Eli Beer on Saving 7.5 Million Lives and Raising Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Eli Beer is the founder of United Hatzalah, Israel’s volunteer-based emergency medical service that reaches any scene in under 90 seconds and has treated over 7.5 million people worldwide. In this episode, Eli opens up about being kicked out of school at 12, how a childhood trauma sparked his lifelong mission to save lives, and the story behind building one of the most impactful humanitarian organizations on earth. This is a collaboration episode between Momentum (business-focused podcast) and Impact (charity-focused podcast). Be sure to subscribe to both shows! Momentum: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMomentumPod Impact: https://www.youtube.com/@UCZKAzQixxEBnBNdXV52dIqg __________ SPONSORS: - Advanced Solar Solutions: Go solar before December 31 to qualify for federal solar incentives! 347-455-8430 or advancedsolarny.com - Gindi Equities: Preserving and Growing Generational Wealth. Email [email protected] or visit gindiequities.com to learn more. __________ ABOUT MOMENTUM: 🎙️ Momentum brings you the stories, advice, and wisdom of business visionaries, designed to inspire and guide you on your path to success. Be sure to subscribe on all platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMomentumPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jOPoArXfY3OU5uv4BpA3h?si=0311640b82154d1b Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/momentum/id1762657981 Instagram: http://instagram.com/momentumpodcast_ __________ GEAR (please use my affiliate links to make me rich!) • Cameras: https://amzn.to/3UuwW5o • Podcast Mics: https://amzn.to/3J5QWsv • Clip-on Mics: https://amzn.to/3H52iwo • Mic Stands: https://amzn.to/4kZj4uL • Lights: https://amzn.to/45lA5up • Tripods: https://amzn.to/4lHHQAI __________ (00:00) Coming up... (2:58) Intro to Eli and United Hatzalah (9:47) Being entrepreneurial in grade school (11:38) Noticing a void in the EMT system (13:23) Ad Advanced Solar Solutions (14:33) Uniting all of the individual Hatzalah groups (19:24) Why are your ambitions so high? (23:08) The Ambucycle (25:56) Being a doer (27:43) The peer-to-peer EMT model (30:49) Fundraising hundreds of millions worldwide (33:06) Asking his father-in-law for a donation (38:12) When fundraising: have you ever asked for too much? (40:36) “I don’t want to be a CEO” (43:30) Putting together a board of directors (49:26) The Syrian Jewish community’s involvement with United Hatzalah (54:19) Ad Gindi Equities (55:04) Lessons learned from the uber-successful (58:47) Contempt and innovation (1:04:42) Outro and 3 key takeaways