Office Hours with David Meltzer

Natalie is the visionary Founder and CEO of Your Teacher Tutors, previously known as Maryland Teacher Tutors, a leading tutoring company serving families, corporations, and educational institutions across the U.S. Within just five years, she expanded her one-person venture into a thriving community of 250 staff members. A former public school teacher with 11 years of experience, Natalie transition...

Rebecca Contreras Rebecca Contreras' journey from poverty to business success is marked by her grit, determination, and unwavering commitment. As a high school dropout and welfare-dependent teenage mother, Rebecca defied the odds and transformed her life, eventually becoming a successful business leader. She is the founder and CEO of AvantGarde, a consulting firm based in Austin, Texas, that has e...

Simon Szewach Simon Szewach is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Gelteq, a global biotechnology company that specializes in innovative ingestible gel technology. With a background in launching successful ventures across finance, health, technology, and sports, Simon has a proven track record of creating new product trends. He co-founded companies like nTouch Pty Ltd, a proximity-based marke...

B.D. Erickson II B.D. Erickson II is a seasoned leader with a robust background in business, science, and leadership, honed through training at Anthony Robbins Mastery University and Leadership Academy. He excels in high-pressure leadership roles within the clean, renewable energy sector, currently heading Montana's leading solar company and the nation's foremost clean power manufacturing facility...

Hugo Sanchez A Brooklyn, NY native, business owner, entrepreneur, and creator of the MOTI app, Hugo owns, manages, and has developed various business enterprises across multiple industries and currently has ownership interests in a thriving NY restaurant, Elite Williamsburg; and a 22 year old, pioneering, urban, apparel and footwear brand, Alife. In previous business enterprises, Hugo has managed...

Chris Darwin Chris Darwin has carried on his great great grandfather Charles Darwin' commitment to curiosity and informed thinking and has spent much of his life applying his Charles' famous Thought System to inspiring discussion into issues occupying the zeitgeist in 2024, including the path to happiness, eating a healthy diet, and world affairs. He is an author, an adventurer, a vegan, a world r...

David Williams David is a husband, father, serial entrepreneur, and investor. He started as an entrepreneur in 2009 after the major company he worked for shut its doors, leaving him having to find another path in life. David went to work and launched his first business in the insurance industry. He took the business from scratch and grew it to $22 million in reoccurring revenue over the course of...

Finn McKenty Finn McKenty has over 20 years of experience in building and marketing products, driving $15M+ in revenue for online education at CreativeLive and URM Academy. He has worked in design and marketing for Abercrombie & Fitch, product strategy for Swiffer and Febreze, and digital media for Red Bull, Element, and Nike ACG. He’s also collaborated with bands like A Day To Remember and Of...

Dario Gutiesco Dario Gutiesco is an industrial engineer from Tec de Monterrey, a sales and entrepreneurship expert with international experience who has worked for international companies such as Revolut, Uber, Audi, SAP and DHL. Dario has proven his expertise in the sales field, managing to close contracts for more than €2 million and collect at least €1 million in cash from clients. He is curren...

Quinn McArthur Quinn McArthur, a former Green Beret and commercial real estate developer, has a wealth of knowledge to share about the strategies and advantages of safe real estate investments. He also co-founded Legacy Land Income Fund. Legacy Land Income Fund is revolutionizing the world of real estate and note investing by specializing in purchasing seller-financed land notes and offering uniqu...

Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy, a distinguished reconstructive and plastic surgeon, served as Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and was a professor at UCLA School of Medicine for 23 years. He now runs a private practice in Beverly Hills and remains a Clinical Professor at UCLA’s School of Medicine. Patients at his practice benefit from his vast expe...

Joe Byerly Joe Byerly is a retired Lieutenant Colonel who spent twenty years in the United States Army, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and finishing his career as the commander of 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Europe. He received prestigious awards such as the Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and multiple Bronze Stars. In 2013, he started the popular blog From the Green Notebook, which focu...

Isabella Masucci Isabella Masucci is the CEO and Head Ghost Writer at The Masucci Method which is a digital ghostwriting agency that specializes in transforming podcasts into books. Isabella has written eight books in four years, and was a medieval art intern at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Masucci Method is a digital ghostwriting agency that specializes in transforming podcasts into books....

