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Dan Schiffman, Financial Advisor and Owner, Capital River Wealth Management

March 6, 2025  ·  1 sections  ·  1 min read

Dan Schiffman, Founder and President of Capital River Wealth Management, shares his insights on leadership, business growth, and entrepreneurship.

  • Leadership Inspiration: His soccer coach, Rich, who instilled high expectations, work ethic, and teamwork while maintaining a positive and supportive approach.
  • Biggest Surprise in Leadership: The amount of thought and effort required to consider and involve other leaders in decision-making.
  • Key Leadership Lesson: Hiring and building relationships with individuals who share core values and setting high expectations with support.
  • Best Leadership Decision: Prioritizing alignment with core values when hiring and working with others.
  • Worst Business Decision: Keeping a toxic team member for too long, which hindered growth and wasted valuable time.
  • Excitement for the Future: Believes business growth is limitless, constantly discovering new opportunities every few months.
  • Advice for Entrepreneurs: Be passionate, build relationships based on purpose and partnership, stay resilient, and understand that success takes time.

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