On this episode of the playbook, I have Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot, the owner of the

Atlanta Falcons, and the author of the new book, Good Company. Arthur and I discuss why strong core values are essential for all

organizations to be successful. Join us for all of this and more on The Playbook.

This is Entrepreneurs The Playbook,

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

and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional

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

board room. I'm your host David Melzer. This is Dave Melzer with Entrepreneurs The Playbook and I have an old mentor and I don't mean old in age I mean he is a mentor to so many Arthur Blank

everyone knows co-founder of Home Depot, owner of Atlanta

Falcon's, owner of the Atlanta United, but he's much more than that.

To me, he taught me the compassionate capitalism model. The book that I wrote is off of mentors

like Arthur Blank, people who understand that they receive to give and they're

inspired to give back to the community more than anything else.

Mr. Blank, sir, welcome to the playbook.

Well, thank you, David.

I think any questions you want to ask for me,

I think you could probably answer yourself. It like you got the book down in your heart.

Oh, I love it.

Well, I gotta share a story with you to start

because you'll laugh being an entrepreneur,

being someone who has great emotional intelligence,

knows people in human nature,

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