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Nov 2022
55m 38s

Let's Build A Billion Dollar Business

David Ralph of Join Up Dots
About this episode
Brandon Dawson is a business scaling, turn around expert and leadership mentor who helps business owners and their teams achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals through the growth of their business. He is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Cardone Ventures which he started with Grant Cardone, was started in 2019, has 80+ employees and does arou ... Show More
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