Office Hours with David Meltzer

Dr. Yuvay Meyers Ferguson She is the Assistant Dean of Impact and Engagement and an Associate Professor of Marketing at Howard University’s School of Business. She teaches Marketing Communications, Consumer Behavior, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, and Brand Management. Her research interest is focused on the representation of Blacks and Millennials in advertising and their consumer behavio...

Buck Wise [0:00] In 2022, Buck founded #ClosingDay Agency, a full-service agency that specializes in helping business owners achieve fast and effective results. #ClosingDay Agency takes a data-proven approach to marketing, which enables us to save owners time and drive more sales to scale your business faster. Talia Fox [15:19] She's the CEO of KUSI Global, Inc. She holds an M.Ed. in psychology an...

Adam Jablin Adam’s book, Lotsaholic: From a sick to Sober Superman is about his journey of facing all of his addictions and dependencies, including alcohol and drugs. He shares the very tools & secrets that helped him overcome his addiction & live the life he only could have dreamt about. Hussein Hallak In his previous role as Evangelist & General Manager at Launch Academy, he mentored...

Kimberly Reed She is the founder of the Reed Development Group, the author of Optimists, Always Win: Moving from Defeat to Life's C-Suite, s he also helped launch a new brand and joint partnership called Kaleidoscope Diversity, based in Houston, Texas, “the only omnibus approach to organizational diversity based on performance metrics and supplier diversity”. Andre Fluellen He is an avid investor...

Maureen Plowman With more than 6 million members, and millions of connections across more than 30,000 local communities, Alignable is the largest referral network for small business owners. She joined the company's executive leadership team as Vice President of Marketing in February 2021. With over 6 million members and millions of connections across more than 30,000 local communities, Alignable i...

Shauna Shapiro Is a professor at Santa Clara University and has published over 150 papers and three critically acclaimed books, translated into 16 languages. She is also a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, co-founded by the Dalai Lama. Huy Nguyen Is a successful growth marketer with extensive experience in digital marketing, online business development and Amazon marketplace operations. He ha...

Steven Rossi Worksport was founded in 2011 with a passion for making products better, simpler, and more beautiful, bringing innovation to an innovation-less market. Starting as a producer of truck bed covers for pickup trucks in the United States and Canada, Worksport has since evolved to position itself as an innovator in its space. They are also listed on the NASDAQ. Amelia Dunlop As Chief Exper...

Peter Goldstein [5:15] He’s the Founder & CEO of Exchange Listing, LLC, which provides services in the strategic planning and implementation of listing on a senior exchange, such as NASDAQ or NYSE, for private & public companies & those pursuing a listing on global exchanges. Exchange Listing also accesses and secures growth capital to fund development and advancement as a public compa...

Raoul Davis He’s Partner & CEO of Ascendant Group Branding, a leading global CEO branding firm & No. 1-ranked minority-owned U.S. PR firm. They help CEOs, retired athletes, & executive leaders increase their top-line revenue. Their integrated model includes brand strategy, public relations, book deals, social media, and brand design. He’s been invited to small business forums at the Wh...

Tobias Dengel [0:00] He’s president of WillowTree, a TELUS International Company, a global leader in digital product design and development, with 13 offices in North America, South America and Europe, headquartered in Charlottesville VA. The company has been named by Inc. magazine to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies for 11 straight years. The digital product consultancy wa...

Jonny Price He has over a decade experience in crowdfunding for US entrepreneurs -- both on the non-profit side (Kiva), and for-profit side (Wefunder). He founded Kiva U.S. in 2011 & led that for 7 years. He’s been leading growth at Wefunder since early 2018. Wefunder is a crowdfunding platform that connects startups to investors, and investors to startups. Investors have contributed more than...

Cole Gahagan He was appointed President & CEO for the company on April 3, 2020, & previously held the position of President of Content, Revenue & Enterprise Solutions. Cole has been described as “an innovative leader focused on creating best-in-class content & commerce solutions for the collegiate market” Rebecca Zung She is a Narcissism Negotiation Expert, popular YouTuber, and on...

