Office Hours with David Meltzer

Aakash Shah [0:00] He’s a founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Wyndly. He’s helped found & grow a number of startups, helping to navigate two of them through successful acquisitions. In 2020, Aakash joined forces with his cousin, Dr. Manan Shah, to help turn Manan’s in-person practice into a 5-star online telehealth experience, using his business expertise to build Wyndly & expand co...

Precious Williams She is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion who has also successfully appeared on ABC's “Shark Tank," CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Black Enterprise Magazine. She has even slayed 2 TEDx Talks! Precious, through her pitching skills and talents, has also watched her clients win millions of dollars in pitch competition money, secure lucrative speaking and corporate trai...

Dr. Cindy McGovern Known as the “First Lady of Sales” Dr. Cindy has worked with major organizations for the last 14 years to not only help them grow, but also turn their human capital into confident sales people at every level of their company. Using tools from her Doctorate in Organizational Communication and years of consulting, Dr. Cindy developed sales cultures across various industries to cha...

Piers Ridyard He’s the CEO of Radix, the only decentralized network where developers will be able to build quickly without the constant threat of exploits and hacks, “where every improvement will get rewarded, and where scale will never be a bottleneck”. Rob Lee Andrews They provide job readiness instruction, life skills training, professional clothing, connections to businesses, support services...

Kyle Sullivan He’s a former drug dealer (while being a D1 athlete). After being jumped at a drug deal, he found faith & a relationship with Jesus, leading to be a pastor for 12 years before launching Unleash the Champ during the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Amanda Holmes She’s the CEO of Chet Holmes International (CHI) which has worked with over 250,000 businesses worldwide. At age 24, she in...

Jason Reid After the suicide of his 14-year-old son in 2018, Jason started the foundation ChooseLife.org , a nonprofit organization that encourages parents to own their children’s mental health. He is a partner at CEO International, where he coaches CEOs on how to be successful. He also co-founded National Services Group, which employs 2500 people across three brands nationwide. He is a leader, en...

Adam Jablin [0:00] His 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. John Jennings [17:00] John is president and chief strategist of St. Louis Trust & Family Offic...

Tiffani Bova [0:00] Her newest book is THE EXPERIENCE MINDSET: Changing the Way You Think About Growth. Topics include: who owns the employee experience at your company, how you can lead a people-centered turnaround at a company like Best Buy did, whether you’re prioritizing CX at the expense of EX, how people, process, technology and culture play a role in boosting both EX and CX, & how you c...

Brian Littlefield His devotion to health & wellness is rooted in his first-hand experience with his brother’s battle with childhood cancer & his father’s passion for a healthy diet & natural products. Even as he pursued a formal education and career in business, he continued to study nutrition & holistic medicine, as he believes they’re the difference between simply living & th...

Nicole Cassier-Mason She joined Lemonade Day to serve as its national CEO in early June 2021. Nicole has nearly 20 years of non-profit organization experience providing leadership in operations, fundraising, capital campaigns, marketing and community relations, cultivating and stewarding business partnerships, and implementing strategic initiatives. Vispi Daver He is the SVP of Global Sales at Wha...

Ross Dawson He is a world-leading futurist, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. He is Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies group of companies, which explores new models for value creation & tapping human potential with clients including industry leaders such as Citibank, Coca-Cola, Google, Microsoft, News Limited, Procter & Gamble, PwC, & Walmart Fran Harris She is the f...

Susie Carder She started out as a low paid hairdresser trying to support her 2 little girls. But working for someone else became a challenge (to say the least). So she decided to do whatever it took to create her own business. After much blood sweat and tears (mixed with cheap mascara) she went on to create, not one, but two $10 Million companies Jess Ekstrom The moment that inspired her to become...

Dani Ruffolo The inner pocket pouch of the Handy Hat has a very unique design. The pouch comes in a variety of colors based on the style and model of hat. Each hat features a kangaroo on the logo because just as a kangaroo's pouch holds the baby kangaroo securely in place, the Handy Hat pouch securely holds your everyday needs in an innovative way. Trevor G. Blake He says that “Rare is the person...

