Country Club Living - Palm Beach North - March 2025

M A R C H 2 0 2 5 | C O U N T R Y C L U B L I V I N G - PA L M B E A C H N O R T H | 9 “I see leadership as showing people what to do and how to do it, rather than just telling them,” Franklin explained. Ultimately, this way of thinking goes back to not just Franklin’s upbringing, but those he learned from along the way, including many who he looks back on as not just mentors, but people that helped shape him to be the man he is today. “I think the importance of having mentors in your life is huge,” David said. “A piece of advice I got, and I haven’t always followed it but I’ve tried was that you should have a mentor in every aspect of your life. You should have a spiritual mentor, you should have a relational mentor, you should have a financial mentor, and you should have a business mentor.”