Office Hours with David Meltzer

Beerud Sheth Beerud is the founder and CEO of Gupshup, the world's leading messaging and bot platform, used by over 30K+ developers that handle nearly 4 billion messages per month. Gupshup also developed Teamchat, a smart messaging app that introduced structured templates to messaging. Noah Alper A natural-born entrepreneur, Noah Alper is most famous for founding Noah’s Bagels. In less than seven...

Milena Oliveira Milena is a Senior Software Engineer at Google, where she has been working for over 5 years. She is passionate about building scalable and reliable systems, and has a deep understanding of distributed computing. She is also an experienced mentor, and enjoys helping others learn and grow. Mariona Tarelli Mariona is a Product Manager at Amazon Web Services, where she has been working...

Anna Fulenwider Anna Fulenwider is a seasoned media executive with a rich experience in the publishing industry. She holds two current roles, as an Operating Partner at Kairos HQ and as a Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Alloy. Her past experience includes serving as Editor in Chief at Marie Claire and as a Board of Directors at kdc/one. She is an alumna of Harvard University, where she earned a Bachelo...

Jeff Pedowitz [3:04] He serves as President & CEO of The Pedowitz Group (TPG), a prominent consultancy specializing in transforming revenue generation strategies. With 25+ years of experience, he’s demonstrated exceptional expertise in both B2C & B2B organizations, earning him a reputation as a trailblazer across various industries. He’s also host of CMO Insights, a series of interviews di...

Lori Garver Lori Garver is a pioneering figure in the US space program with a distinguished career spanning various senior roles. Notably, she served as the Deputy Administrator of NASA from 2009 to 2013 and has been a principal advisor on aerospace issues to three presidential candidates. Garver's contributions to the dialogue on national civil space policy are vast, culminating in her 2022 book,...

Jon Buerge [0:00] Urban Villages is a real estate development & property management company that focuses on long-term value generation through place-oriented design and detail-oriented operations. A boutique-style company, they help owners maximize investment returns and build legacy asset portfolios. At Urban Villages, they curate experiences through integrated real estate development & p...

Alan Weiss [0:00} Future believes that partnership is the key to progress & the best way to forge the world they envision is to pair each person with another person – a coach – who helps manage their day-to-day health. “As a relationship takes root, a coach can drive accountability & build motivation. Coaches help set goals, raise the bar, ride out the tough times, & build momentum.” D...

Miguel González Miguel Gonzalez Jr. is an accomplished executive with a proven track record in CPG RTM planning, operations, distribution, and brand-building. As the current CCO for Green Packaging Solutions, he plays a pivotal role in manufacturing commercially compostable Keurig-compatible coffee components. His journey began at Nabisco in 1991, where he consistently ranked among the top 5% of r...

Donnie Boivin Donnie Boivin is a Texas-based entrepreneur, committed to helping individuals navigate their business journey through the power of community. Drawing from his own experience of solitude and hardship in business, he founded Success Champions, an online platform that unites thousands of like-minded individuals in a supportive network dedicated to fostering growth, collaboration, and lo...

Alden Mills Alden Mills—author including UNSTOPPABLE TEAMS—is a high-energy, humble, and charismatic leader with a track record of superior performance. As an Olympic Festival rower, he went on to become a standout at the US Naval Academy, then a Navy SEAL platoon commander (three times), then an entrepreneur. He founded and grew Perfect Fitness from zero to $63m in sales, becoming the fastest-gro...

Nikhil Gupta An entrepreneurial business leader with proven track record of building products and businesses from ground up to multi-million dollar revenue. Adept at leading cross-functional, transformational initiatives across diverse groups to successfully develop Go To Market Strategy (GTM) and launch innovative products, services, and solutions. Tim McConnehey Tim McConnehey owns and operates...

Javon Frazier [0:00] He’s a veteran digital strategist & serial entrepreneur with experience in nearly all divisions of the media & entertainment industry, including film, television, music, games, web, and mobile. He’s the founder & CEO of Maestro Media, a first-of-its-kind full-service strategic product and business development firm that works with creators & entrepreneurs to del...

