Dawn talks with Dan Lazar. Dan is the Founder of HeroX (2020), Covers Hero (2016, exit 2020), and Tennis Hero (2015, exit 2019). He is best known for successfully raising his first round of investment on "Shark Tank Romania", being named "30 Under 30" by Forbes & being a servant for social causes helping the less fortunate inspired by his Baha'i faith. He played tennis as a pro until he was 18 and one of his best results was becoming the vice-champion of Romania U18. Dawn and Dan talk about transforming your talent and skills into a business, only to discover new interests and capabilities, prompting further expansion.
In this episode…
Who is Dan Lazar and whom does he serve? (1:02).
Can you tell us about your professional tennis journey and how long you played? (1:42)
Dan Lazar’s property business (5:14)
The difference between how your mind had to be at a pro athlete level and then how it's grown and shifted now that you own multiple businesses? (6:34)
How do you hold yourself accountable in international business when you're accustomed to having a team around you to help achieve goals? (7:59)
You just said something incredibly profound, and that was you were able to play at the professional level, but you don't consider yourself very talented. How does that translate to business? (10:06)
What are some of the limiting beliefs that you saw, that you were breaking through to be able to go into international business with the confidence and success that you have? (12:22)
Did people support your transition from the tennis academy to property development and ultimately to your current endeavors, considering the connections you made through collaboration strategies? (16:01)
What are some of your strategies for networking? (17:31)
Do you think that this long-term kind of perspective came from the fact that you were an athlete at that level?(20:41)
Did you ever feel like it wouldn't work or you weren't seeing results fast enough?(22:19)
Do you believe that balancing aggression in one aspect of your ventures and defensiveness in another contributes to maintaini
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