Greg Scheinman

Does our productive life end at midlife?

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

  • How selling DVD’s out of his car grew into a business that was eventually acquired by Michael Eisner (ex CEO The Walt Disney Company)
  • What he learned from his time at Miramax, working directly for Harvey Weinstein (and telling him to fuck off 20 years before #metoo)
  • How to build a high calibre network when moving to a new city where you don’t know anyone
  • How he’s been able to navigate midlife and make it the most productive years of his life so far
IG: @gregscheinman
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My guest today is Greg Scheinman. Greg has an interesting background, launching and growing multiple businesses, one of which was acquired by Michael Eisner (ex CEO The Walt Disney Company)
More recently he’s a partner with Insgroup; one of the largest independent insurance firms in the United States
He’s also host of The Midlife Male Podcast where he conducts in-depth, raw interviews with entrepreneurs and experts to help men navigate middle age and live a better quality of life
He’s been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Variety and many other publications
I wanted to bring Greg on the show to find out what he’s learned from his entrepreneurship journey and what he’s hoping to achieve with his current projects