Office Hours with David Meltzer

Michelle O'Neil Michelle O'Neil is a dynamic Co-Founder and Senior Shareholder at OWLawyers, a prominent law firm based in Dallas, Texas. With over 30 years of experience, O'Neil is a leading attorney specializing in entrepreneurship, business, and family law. A proud alumni of Baylor University Law School, she also holds a post-doctoral certification in Leadership from Harvard Law School. Her dee...

Eric Malzone Eric is a Northern California native with a lifelong passion for fitness and athletics. After ten years in corporate America, he started his first fitness business in 2008, CrossFit Pacific Coast followed by Lighthouse Fitness in 2015. In 2017, Eric successfully sold his gyms going nomadic for a period of years, and finally landing in Whitefish, Montana. He is the host of Fitness Blit...

Boomer Anderson Boomer Anderson is a prominent health optimization practitioner and the CEO of Smarter Not Harder, Inc., a life sciences and technology company that owns the brand Troscriptions. He also leads the Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMe/HOPe) nonprofit organization. Boomer specializes in helping high-performing entrepreneurs maximize their productivity and performance despi...

Nick Martin Nick Martin is the co-founder of Direqt, a leading Conversational AI platform that powers AI-driven search engines and assistants for top global brands like ESPN, Conde Nast, and Hearst, reaching millions of users worldwide. In 2024, Direqt was named one of AdWeek's "12 Hottest AI Startups." A former D1 and D2 college athlete, Nick is a repeat entrepreneur with a proven track record, i...

Jordan Burton Jordan Burton is a professional interviewer with over 17 years of experience, specializing in conducting multi-hour interviews with CEOs and C-level candidates for major private equity firms and corporate boards. His deep expertise in interviewing has allowed him to train leadership teams of top venture capital and private equity investors, as well as high-growth companies, to improv...

Patrick Thean Patrick Thean is a highly accomplished CEO, international speaker, USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, coach, and serial entrepreneur. With over two decades of experience coaching CEOs, he has gained deep insights into the challenges and pressures of leading a company. Through his work, he has observed firsthand the impact of poor leadership decisions and the import...

Cynthia Kane Cynthia Kane helps people enhance their lives and relationships by teaching them how to become less reactive in difficult conversations, and speak to themselves, others, and their environment in a kind, honest, and helpful way. She has taught over 70,000 people how to change the way they communicate through her books (How to Communicate Like a Buddhist, Talk to Yourself Like a Buddhis...

Chaya Garcia Chaya Garcia, also known as The Dating Expert, is the CEO and founder of the #LOVELIGHTER movement. She is on a mission to transform the dynamics of modern relationships by empowering both single women and men to love themselves, reconnect with their inner child, and take responsibility for their own happiness. Chaya educates her audience on how to recognize healthy and unhealthy rela...

Scott Haug Scott Haug is a recognized expert in manifestation and the laws of attraction, enabling countless individuals and entrepreneurs to unlock their full potential through his teachings. Utilizing online communities and his substantial social media presence, he has become a thought leader focused on mindset transformation. Scott uniquely equips his students with practical applications of the...

Max Cohen Max Cohen is a dynamic new TikTok and Instagram personality and a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ and Jewish community. Via his Social Medias, Cohen shares hysterical stories of his personal life and creates comedic skits which include topics such as College and Post-College Life, Dating in Your 20s, and Shared Cultural Jewish Experiences. Tim Manfro Tim Manfro, better known as Mortgage Man...

Chad Prinkey Chad Prinkey is the Founder and CEO of Well Built Construction Consulting, specializing in supporting small to mid-size commercial general contractors, construction managers, specialty contractors, owners, and developers within the building industry. His hands-on approach prioritizes team skill enhancement, effective compensation strategies, and improved communication, fostering a cul...

Julia Haart Julia Haart is a self-made businesswoman, designer, and bestselling author, known for her remarkable journey from an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to becoming a powerful figure in the fashion industry. At 42, Haart fled her religious upbringing, changed her name, and started her career without any formal education in fashion. Her breakthrough came with a shoe collection that led to h...

Dan Choi Dan Choi, the founder and CEO of The NA Beverage Company, shares his personal journey from high-functioning alcoholism to sobriety. After years of relying on alcohol to manage stress and fit into social norms, Dan realized he needed a change. His decision to get sober three years ago sparked a profound transformation. He began questioning the role of alcohol in both his life and society,...

