In addition to putting his leadership skills to work inside of TD AMERITRADE, Joe Moglia, the company’s current chairman and former CEO, has been sharing them at conferences, fundraisers, and universities over the past decade. Friends of mine that have seen him speak say he’s one of the most inspirational speakers they have heard.
Although I didn’t get to hear him speak from a podium, I had the privilege of sitting in on Kyle Tonniges’ interview of him for the first issue of disRUPT. We published that story in June, TD AMERITRADE’s Joe Moglia bucks tradition, and yesterday we published video highlights from the interview, Joe Moglia reflects on importance of communication & risk taking.
Today, we present a video in which Moglia answers the question: “What is your advice for entrepreneurs?”
In his response, he encourages both entrepreneurs and young professionals to reflect on who they are, what their skill set is, and what they want to do. He is, of course, not the first person to share this advice but I encourage you to watch the video as he delivers it with a rare confidence, passion, and intensity.
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At 1:40 he says:
If you’re going to work really, really hard at something, it’s got to be something you love. Is this something that I want to do? Is this something that I feel good about? Is this something I’m proud to say ‘I am…boom, such and such?’ If it’s something you can love, and you have the skill sets for, aggressively, aggressively pursue that path.