Alok Trivedi Dr. Alok Trivedi, aka Dr. Rewire, is the founder of one of 2021 Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies and the author of the acclaimed “Chasing Success: Lessons in Aligned Performance.” While running one of the biggest healthcare clinics in the country Dr. Trivedi was inspired to use his therapeutic doctor background coupled with 27 years of studying the mind/body connection to develop...

Josfine Campbell [0:00] She brings a wealth of experience as a coach, author, former external lecturer at Copenhagen Business School, serial entrepreneur, and four-time Danish Jiu-Jitsu champion. Drawing from her martial arts background, she excels in talent and management development. As a coach for executives and managers at companies like Novo Nordisk and Carlsberg, she empowers professionals t...

Josephine Sandler(J.S.) Nelson J.S. Nelson is a professor of law, author, and business ethics expert with a deep, diverse background bridging law and business school. She has been an academic for over fifteen years. Last year, she taught at Harvard Business School. She will be a Visiting Researcher with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School during the 2022-2023 academic year. Christophe...

Sandeep Aggarwal Sandeep Aggarwal is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist. Sandeep is the only tech entrepreneur in India to have founded two Unicorns back-to-back – Droom, India's largest automobile e-commerce platform and ShopClues, India's first-ever online managed marketplace. Randy Peitsch Randy Peitsch has a significant history in the sporting goods industry, with a parti...

Brett Smiley Brett Smiley is the 39th Mayor of the City of Providence. His focus is on improving the quality of life for all in the city by supporting quality schools, building safer streets, and improving city services for residents and businesses in every neighborhood. Prior to becoming mayor, Smiley served as the first Chief Operating Officer for the City of Providence, Chief of Staff to former...

Immad Akhund Immad Akhund is the British CEO and co-founder of the social gaming company, Heyzap. Based in San Francisco, he leverages his background in computer science and entrepreneurial expertise to lead the successful platform. Akhund is also recognized for his contributions to the industry as an advisor for Seedcamp and frequent speaker at social and mobile gaming events. Michael Zalle Micha...

Julia Valentine [0:57] Julia is a FinTech advisor to boards and management teams. She has held previous leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase, D.E. Shaw and Mosse Partners, which is one of the largest family offices in the world. Her broad areas of practice include Technology & Operations assessment, technical architecture, system selection and implementation, vendor outsourcing, building hyb...

Rebecca Mountain [5:03] She runs a High Performance Coaching firm whose mission is to remove the obstacles people put in their way, so they can take full advantage of their inner greatness. Her work combines the principles and methodologies across multiple disciplines, weaving them together to form customized solutions so her clients can live happier, wealthier and more fulfilled lives. She’s also...

Christopher Day [4:58] Toph Day, CEO of Elevate Ventures has perspective to offer on the “creative collisions” that will fuel the midwest’s growth as an innovation hub through Rally Innovation. Rally was developed to bring together companies, universities, entrepreneurs & investors to forge the creative cross-sectors that power innovation. Laura Crawshaw [18:16] She started her career in her t...

Courtney Wright [3:10] She’s a visionary, entrepreneur, CEO & podcast host whose goal is to help others achieve true success not only in business but in all aspects of life. For 5+ years, she’s been building a holding company which currently consists of Gemini Builds It & Showcase Acrylics, along with E-commerce companies that market the products being manufactured by them. Dipti Desa [15:...

Patrick Bryant He is a serial entrepreneur, professional speaker, and co-founder / CEO of the Charleston-based software product agency CODE/+/TRUST. After co-founding his first company Go To Team, the largest staff video crew provider in the U.S., and taking it to 20 offices around the US 25 years ago, his bio since then is a steady stream of starting new businesses in media, rolling papers, and s...

Michael Hecht Under his leadership, GNO, Inc. has been named a “Top Economic Development Organization in the United States” by Site Selection magazine. He says the past year in Nola may make a bigger impact than the last 15 years of rapid startup growth. New Orleans has experienced nearly $3B in exits over the last year--including the first post-Katrina 'unicorn' Lucid acquired for 1.1B and Levels...

Christian Wachter [00:28] Founded as a German university spin-off at Saarland University, imc learning provides holistic support to more than 1,300 companies, public & educational institutions from all sectors & of all sizes in the planning & implementation of digital training strategies. While imc is rooted in Germany, they’re a global company through & through, with over 400 empl...