David Begnaud

Welcome to The Person Who Believed in Me.

I'm David Begnaud.

Chelsea Handler, the sharp-tongued comedian, host, and seven-time bestselling author, built an empire on saying things nobody else would say.

But before any of that, she was a nine-year-old girl in Livingston, New Jersey, being barked at in the hallways of her elementary school, a kid who told her whole town she had been cast in a movie with Goldie Hawn because a made-up family felt somewhat safer than her real one.

Welcome to The Person Who Believed in Me.

I'm David Begnaud.

Bozoma Saint John, she pitched Beyoncé to Pepsi as a 23-year-old assistant, stole the show at Apple's 2016 keynote, and became the first Black C-level executive at Netflix.

But before any of that, she was a Ghanaian girl who arrived in Colorado at the age of 12 with her whole life already mapped out for her, a road straight to medical school.

Welcome to The Person Who Believed in Me.

I'm David Begnaud.

Tori Kelly took an album to number two on the Billboard 200 and won three Grammy awards.

But before any of that, she was a shy girl wondering if she had what it took to be a star.

You do have to ask more questions.

That's why you have David Begnaud coming in December for Inspire members.

That, that, look, the agents that are, are going to be able to hit their goals and succeed are the ones that are quick to adjust.

Like, your, um, 18% fallout is a huge number, because we would normally far- forecast about 10, so now you're double in your fallout, and you do, Cindy, you do, what, 400 units a year? I don't wanna slight you.

Welcome to The Person Who Believed in Me.

I'm David Begnaud.

To the world, he is Gary Vee, the hyper-caffeinated, profanity-laced, T-shirt and Jets cap-wearing mogul who built a media empire on hustle.

But the man underneath the brand is the son of Soviet refugees who shared a Queens apartment with eight family members, an F and D student who was written off by every teacher except one, and a kid whose hand-knit Jets jersey still hangs in his office today as the most important physical object he owns.

Um, we're gonna have a guy...

Anybody familiar with a, a, a reporter named David Begnaud? He works for CBS News.

He does some stuff for CBS Mornings.

Uh, he, um, has a podcast out now.

So David's speaking at Elevate for us to talk about a totally different topic, but he's gonna come on and do an inspire call to teach us how to ask better questions and then become great listeners.

And I think for salespeople That can be a struggle on asking the right questions and becoming a great listener.

So David Begnaud's gonna...

I don't have a date yet, I'll keep you posted.