The Mello Millionaire with Tommy Mello

🔗 Build Your Freedom → https://homeservicefreedom.com/Sam Parr built and sold The Hustle for many tens of millions — and his biggest takeaway? Your ideas aren't that important. In this episode, Tommy sits down with Sam at Spotify Studios in New York to break down what actually builds empires: the emotional ability to push through fear, why the world is more malleable than you think, and the o...

Carmine Gallo is a bestselling author, Harvard instructor, keynote speaker, and one of the world’s foremost experts on business communication and storytelling. A former CNN correspondent and journalist, Carmine transitioned from broadcast news to advising some of the most influential leaders and companies in the world through his firm, Gallo Communications Group. He is the author of multiple Wall...

Bill Gurley is a longtime Silicon Valley investor, entrepreneur, and thought leader on innovation, market dynamics, and career strategy. As a General Partner at Benchmark, he has backed iconic companies including Uber, Zillow, OpenTable, Grubhub, and Nextdoor, helping shape the modern internet economy. Before venture capital, Bill was a top-ranked Wall Street analyst covering Amazon’s IPO and bega...

Dr. Guy Winch is a licensed clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and leading voice in the science of emotional health. With more than 35 million TED Talk views and books translated into nearly 30 languages, he has helped bring the conversation around emotional hygiene into the global mainstream. While mental health often focuses on diagnosable conditions like depression and anxiety, Dr. Winc...

Alex Bean is the co-founder of Divvy, an expense management platform that was acquired by BILL.com for $2.5 billion in 2021. He is a founder, operator, investor, and author dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build meaningful companies and navigate the often-overlooked realities that come after success. Having experienced hyper-growth, acquisition, and the personal complexities that follow, Alex no...

Gary Vaynerchuk — widely known as GaryVee — is a serial entrepreneur, global marketing authority, investor, and six-time New York Times bestselling author. He is the Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia, and Creator and CEO of VeeFriends. Before founding VaynerMedia, Gary first gained recognition by growing his family’s wine business from $3 million to over $60 million in annual revenue. He's n...

Shirin Behzadi is a transformational CEO, investor, board member, and bestselling author whose career is defined by resilience, disciplined leadership, and purpose-driven growth. After arriving in the United States alone at 17 and working as a gas station cashier, Shirin built a remarkable business career spanning finance, private equity, and franchising. She rose from CPA and CFO roles to become...

James D. White is a transformational leader with more than three decades of experience operating at the highest levels of the consumer products, retail, and restaurant industries. Best known for leading the turnaround and reinvention of Jamba Juice, James guided the company’s evolution from a made-to-order smoothie concept into a globally recognized, health-focused lifestyle brand. Across executiv...

Kass and Mike Lazerow are serial entrepreneurs, early-stage investors, and New York Times bestselling authors, best known for their company's $745 million acquisition by Salesforce in 2012. As co-founders of GOLF.com and Buddy Media, they helped shape the early digital and social media landscape. Kass and Mike have founded multiple ventures and backed more than 100 startups, including breakout...

Leo Pareja is the visionary Chief Executive Officer of eXp Realty, one of the fastest-growing and most disruptive real estate brokerages in the world. With more than two decades of real estate experience, Leo leads the company’s global strategy with a relentless focus on technology, agent empowerment, and industry transformation.  Leo began his real estate career at just 19 years old, quickly risi...

Zack Kass is a leading voice at the intersection of artificial intelligence, business, and humanity. As the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, he helped bring some of the world’s most powerful AI technologies out of the lab and into the hands of millions — shaping how organizations and society engage with AI at scale. Today, Zack is a global AI advisor, keynote speaker, and strategist, helping...

Dr. Jim Rabeau is a leading quantum physicist and one of Australia’s foremost voices in quantum sensing and emerging quantum technologies. With a career spanning fundamental physics, applied research, and industry translation, Jim works at the frontier of technologies that are set to define the coming decades. His research focuses on harnessing quantum effects at the nanoscale—transforming deep ph...

