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How an Olympic Rower Went From Benchwarmer to 2-Time Gold Medalist Susan Francia, two-time Olympic gold medalist rower, discusses the importance of teamwork and communication for rowers and entrepreneurs.

By David Meltzer

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Susan Francia, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion rower, talks about how she discovered rowing later in life after struggling to excel in other sports. Francia shares insights on the unseen sacrifice of both Olympic athletes and entrepreneurs, maintaining your passion and using the doubt of others as motivation.

Francia and host David Meltzer cover topics such as the role of teamwork, trust and communication, both in rowing and in entrepreneurship.

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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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