Clare Norman Clare Norman, author of the book Cultivating Coachability (October 2024), is the founder of Clare Norman Coaching Associates. A globally recognized Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Clare is also a Master Mentor Coach, Certified Coach Supervisor, and holds a master’s degree in Training. With over 25 years of experience, Clare has been a tra...

George Sadler Legacy cannabis entrepreneurs George and Cody Sadler have re-entered the industry with their new brand, Gelato, launched in early 2022. This new venture marks a departure from their previous focus on heavy metal and instead embraces a sweeter theme in the recreational cannabis markets of California and Michigan. Gelato offers a diverse array of products, including vapes, edibles, flo...

Nayan Patel, PharmD Dr. Nayan Patel, a University of Southern California School of Pharmacy alumnus and adjunct faculty member, is a pharmacist with over three decades of experience and a globally recognized expert on the Master Antioxidant Glutathione. Renowned as a consultant and lecturer, he has traveled the world educating healthcare professionals on advanced biochemistry and anti-aging scienc...

Brad Baldridge Brad Baldridge is one of the nation’s leading college financial experts. He teaches families the best ways to plan, save and pay for college so they can make their children’s college dreams come true without wiping out their finances or their retirement. For over 20 years, he has shared his expertise and insights through his private practice, as a blogger and host of the Taming the...

Yves Benchimol Yves Benchimol is the Co-Founder and CEO of WeWard, a free mobile app that rewards over 20 million users for walking. Recognizing the challenges of a sedentary and increasingly digital world, Yves created WeWard to inspire people to incorporate more physical activity into their daily lives. With offices in New York and Paris, the company has grown to a team of over 50 employees and...

Igor Da Graciete Igor Da Graciete is a professional ghostwriter specializing in crafting exceptional content for founders and owners of paid communities. Through his expertise, he helps clients scale their businesses by leveraging founder-led content that builds customer trust and drives organic growth. As the founder of Graciete Ghostwriting, Igor is dedicated to creating impactful content strate...

Sid Rao Sid Rao brings over two decades of technology leadership to his role as CEO of Positron Networks. Previously, he spent over a decade as Director and General Manager at AWS, where he pioneered real-time communication services and launched the Amazon Chime SDK. This technology now supports over 18 million daily active users across applications by Slack (Huddles), Intuit (TurboTax Live), and...

Sergio Alvarez Sergio Alvarez, CEO and Founder of Ai Media Group, is a pioneer in performance marketing and digital attribution. He founded the Blackstone-backed Ai Media Group in 2008, a full-service digital marketing agency with proprietary software that delivers comprehensive marketing solutions to clients. As a proud first-generation college graduate and bilingual son of Spanish immigrants, Al...

Susan Leger Ferraro Susan Leger Ferraro, author of SuperLoop: How Understanding Beliefs, Biology, and Behavior Creates A Business That Works For Everyone, is a pioneering entrepreneur and business innovator who has founded and led six multi-million-dollar ventures. Her work focuses on transformational leadership and employee well-being through socially conscious cultures and behavioral economics,...

Jochen "Jack" Wurfl Jack was born in 1932 in Germany to a Jewish mother and Catholic father. After living in Austria until 1936, his parents sent him and his brother Peter back to Berlin to stay with their Jewish grandparents, fearing Hitler’s invasion. As Nazi persecution intensified, their grandfather hid them in a summer camp run by Irma Franzen-Heinrichsdorff, a courageous German woman. Jack a...

Karla Trotman Karla Trotman is the president and CEO of Electro Soft, Inc. (ESI), a family-founded electronics manufacturing company. With degrees from Penn State and Drexel University, she built a strong foundation in logistics, purchasing, and e-commerce through roles at companies like Honeywell and IKEA. Her entrepreneurial spirit emerged when she launched the Belly Button Boutique, an online s...

Reg Malhotra Reg Malhotra is a globally renowned mindset trainer who helps individuals, including coaches, executives, athletes, and entrepreneurs, optimize performance, manage emotions, and reshape thought and behavior patterns. As the founder and CEO of Neuro Masters Academy, a multi-7-figure education company, Reg has assisted over 3,000 clients in overcoming negative behaviors and achieving su...