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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Alex Schulze: Co-Founder and CEO at 4Ocean | #ThePlaybook 293

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Alex Schulze, Co-Founder and CEO at 4Ocean, shares the story of how a surf trip to Bali opened the eyes of the co-founders to the environmental issues related to plastics and the steps they’ve taken to create a business model that is removing millions of pounds of trash from our oceans. Schulze and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, chat about the benefits and challenges of building a company with your best friend, as well as share their thoughts on how to communicate without letting your ego get in the way. The pair also talk about the importance of openness as a compassionate capitalist.

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0:00.0

On this episode of the Playbook, I have Alex Scholes, co-founder and CEO at Four Ocean, and we're going to talk about why people buy the why.

0:12.0

Join me for all of this and more on the playbook.

0:15.0

This is Entrepreneurs the Playbook,

0:18.0

where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,

0:22.0

and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and

0:25.0

professional playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and

0:30.3

in the boardroom.

0:31.9

I'm your host David Melzer.

0:34.0

This is Dave Melcher with Entrepreneurs The Playbook

0:36.4

and I got a surf edition of the Playbook.

0:39.6

Alex Schultz, he is the co-pounder and CEO of Four Four Ocean and he is truly a compassionate capitalism.

0:45.4

He doesn't seem like he's old enough or experienced enough to have the wisdom that he does.

0:49.5

But welcome to the playbook, my friend.

0:51.5

Thank you very much for having me, David.

0:53.2

I appreciate it.

0:54.7

I always say, you're wise beyond your years

0:56.8

because as a capitalist myself, it took me

1:00.1

like two lifetimes before I understood how I could make a major impact in society while still, you know, creating revenue and having a business and being able to balance those two things and also inspire people by doing those two things.

1:16.7

For you, you know, obviously surfing's probably been a major part of your life and to be able to utilize that in a manner to not only have a

1:26.7

business but to help so many people is extraordinary. Tell me exactly how that

1:32.0

journey started where you made the transition from, you know, because there's millions of kids that surf from, you know, taking a surf trip to Bali or wherever to, you know, figuring, hey, maybe I have a business and then taking it to the next that

1:45.1

what I call the empty mile hey not only can have a business but I think I can

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