Office Hours with David Meltzer

Jordan Denning Jordan Denning is a 20-year corporate attorney and entrepreneur with a holistic approach to practicing law, he boasts extensive experience in esteemed global law firms, public companies, and startup ventures. His legal prowess extends across various domains, encompassing areas such as business formation and restructuring, sports and entertainment, intellectual property, employment,...

Frank Amadio Frank Amadio is the Founder & CEO of Garuda Lions Football Club. His tough upbringing inspires his mission. Growing up poor, he learned right from wrong. In Indonesia, he saw kids facing similar struggles and founded Garuda Lions to make a difference. It's not just a football club, it's a community empowering underprivileged children. Frank's vision is to provide not just football...

Genevieve Hawkins Genevieve Hawkins is a Change and Transformation Executive and has dedicated her career to understanding and positively influencing the psychology of thriving under pressure. With a background in both the health system and corporate consulting, Genevieve brings a unique perspective to her role as a senior executive leading major change programs. Recognizing the need for practical...

Scott Edinger Scott Edinger is a leading consultant specializing in business growth, trusted by Fortune 500 clients globally. With extensive experience, he collaborates with CEOs and senior leaders to devise practical strategies for driving both top and bottom-line results. Scott, an accomplished author with three books and over a hundred articles in prestigious publications like Forbes and Harvar...

Chris Knudsen Christopher Knudsen is a published author, university instructor, inventor, and renowned consultant. He currently works as an independent fractional CMO and is a CEO at StoicYeti, an advertising agency focused on helping direct-to-consumer companies. He was formerly the CMO at Purple Mattress and has started and sold several companies, including 3DplusMe, a venture-funded consumer 3D...

Jerry Neumann Jerry Neumann is a twenty-five-year veteran of venture capital. He has invested in some of the most successful venture-funded companies of the past three decades, including Datadog and Trade Desk, and has worked alongside dozens of entrepreneurs as an investor, board member, and advisor. Jerry also teaches entrepreneurship at Columbia University. David Dodson In 2000 David co-founded...

James Burstall James Burstall is CEO of Argonon, a major international independent production group. The group is headquartered in London, New York, Los Angeles, Oklahoma, Liverpool, and Glasgow. The group produces shows ranging from House Hunters International to The Masked Singer UK through to iconic current affairs program, Dispatches and much-loved drama Worzel Gummidge. Ed Watal Ed Watal is t...

Hortense le Gentil Hortense le Gentil is a world-renowned executive coach, speaker, and author of  The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World . Her book teaches readers how to free their voice, understand the power of words, heighten self-awareness, and challenge beliefs while confronting fears. Hortense takes her audience through three p...

Skip Bowman Skip is a consultant, keynote speaker, and author of his newly released book, Safe to Great: The New Psychology of Leadership . The book is designed for leaders who want to bring more hope and critical thinking to their managing skills, transforming the way businesses are approached by individuals. It emphasizes one’s purpose before profit, and the team before the individual. Myrdalis...

Jerome Myers An award-winning engineer turned business strategist, he uses his experience & innate understanding of human emotions to ensure that your journey from the corporate world to entrepreneurship is a fulfilling one. At the helm of a division of a multibillion-dollar Fortune 550 company, he created a thriving $20M operation with 175 dedicated team members. Now, he employs that expertis...

James Keyes He’s a global business leader, philanthropist, educator, artist, musician, commercial pilot, & modern renaissance man. He is the former CEO of two internally recognized Fortune 500 companies, 7-Eleven, Inc. and Blockbuster, Inc. His other business interests cover a broad range of industries from retail, consumer products, technology, healthcare, cyber security, new space, energy, a...

Dwight Little He began his television career with the acclaimed Fox detective series “Millennium.” Working steadily for the next 20 years, he’s directed many of the most recognized shows on TV including David E Kelley’s Emmy Award Winning “The Practice.” Other well-known hits include “Prison Break,” “24,” “Bones,” “Sleepy Hollow”, “Nikita”, “Dusk Til Dawn,” & “Scorpion.” Anar Mammadov He’s a s...

