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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Unlocking Your Potential as a Leader | Interview with Yum! Brands Cofounder, David Novak

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, David Novak, founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership, and co-founder and former CEO of YUM! Brands, provides insights on: [2:31] - The “big break” that put him on the path to running one of the world’s most successful corporations [6:52] - Why all great leaders need to practice “coaching themselves” [9:18] - What separates a typical entrepreneur’s mindset from top performers [16:21] - The ingredients it takes in order to break the limitations that are holding you back 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

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0:00.0

you have to take accountability for your own development.

0:02.5

I think that the first thing that you have to do is you have to learn about yourself.

0:08.7

This is the paper. I am so blessed today because every once in a while,

0:15.0

we get an entrepreneur of entrepreneurs. The billionaires, millionaires and entrepreneurs,

0:19.6

people who have led the biggest brands in the world like our friend David Novak,

0:24.5

who is the founder and CEO of young brands. If you haven't heard of young brands, I don't know

0:32.7

where you've been. David, I came and list out every single brand that is included in there.

0:40.0

But retired chairman of there as well. I'm sure the lessons that have been learned throughout

0:45.7

the decades are incredible. I'm going to start there. When you elevate your career to what I

0:54.4

consider to be the highest level. The spirit of excellence. In football, you're a Warren

0:59.1

Moon, Troy Eggman or Steve Young. It's a different game. I marketed the Hall of Fame for years,

1:05.2

and I always said people wouldn't believe this, but even within the Hall of Fame, there's like

1:08.7

the Hall of Famers of the Hall of Famers. The ones where John Randall is looking up and going,

1:13.6

oh my gosh, that's Joe Montana. You're a Joe Montana in entrepreneurship and business,

1:19.7

but you didn't start there. I want to talk about that playbook of how things aggregate upon

1:26.9

themselves in your career where you wake up one day and go, how did this all happen?

1:35.0

I'm sure from my experience, it didn't happen overnight. What were some of the things when you were

1:41.2

younger that were in your mindset of perception of, this is what I want to be or do when I grow up,

1:48.2

that probably is not completely aligned with being the chairman and co-founder and CEO of Yum.

1:53.7

Well, first of all, Dave, I want to thank you for being on the show and for those very kind

1:58.8

comments. Joe Montana, I always loved him to be even thought of when that kind of

2:03.5

ilk is something else. I'm not sure that I deserve it, but I'll take it.

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