Joe Benjamin [0:26] He’s the Founder & CEO of youngStartup Ventures. Founded in 1999, the company was built on the dream of assisting entrepreneurs in building successful enterprises. During this time, youngStartup has connected hundreds of emerging startups with VCs, corporate investors, angel investors, and investment bankers. Its annual conferences in NYC, New England, and California are hu...

Matthew May [8:00] Matthew May is the President of Acuity Accounting, a virtual accounting solution for entrepreneurs backed by the expertise of CFOs. This is twenty-first century accounting, built on the latest technology and managed by a dedicated team of accounting experts. They are the most certified cloud accounting experts in the nation. Acuity also launched a process-based, remote accountin...

Lisa Gable Lisa Gable has served four U.S. presidents and two governors, counseled Fortune 500 CEOs, and represented global public-private partnerships and nonprofits with an end goal of moving organizations to higher levels of performance. She’s the CEO of FARE, whose mission is to improve the quality of life and the health of individuals with food allergies and to provide them hope through the p...

Jacob Rothman He was a member of MIT’s varsity baseball team when he herniated a disc in his back while doing a warm-up set of squats. He believes he could have avoided injury if he had lifted the weight properly, but he couldn’t always have a strength coach looking over his shoulder, so he & some fellow MIT student-athletes – Nate Rodman and Jordan Lucier – decided to build a coach of their o...

Nadav Goshen As the CEO of MakerBot, Nadav led the company's turnaround in 2016 and transformed the company into a global 3D printing innovator. Today, MakerBot serves the largest install base of 3D printers worldwide and runs the largest 3D design community in the world. Andrea D’Agostini Businesses come to him with the desire to solve their fit-to-market analysis, marketing structure and sales p...

General Robert Spalding Brigadier General (ret.) Robert Spalding is the founder and CEO of SEMPRE, a technology company committed to securing America's critical infrastructure. General Spalding previously served as the senior director of strategy at the National Security Council and is the chief architect of our current national security strategy. While at the NSC, he learned that the US is critic...

Zach Hirsch As a Senior in high school, Zach was the most accurate sports handicapper in the world in 2019. He picked an unprecedented one hundred percent of all his F.B.S. college football games, including the S.E.C. Championship, the College Football Semi-Final Game, and the National Championship Game. Overall Zach was correct on twenty-one out of twenty-one picks for the season. Matthew Newman...

Brendan Keegan [0:00] He’s chairman, CEO & president of the board for Merchants Fleet, the fastest-growing fleet technology company in North America. He also is the author of three books, including Fearlessly 4ward (a series of exercises for activating your life across the 12 dimensions most critical to personal & professional success), and bFearless (which provides the motivation and insp...

Dylan Menter [0:00] In his 20s he focused on achieving an education, elite-fitness, and obtaining his dream job. At 28, he came to a realization... He’d spent the last decade acquiring the skills necessary to be competitive in a professional climate, obsessed over "winning.” He left Space-X in 2019 to begin reverse engineering his future self. That version of him was doing what he loved, something...

Luke Pardue His report includes Insights on new business creation with race and gender breakdowns, Details on the reason for starting a new business during COVID, the expectation of failure or success within the year, and the findings point to the urgency of additional support for these new business owners who are not eligible for PPP loans or other federal pandemic assistance (due to being founde...

Wale Ogunleye Entrepreneur, educator, financial education advocate, philanthropist and former NFL leader dedicated to serving, educating, and creating a positive impact in the lives of athletes and entertainers. He played for the Miami Dolphins from 2000-2003 and was awarded the Dan Marino Team MVP Award as a Defensive End, Led the AFC in sacks in 2003, and was selected to Pro Bowl in 2003 Art Bel...

Adrian Koehler He is a leadership engagement expert at Take New Ground, who coaches executives & entrepreneurs in the art & science of personal engagement for themselves, their teams, & their clients. “I am the cornerman for select leaders who choose both meaningful ambition and lasting positive impact on others.” He’s the co-host of two popular podcasts: Raising The Bar with Drybar Fo...