Lance Baldwin on Translating Youth Sports Lessons into Life Tools | The Playbook

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David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this episode of The Playbook, host Dave Meltzer talks with Lance Baldwin, founder of Area Scout, about the crucial role that sports play in shaping lives. Baldwin explains how Area Scout helps athletes reach their fullest potential, beyond just sports performance, equipping them with tools for life. Baldwin also shares a touching personal story of how his sports lessons drove the creation of Area Scout and how it's making a difference in young athletes' lives. Catch the conversation for some powerful insights on success, entrepreneurship, and the extraordinary impact of sports. You can learn more about Area Scouts and reach out to Lance directly by visiting https://www.areascouts.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Playbook.
0:07.4	This day melts are live at Vcon here with an over 1500 episodes now of the playbook.
0:14.7	And I tell you, I have not been this excited to have a guest here at Vcon.
0:19.2	There's some people that you meet and it's not just that you resonate with them that you're
0:22.7	on the same frequency, but your backgrounds are very similar, your perspective because
0:28.1	of that background is very similar.
0:30.4	That's what Lance Baldwin is to me.
0:32.5	He's the founder and CEO of Area Scouts and why we share that Lance, welcome to the Playbook
0:39.0	by the way.
0:40.0	Thank you very much, Dan.
0:41.0	I like the logo.
0:42.0	Thank you.
0:43.0	Sports is everything to me and I've been blessed to run amazing companies and have amazing
0:49.4	people around me.
0:50.4	You were a witness to it last night at our VIP dinner and I know it sounds silly because
0:57.2	in its end, I've been told by my college football coach that I was a below average college
1:03.8	football player.
1:05.5	I thought it was average.
1:07.3	I try not to get my feelings hurt, but nothing in my life.
1:13.2	From the time I was five years old, single mom broke to this point in my life, nothing
1:23.1	has had a greater impact on my abilities to be the best that I can be, to help others
1:30.7	be the best that they can be, than what I experienced in sports.
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