Welcome to the 4th Episode of the Daria Hamrah Podcast. Today I have invited a very special guest who is very hard to categorize. You could call him an entrepreneur, philanthropist, humanitarian, TV celebrity, Educator, motivational speaker, or just a cosmetic dentist in southern California.
His profession and his passion have led him to gain too many honors for me to list. But despite having co-founded some of the biggest dental companies and having invented the tooth whitening system ZOOM!, he has earned numerous awards as a cosmetic dentist practicing in Los Angeles, CA, His humanitarian & philanthropic involvement has led to his being honored with 14 Life Time Achievement Awards in addition to 2 Guinness World Book records. To top it off, in 2018 he was Knighted by the Royal Order of Constantine!
But today, we are not here to talk about one single person’s accolades. We are here to talk about the importance and meaning of giving. Yes, it sounds like a cliche, giving is receiving. But when you listen to our conversation, you will find out why and how it is true and not a cliche. You will learn that being a celebrity on an ABC show “Extreme Makeover”, or being on Oprah or Larry King Live, just to name a few shows he has been invited to, is not the ultimate achievement. The ultimate achievement and success in life are not about materialistic values or fame, it is not about selfishness. We all know how our society puts the above on a pedestal only to confuse young children and adults about the important things in life.
Life to him is about giving, it is about teaching and showing young adults and students the pathways to success. In order to reach the future of our nation, my guest, Dr. Bill Dorfman founded The LEAP Foundation about 13 years ago. High school and college students from ages 15 to 27+ meet every summer in southern California to learn lessons in life, lessons not taught at schools, lessons that make all the difference in the true success of our lives. Not form a single perspective, but rather from the perspective of many successful people that get invited each year to meet with hundreds of students from around the country to serve as their mentors. To teach and lead them through real-life stories, the importance of basic human values like appreciation, self-love, caring for others, how to succeed in life and business. To empower young adults and teenagers to become the best possible version of themselves. Without fear of judgment or failure. To show them why Failure is not an option!
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