Dr. Christopher Metzler is a political pundit, strategist, author and seasoned entrepreneur. With nearly 300 employees in his businesses which include the MI Group, FHW Fit, Gordium Healthcare, 911 Urgent Care, CityPlace Pharmacy, and Next Generation Labs. He appears regularly on The O’Reilly Factor, CNN, Fox News Strategy Room, MSNBC and CNBC where he provides expert commentary on U.S. and global affairs, politics, human rights, human capital, diversity and related issues. He also travels extensively speaking to colleges, organizations, and businesses in the United States and globally. In addition to a Masters degree in Human Rights from Columbia University, Dr. Christopher Metzler also holds a PhD from University of Aberdeen in Law as well as diplomas and postgraduate certificates in law. He is a member of The University of Oxford in Oxford, England as well as a member of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford. At Oxford, he read international human rights law leading to a law degree (MsT) in international human rights law from Oxford.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“The issue of starting a business and not only human capital but start-up capital and so from the start up capital stand point you have people who are unwilling to lend to lend money at a reasonable rate so that was number one, number 2 getting investors, I got people who wanted to invest but wanted 60% of the business or wanted to invest with some unrealistic expectations for dividends”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Trump: The Art of the Deal Book by Donald Trump and Tony SchwartzFavourite Quote:
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”
Recommended Online Resources:
Articles On the Internet
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Understand what your vision is and how you’re going to get there because without vision you have absolutely nothing so it’s extremely important, vision is extremely important but with vision make sure it’s a clear vision and that you’re not using rose coloured glasses for that vision”…[Listen for More]
More About Dr. Christopher Metzler:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” Voltaire
Other Quotes From the Chat with Dr. Christopher Metzler:
- “If you’re in it simply for the profit you then have to ask yourself the question when the profits dry up what are you going to do?”
- “You can be the best entrepreneur, but not if you don’t have people to help make the difference”
- “Trusting your gut is extremely important”
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