Briana Marbury Briana Marbury is the CEO of the Interledger Foundation (ILF), a nonprofit organization committed to expanding digital financial inclusion to vulnerable populations. ILF invests in organizations, communities, and entrepreneurs working towards the shared goal of enabling interoperable and frictionless payments around the globe. As CEO of ILF, Briana leads the strategic vision of the...

Hunter Hastings Hunter Hastings is an economist who took up a career in corporate marketing and occupied the posts of Chief Marketing Officer in a global consumer products business, Chief Executive Officer in a Silicon Valley start-up enterprise, and Senior Partner in a global consulting company. He’s been an advisor to several Fortune 500 clients in the area of customer motivation and service str...

Dr. Rob Bell Dr. Rob Bell is a noted sport psychology coach, author and speaker. He has spoken to the NFL, PGA, Marriott, and Walgreens, and has written 8 books on Mental Toughness. Rob has worked with 3 different winners on the PGA Tour and has served as the mental coach for University of Notre Dame, Indy Eleven, an Indy 500 champion, an Olympic Silver medalist, grand slam tennis champion, and th...

Luv Tulsidas Luv Tulsidas is an award-winning innovation consulting entrepreneur. He is pioneering AI for enterprises to help them succeed faster at transitioning to the new AI powered economy. Luv is an engineer, business leader, founder and now author, with the publication of his 3 year long passion project: The “Innovation Done Right” book, in collaboration with Forbes. The formative years of L...

Al Herrera Al Herrera is a leadership coach and identity expert with over 20 years in various leadership roles with multiple Fortune 500 companies. Al has focused his efforts over the last 10 years in leadership development by becoming a certified coach, trainer, and speaker coaching executives and organizations through leadership growth and challenges. His mission is to inspire people to unlock t...

Jill Schultz Jill Schultz is a disrupter, serial entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Jill’s mission is to help release people from shame. As a young child, she innocently and curiously acted out with other children due to the aftermath of someone who hurt her when she was 3 years old. Jill lived with debilitating shame for 41 years which held her back in business and love relationships. This ex...

Michael A. Scarpati Michael A. Scarpati, CRPC, is the visionary founder and CEO of RetireUS, a disruptive fintech platform designed to democratize financial mastery. A 2010 graduate of Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business with a BS in Business Administration, Michael quickly advanced his expertise by earning a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation from the College for Financial Pla...

Crystal Quade Growing up in rural Missouri, Crystal Quade often made the trek to help her mom prepare the diner where she worked double or triple shifts waitressing. They lived on a gravel road, and Crystal was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She worked her way through Missouri State, began her own family – and then became the Democratic Leader of the Missouri House of Repres...

Jonathan George Jonathan George is Founder & CEO of Unleash Your Rockstar Personal Brand Agency. His clients have over 150 million online followers branding him as "The Human Hitmaker". As an international speaker, he collaborates with Fortune 500 companies, CEOs, and campuses across the US to build confident and influential personal brands in a digital age. His new book Unleash Your Rockstar...

Josh Chodniewicz In the dynamic realm of entrepreneurship, few names resonate as powerfully as Josh Chodniewicz. Not just an entrepreneur, but a leading expert in regulations in crowdfunding, entrepreneurship and investing in startups, Josh has consistently been at the forefront of industry evolution. His brainchild, Fundify, stands tall in the startup investment landscape. It's not just another p...

Faisal Abid Faisal Abid is a visionary entrepreneur whose journey is defined by an unyielding commitment to leveraging technology for groundbreaking solutions. With a remarkable 12-year tenure at Google, Faisal's expertise in Google Cloud and his role as a Google Developer Expert underscore his profound understanding of tech's transformative power. As the Co-Founder & CTO of Eirene Cremations,...

Daniel Ochoa Daniel Ochoa’s life took a significant turn in his early thirties. For the first three decades, he believed in a God that he had constructed in his head to rationalize his lifestyle, assuming that this belief alone made him in good standing with God. He also believed that God was much like Santa Clause, if he never commits a heinous offense that would make headline news, he would rema...