Dave Kerpen | Global Keynote Speaker

Frustrated, annoyed, and nearly ready to give up. That was how I felt as I wandered around during the happy hour at the end of the Founders start-up event. I had attended in part to learn, and I had indeed learned a lot at the...
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There I was, sitting by myself at a Barnes and Noble book signing for nearly two hours. For one hour and fifty-four minutes, not a single person approached me to buy a book. To make matters worse, I just had a little spat with my wife...
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Bold. Unabashed. Audacious. Authentic. I’ve always had people that loved me for who I was, and my fair share of haters along the way. So even though I’d never heard or watched Bethenny Frankel before I sat down on a Zoom call with her, I...
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Depressed, exhausted, starving, sweaty and anxious. That’s how I was feeling as I walked towards a big investor pitch meeting on a muggy day in June of 2013. I had had the WORST day so far – I had woken up early to take a train...
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