Hey everybody, welcome to How Leaders Lead where every week you get to listen in while I interview

some of the very best leaders in the world. I break down the key learning so that by the end of the

episode, you'll have something simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

That's what this podcast is all about.

Today's guest is Daniel Labetsky, founder of Kind Snacks,

which is the fastest growing snack brand and one of my personal favors.

It's not every day that you can find a snack that's healthy and so tasty.

But as you're going to hear in this conversation,

Daniel is really good at finding a way to advance two seemingly contradictory goals. And it's been a game changer for both his

business and his life. He calls it the philosophy of and. And it's an incredible way to maximize

value with every decision you make.

We talk about how it works and so much more in this conversation,

including what it's like to really be a shark on Shark Tank,

which he happens to be.

So here's my conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, Daniel Lebeske.

Daniel, I want to thank you so much for taking the time to have this conversation.

It's a pleasure to be with you, David.

You know, Daniel, I want to start by saying hello and how are you?

You know, I understand that you can say hello and how are you in 40 different languages.

You know, how'd that come about?

I love languages. When I was a kid, I was taught that my dad could speak fluently nine languages, but in full, not just a couple words.

And I, so I started learning a couple languages, and then I discovered how special it is to be

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