Steve Varsano is the world’s most recognizable private jet broker and the founder of The Jet Business — a luxury aviation firm that has redefined how billion-dollar aircraft are bought and sold. A former Wall Street trader turned aviation power broker, Steve has facilitated billions of dollars in private jet transactions for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, royalty, and global elites. Known for h...

David Bach is a renowned financial educator and author, shares his insights on achieving financial freedom through simple yet effective strategies. In this conversation, he emphasizes the importance of paying yourself first, automating savings, and the power of compound interest. The discussion also covers the significance of homeownership, tax strategies for retirement accounts, and the future of...

Henrik Werdelin is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and author who has spent well over a decade building wildly successful ventures from scratch. He co-founded BARK (including the famed BarkBox), helping turn a simple idea for dog-owners into a publicly traded company that redefined pet retail. Along the way he also helped launch Prehype — a venture-studio that incubated and accelerated dozens of...

Robert Cialdini is a world-leading psychologist and bestselling author whose groundbreaking research on the science of influence has shaped modern understanding of persuasion and decision-making. Often called the godfather of influence, he introduced the now-classic principles of persuasion that guide leaders, marketers, and communicators around the globe. He is the author of the seminal books Inf...

Kevin O’Leary is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and television personality best known as “Mr. Wonderful” on Shark Tank. Before he became “Mr. Wonderful,” he was building software companies and collaborating with innovators like Steve Jobs — experiences that sharpened his belief that clarity, product focus, and disciplined execution separate real businesses from the noise. After selling his fir...

Damian Costa is a Las Vegas entertainment executive, producer, and entrepreneur shaping the next generation of live experiences on and off the Strip. A former Caesars Entertainment executive turned founder, Damian has led multimillion-dollar productions, developed hit shows, and helped reimagine how audiences connect with performance, hospitality, and brand storytelling. With deep roots in both th...

Andy Elliott is the founder of The Elliott Group, a fast-growing sales training organization known for its high-energy approach to performance and leadership. Drawing on his years in automotive sales, Andy built a national following by teaching aggressive, mindset-driven sales strategies. While his style and methods often spark debate, there’s no denying his impact on modern sales culture — and hi...

Dr. Douglas Brackmann has spent his life chasing the answer to one question: why do some people feel different — restless, intense, never satisfied — yet capable of extraordinary things? That quest led him to create Driven, a breakthrough framework for understanding the genetic wiring behind the world’s top achievers. A licensed psychologist and performance coach to elite entrepreneurs, athletes,...

Scott Clary is a serial entrepreneur, brand strategist, and the creator and host of the top-ranked Success Story podcast, where he’s interviewed some of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries. With an impressive career advising startups and building global brands, Scott has become a go-to voice on growth, leadership, and the mindset required to win in today’s competit...

Matthew Iommi is the founder and CEO of Fetii, the fast-growing tech company reinventing group transportation — and he’s just getting started at 28. What began as a bold idea to solve one of the biggest headaches in ride-sharing has turned into a movement that’s transforming how groups move together. Backed early by billionaire investor Mark Cuban, Matthew has scaled Fetii into a powerhouse that’s...

Ari Rastegar is the founder and CEO of Rastegar Property Company, a $10 billion real estate empire that’s reshaping skylines across the U.S. But his journey didn’t start in boardrooms—it started behind the grill at Johnny Rockets, flipping burgers and dreaming bigger. From those humble beginnings, Ari built his way into the world of high-stakes real estate, earning the nickname “The Oracle of Aust...

Roy Spence is the co-founder of GSD&M, the legendary advertising agency behind some of the most iconic campaigns of our time. Roy has helped build enduring brands like Southwest Airlines, Walmart, the PGA Tour, and BMW, shaping the way millions of people experience business and culture. Over his storied career, he’s championed the idea that great companies don’t just sell products — they stand...

Laura Huang is a Harvard Business School professor, award-winning researcher, and the best-selling author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage. Known for uncovering how perceptions and stereotypes shape success, Laura has spent her career helping leaders and entrepreneurs transform hidden disadvantages into powerful differentiators. Her groundbreaking research has been featured in The Wall St...