Henna Pryor She’s a highly sought-after Workplace Performance Expert, an award-winning 2x TEDx & global keynote speaker, executive facilitator, & coach. Her clients call her their “secret weapon for impossible change,” an honor she wears proudly. She’s known for her science-backed approach to improving the performance, habits, & actions of hungry high achievers – in her fun, no-nonsens...

Tomer Rabinovich He’s a self-taught Amazon business owner & sought-after speaker at Amazon seller events around the world. He’s a consultant to some of the biggest names in the online sales industry & a trusted advisor to global aggregator companies. Passionate about sharing his valuable insights into Amazon selling, Tomer founded Top Dog, a vibrant community of Amazon sellers, service pro...

Gary Harpst As CEO of LeadFirst, he’s known for his fusion of faith & work, fostering agile organizations. With four decades of experience, he’s founded three successful businesses, one of which merged and was sold to Microsoft. He has authored three impactful books, and educated on business-faith intersections. As a veteran Christian CEO, his journey encompasses business trials and growth. Lu...

Ben Narasin An entrepreneur since 12, he spent much of the early 2000s acquiring companies in the consumer Internet and e-commerce industries and providing liquidity to shareholders. Prior to his acquisition investment and consulting roles, he founded Fashionmall.com in 1993 which became one of the first e-commerce companies in the world and the first cost-per-click portal. He took Fashionmall.com...

Hemant Taneja He is the managing partner of the venture capital firm General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that partners with founders from seed to growth stage and beyond to build companies that withstand the test of time. He is the founder of the firm’s Silicon Valley operations. Jed Corenthal He is currently the CMO of Phenix, the technology platform that can stream video in real-time at bro...

Ken Blanchard Ken Blanchard is one of the world’s most influential leadership experts. He is the co-author of more than sixty-five books, including the iconic The One Minute Manager , with combined sales of over 23 million copies in forty-seven languages. He is co-founder of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a leading international training and consulting firm. He’s in Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of t...

Olumide Gbenro He is an NFT advisor who has worked with some of the top projects in the world. He's social media advisor to a client list that includes Olympians, Public Figures, and Global Brands. He’s also a notable TikToker w/ 139K Followers and 3.3M Likes Ed Beltran He’s CEO of Fierce Conversations —a global leadership development company that’s pioneering new e-training and communication para...

Kindra Hall She is President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective, a consulting firm focused on the strategic application of storytelling to today’s communication challenges. Kindra’s message spans all industries and her clients include Facebook, Hilton Hotels, Tyson Foods, Target, Berkshire Hathaway and the Harvard Medical School. Kasim Aslam He is the founder and CEO of Solutions...

Lance Essihos [0:00] He’s a bestselling author & Top 50 podcast host, hosting the successful podcast University of Adversity (Dave has been on). In this podcast that has featured professional athletes, NY Times bestselling authors, and spiritual leaders, each episode is produced to provide inspiration, motivation, and practical tools to help listeners tackle difficult times. Lance covers a ran...

Jerry Colonna [0:00] He’s a co-founder & CEO of Reboot, the executive coaching & leadership development company, host of the Reboot Podcast (Dave hasn’t been on), and author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up (2019). He draws on his wide variety of experiences to help clients design a more conscious life & make needed changes to their career to improve their performance &a...

John List John A. List is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago. List joined the UChicago faculty in 2005, and served as Chairman of the Department of Economics from 2012-2018. In addition to his university career, List served as the chief economist for taxi company Uber, and now does it for Lyft. Giri Devanur He is the founder and CEO of...

Jane McLelland From ‘94 until ‘04, Jane battled two aggressive cancers with metastatic spread, both classed as ‘terminal’. Using her medical knowledge and researching heavily, she put together a cancer-starving formula, using natural therapies, exercise and diet. To her relief, joy & surprise, her cancer just ‘melted away’. Her cocktail was more powerful than she had ever hoped. Monica Eaton-C...

Jacek Prus He first became involved in animal activism while pursuing a philosophy degree at the University of Texas. A committed sustainability advocate, Prus was an architect of the ProVeg Incubator, a European accelerator dedicated to launching plant-based & cultured food startups. Kuleana was inspired by Jacek’s experience promoting ecologically minded businesses. Roman Gabriel III He is a...