#67 Why the Smartest Move He Made Was Leaving the Family Business | David Temko
#67 Why the Smartest Move He Made Was Leaving the Family Business | David Temko  
Podcast: The David Guttman Podcast
Published On: Tue Mar 24 2026
Description: There’s no dress rehearsal for the moments that define you, and David Temko has lived that truth more than once. In this episode, I’m with the founder and CEO of C2 Financial to unpack a life shaped by entrepreneurial parents, a starter marriage, his father’s passing, and the unexpected clarity that comes when everything converges at once. David shares how traveling through 20 countries, cutting his teeth in commercial real estate, and eventually building his own commercial lending division prepared him for a leadership role he never asked for but was always being built toward. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with David Temko Website: https://bit.ly/3NVPThF YouTube: https://bit.ly/4buGEyc Instagram: https://bit.ly/4bGSJii Facebook: https://bit.ly/4bIUPhK LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4uNmbfi Timestamps 00:00 Intro of Show 01:19 David Temko’s Back Story 04:06 David’s Entrepreneurial Journey 08:54 His Father as His Mentor 17:36 Transitioning to Mortgage Brokerage 21:15 David’s Leadership Style 23:17 Retaining and Motivating Talents 26:55 David Guttman’s Cancer Misdiagnosis 35:58 Personal and Family Goals 43:21 Teaching Resilience to Children 49:52 Benefits of Mentorship 54:52 Lessons from Past Marriage 58:47 Connect with David Temko Watch the “David Guttman Podcast” every Tuesday at 8AM EST on YouTube https://bit.ly/3ZGK2yv Connect with David Guttman Website: https://bit.ly/4jclYvK Instagram: https://bit.ly/4iARMe9 TikTok: https://bit.ly/3P19NVm Facebook: https://bit.ly/49CQjQx X: https://bit.ly/4gH28aR LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Bx7Tc2 SUBSCRIBE TO: https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialDavidGuttman Download the “David Guttman Podcast” on all your favorite podcast platforms: Spotify: ​​https://spoti.fi/3VE3fzV Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3VLzm0v