Andrei Podell

Shortly after I joined LinkedIn, I searched for Andrei, and when I clicked the website, I expected to learn about his new company, but instead, I learned of his passing.

I worked at E-Myth, just a cubicle away from Andrei. We both loved our dogs very much and often mused about how cool it would be to fence off our area with a puppy gate so we could bring our dogs to work.

Andrei and I also shared an appreciation for the humor, er humour, of Monty Python.

Whenever Andrei was on a sales call, I stopped what I was doing and took notes. He had such a way with prospects and clients - I looked up to the way he handled his business. Andrei was my mentor at E-Myth. Later, Andrei began to hand special sales leads off to me, and I was honored that he trusted me.

I imagined that one day, I would hear that Andrei had written the next “big” book about entrepreneurial strategy, that he would be known as a thought leader in the business world …

My thoughts and prayers are with you …

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