Eli Beer on Saving 7.5 Million Lives and Raising Hundreds of Millions of Dollars | Founder of United Hatzalah of Israel

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!__________SPONSORS:Advanced Solar Solutions: Go solar before December 31 to qualify for federal solar incentives! 347-455-8430 or ⁠⁠advancedsolarny.com⁠⁠Gindi 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:⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠__________GEAR:• 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