Because in that moment, like, what was this? Just after COVID, we were in NFT madness. I wonder, like, because you've had so much success, have the failures become easier to deal with? Do you just fail less now? Because I know earlier in your career, you really, I mean, you have come

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

But I love that you would do that within four months, right? Because in that moment, like, what was this? Just after COVID, we were in NFT madness. I wonder, like, because you've had so much success, have the failures become easier to deal with? Do you just fail less now? Because I know earlier in your career, you really, I mean, you have come

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

really close to the line with a couple of businesses, right? It's like, it's not all been like billions and billions of dollars and you making great decisions all over the show.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

really close to the line with a couple of businesses, right? It's like, it's not all been like billions and billions of dollars and you making great decisions all over the show.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Death in its eyes.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Death in its eyes.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Wait a minute. You are going to seriously sit here and tell me that when that's happening, did you, I mean, when you say I saw death in its eyes, did that mean like everything's on the line for you? Like your home's on the line or is it like you're just- Many times. No. How is that fun? That can't be fun.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Wait a minute. You are going to seriously sit here and tell me that when that's happening, did you, I mean, when you say I saw death in its eyes, did that mean like everything's on the line for you? Like your home's on the line or is it like you're just- Many times. No. How is that fun? That can't be fun.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

So you're sitting there with $25 million.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

So you're sitting there with $25 million.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

But what is it? Okay, so tell me.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

But what is it? Okay, so tell me.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

First of all, I have absolutely no doubt. But where does it come from in you that you could be right on the brink like that, right? If you trace it back and think, okay, I could build it all again. I get it because you've shown that you can do it over and over again. And you can find these pockets of billion dollar businesses seemingly everywhere. But where do you get that from?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

First of all, I have absolutely no doubt. But where does it come from in you that you could be right on the brink like that, right? If you trace it back and think, okay, I could build it all again. I get it because you've shown that you can do it over and over again. And you can find these pockets of billion dollar businesses seemingly everywhere. But where do you get that from?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

What in your life has signaled to you that you can just bounce back?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

What in your life has signaled to you that you can just bounce back?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Is that what you think about in those moments or you just like, you go into yourself?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Is that what you think about in those moments or you just like, you go into yourself?