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Episode 102 - No Labels, No Limits podcast with David Wood

Season 2, Ep. 102

Welcome to another episode of No Labels, No Limits as we interview David Wood, a tough conversations coach. He started life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies on Park Avenue and built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe.


As well as helping others, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, overcoming a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show!


Today, he coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives, teams - and now prison inmates - to create amazing results and deep connection. One tough conversation at a time.


Learn more and connect with David here:


www.playforreal.life

https://www.facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood/

https://www.facebook.com/solutionbox

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    53:57||Season 5, Ep. 390
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    55:39||Season 5, Ep. 387
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    47:59||Season 5, Ep. 386
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