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The Playbook With David Meltzer

A Good Idea Doesn’t Guarantee you Success | Interview With Aaron Wagner, CEO, Wags Capital

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Wagner, CEO of Wags Capital, talks about how getting unexpectedly cut from his high school volleyball team became a blessing in disguise in his life and why being an “ideas person” isn’t all that it is made out to be, especially if you are unable to execute on those ideas.. Wagner and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, chat about a wide range of topics including how to understand that you are being promoted or protected instead of being punished, as well as why confidence is a key ingredient of almost all business leaders. Wagner also discusses the best place to start for an aspiring entrepreneur. Tweet me your takeaway from today’s episode @davidmeltzer Email Me! [email protected] Sign up for my Free Weekly Training https://free.dmeltzer.com/friday-training-1 Text Me! (949) 298-2905 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Ideas are a dime a dozen and execution rules the world like the most successful ideas guys aren't the most successful entrepreneurs

0:08.2

This is the playbook. This is Dave Meltzer with the playbook. I'm live here at the win hotel in the lobby with blue wire studios

0:16.0

And I am so excited because I got my boy Aaron Wagner here, and we have so much in common

0:21.6

He is the managing partner of wax capo. He is what I call an ultra-prenuer

0:26.8

Aaron welcome to the playbook. Thanks Dave. Appreciate you having me man

0:30.9

And I love that term by the way last time he is that I like I totally ripped it off. I use it all the time

0:36.0

That's awesome because you are and I want to start with you know a guy that we both know because as an entrepreneur

0:43.0

I think he represents what what I face the rest of my life and I hated the dude his name was Gary Etcheverry

0:50.8

He's my defense coordinator, but he also ironically was your football coach your professional football player

0:55.8

Yeah, played in college at a real college not accidental

0:59.2

But etch was no nonsense and he did not give you yes for an answer and

1:04.5

When you did your best and performed well, it wasn't good enough

1:09.4

100%

1:10.6

Those type of lessons that you learn from playing college and professional football

1:14.7

I've seen you carry over you're not even 40 years old yet

1:18.4

You have more businesses than even I do which is hard to beat you have more money than I have which is also hard to beat

1:25.4

But not quite as hard and then more importantly though

1:28.9

Where did that mindset for you happen?

1:31.3

It was for coach as for me because I was kind of a softer

1:34.3

I mean a hard football player, but I was softer on my my feelings

1:37.5

Yeah, and did you have you know that type of transition or were you always kind of I don't care what anyone thinks

1:43.5

I'm just gonna make this happen. Yeah to be honest with you. I think

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