Stephanie Malik She formed SMALIK Enterprises with one single goal in mind — to help others and promote change through her proven strategies and methodologies. Her podcast, SPIN IT, is a business podcast that will inspire you to see failures and obstacles as stepping stones for success and transforming them into a new path forward. “Obstacles are an opportunity to learn, pivot, and go after your g...

Darin Crisitello Darrin is the Chief Commercial Officer of Mission Bio with over 19 years of experience in commercial leadership and business development. Previously, he led the global clinical teams at Color Genomics and Natera, where he was responsible for successfully building the teams to scale during their growth phases. Sam Zaid An engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, in the 11 years of his...

Nick Greenfield Nick is the CEO of Candid, an oral health care company focused on redefining the orthodontics category with the first ever clear aligner system geared toward telehealth-first care. In addition to founding Candid, Nick helped to start Redesign Health, a venture studio focused on building the next generation of healthcare companies which has raised $250 million Michael Mandell He is...

John Wensveen He’s Chief Innovation Officer at Nova Southeastern University and Executive Director of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation, overseeing a multimillion-dollar public-private partnership to support the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Broward County and South Florida. He’s also the official advisor to the Mayor of Broward County on innovation, technology, and entre...

Linda Clemons [0:00] She’s the CEO of Sisterpreneur® Inc, an organization that educates & empowers female entrepreneurs to become successful & reach their goals through self-empowerment & entrepreneurial training. She’s also a Body Language Expert trained & certified in Analytic Interviewing & Statement Analysis,™ a process used to detect deception. She’s an award-winning, reco...

Zander Fryer After quitting his successful job in 2016 at Cisco's Systems, he started “Shit you Don’t Learn in College” on a mission to inspire & empower individuals to pursue their higher purpose & mission in life & give them the beliefs, habits, and skills to turn those passions into a reality. 4 months after he grew it to be a 6- Figure Business and rebranded it as High Impact Coach...

Donny Starkins Donny’s journey into Personal Development and Mindfulness began in 2005, after seven operations on his left knee and an addiction to painkillers. Fast forward to today, Donny has many years of sobriety and has become a professional speaker, teacher and personal development coach leading classes, workshops and seminars all across the world. Sankaet Pathak He’d like to promote their n...

Michael Marra Entre is a social network for entrepreneurs and the future of work. It’s a hub for a new economy to connect, learn, and build. With their app, they combine the industries of social networking, e-learning, and business software to give entrepreneurs, startups, and freelancers of all types one place to start & grow their businesses & personal lives. Joe Sanok He Wrote Thursday...

Shauna Shapiro Spinal fusion surgery led her to mindfulness and eventually to training in monasteries of Thailand and Nepal. She has been studying mindfulness and meditation for 25 years, using rigorous science to better understand the profound healing she experience at the monastery and use this knowledge to teach it to others. Huy Nguyen Huy Nguyen is a successful growth marketer with extensive...

Caya Cayasso Caya is one of the three co-founders and the CEO at Slidebean, which helps startups find investors & pitch their business ideas successfully with a powerful deck and financial model. He oversees the company roadmap, strategy, and growth marketing efforts and Caya's background in graphic design, digital animation, & filmmaking, makes him a fantastic storyteller. Peter Mahoney P...

Michael Chernow Michael is the founder of Kreatures of Habit, a lifestyle and wellness CPG brand rooted in nutritional healthy habits. He says he owes everything in life to his commitment to healthy habits. Our Habits will make us or break us. They set you up for success, or hold you back and drag you down from reaching your potential. The Mission at KOH is to deliver healthy, easy to implement ha...

Doug Camplejohn [0:00] He’s an accomplished tech executive, entrepreneur, & startup advisor with 20+ years of experience in the industry. He’s the Founder and CEO of Airspeed, a platform designed to connect and celebrate employees digitally. Prior to founding Airspeed, Doug held several leadership roles at innovative tech companies such as LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Salesforce. Gavin Lira [12:00...

Tiffany Kelly She says that Curastory is “the first platform where NCAA student athletes make money from video content". Curastory is an all-in-one platform made for creating and monetizing quality video content that connects users to sponsors and allows them to get paid for every view on every video channel they distribute to. Jane Hanson She began as an anchor and correspondent for NBC New York...