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High School Dropouts Can Be Moguls, Too This real estate founder and president breaks down his journey from humble beginnings.

By David Meltzer

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On this episode of The Playbook, Keven Stirdivant, president and founder of Kase Real Estate, shares his thoughts with Entrepreneur Network partner David Meltzer on:

  • What it took to realize he wasn't the bad seed that others viewed him as [6:43].
  • Why he focuses on the "seven equities" instead of looking at the financial bottom-line [11:31].
  • The powerful question that his mentor asked him, which shifted his perspective on life and business [13:49].
  • His five-step strategy to succeed when prospecting for clients [16:46].

Related: The Secret Sauce for Building a Luxury Brand
David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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