How This Doctor Expanded His Career Beyond Medicine and Into Entrepreneurship Dr. Eric George, renowned hand surgeon and entrepreneur, talks about how his mentality helped him expand his career beyond medicine into entrepreneurship and investing.

By David Meltzer Jun 4, 2020

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Dr. Eric George, renowned hand surgeon and founder and CEO of ERG Enterprises, Omega Hospital and The Hand Center of Louisiana, shares some of the best strategies he's learned to help anyone thrive in the "people business." Then, he breaks down how his experience with bureaucracies inspired him to make a change in healthcare.

Dr. George and host of The Playbook, David Meltzer, discuss how their desire to help others has impacted their respective entrepreneurship journeys, as well as how to put your faith in the right people and the right ideas. The pair also provide their thoughts on a leader's best practices for building trust within a team.

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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