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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Ryan Leslie: Grammy Nominated Musician| #ThePlaybook 101

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Ryan Leslie, CEO of Superphone and Grammy-nominated producer, discusses his journey from attending Harvard at the age of 15 to becoming a world-renowned musical artist and entrepreneur. Ryan provides insights on the importance of enjoying the process, why being inspired is key as a musician, how to find your own frequency, as well as how the digital age has changed the way music is marketed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On this episode of the playbook I have Grammy nominated artist Ryan Leslie who graduated Harvard at 19.

0:08.9

So for all you entrepreneurs out there trying to answer the question should I go to college or not I think

0:13.9

Ryan has some great insight for you this is entrepreneurs the playbook

0:17.8

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

0:22.1

entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional

0:26.0

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

0:32.1

I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.

0:37.0

This Dave Melzer, CEO of Sports One Marketing, the Playbook, and I'm so excited.

0:44.5

I got another Ivy Leagueer, another Harvard guy.

0:47.3

Sorry, Jeremy Lynn.

0:48.9

We got Ryan Leslie here.

0:50.7

What's having it, how are you?

0:52.0

Thanks for having me. Thank you. Now, you kind of are who I wanted to be. Or I should say, you're really who my mom wanted me to be. Okay. You know, you perfect score on the SAT how old were you we went to Harvard?

1:05.4

15 is a 15 graduated 19. Yeah senior but 19 delivered the Harvard

1:10.9

oration you know but I did that honestly I did that because that's what I think my parents really expected of me and my diploma

1:18.1

now hangs in my dad's office.

1:20.0

That's cool and he deserves it right?

1:21.0

Yeah, that's exactly. I joke around because my mom always said you know

1:24.4

first of all the fetus wasn't fully developed till you graduated with a graduate

1:28.9

degree from an I League school wow and you're either a doctor, the lawyer or a failure.

1:34.0

And those kind of thought process.

1:36.0

Now, I'm also the reason I held my younger brother back.

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