Office Hours with David Meltzer

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Welcome to Office Hours, hosted by Legendary Sports Executive, Entrepreneur, and Investor, David Meltzer. Where the brightest millionaires, billionaires, and entrepreneurs, in business, sports, and entertainment get together to talk about success, failure, and everything in between.

  1. 1D AGO

    Office Hours #859 | The Go-Giver, Venture Capital, & Business Strategy: Leadership Lessons From the Pros

    Bob Burg is a Hall-of-Fame speaker and the coauthor of the international bestselling business parable The Go-Giver, which has sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into 30 languages. With more than 30 years of experience, Burg teaches companies and sales professionals how shifting the focus from getting to giving can build stronger relationships and drive long-term success. Through his speaking, training, and Substack newsletter Daily Impact, he helps leaders communicate their value, sell with less resistance, and grow their businesses using relationship-based strategies like Endless Referrals. Phil Scully is a seasoned investor and venture capitalist, co-founding Balerion Space Ventures in 2022, where he serves as General Partner. Focused on the emerging space and defense economy, Scully has been an early investor in companies advancing aerospace, satellite technology, and national security infrastructure. His career spans roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Capital Group, and Credit Suisse, giving him deep expertise in financial services, asset management, and venture capital. He leverages this background to guide early-stage ventures and shape the future of technology-driven industries. Jason Wild is a partner at Paradox Strategies, advising CEOs and leadership teams on innovation, transformation, and scalable leadership practices. A former senior executive at Microsoft, Salesforce, and IBM, Wild has led initiatives in 39 countries for organizations including NATO, NASA, Disney, Walmart, and Zara. Notable achievements include founding Salesforce’s global innovation team Ignite and helping launch IBM’s Watsonx. His new book, Genius at Scale (March 3, 2026), explores how great leaders move from generating ideas to scaling them through collaboration, experimentation, and co-creation both inside and beyond organizational boundaries. Wild continues to speak globally on leadership, AI, and organizational transformation.

    48 min

  2. 1D AGO

    IG Live | Turning Hard Problems into Purpose: Homelessness, Healing, and Sustainable Innovation

    Glen Dunzweiler has been working to address homelessness in the United States since 2010, exploring complex questions about how society responds when individuals cannot—or choose not to—succeed within existing systems. Through his concept “The Moralists,” he examines the ethical dilemmas that arise when people take direct action to solve social problems that institutions struggle to address. Dunzweiler tells these stories across multiple platforms, including documentaries, narrative films, books, podcasts, and live storytelling. His work includes the feature documentary yHomeless? and books such as Things I've Learned from the Homeless and The Moralists, which challenge audiences to rethink responsibility, entrepreneurship, and social impact. René Marsh is a national correspondent for CNN with more than two decades of experience reporting impactful stories. After losing her two-year-old son, Blake, to brain cancer, Marsh turned to writing children’s books to help families navigate grief and emotional change. Her first book, The Miracle Workers: Boy vs. Beast, gained national attention and donated all proceeds to pediatric brain cancer research. Her newest book, The Nature of Change: Lessons of Determination, Resilience, and Hope from the Outside World, uses the story of two siblings exploring nature to teach young readers resilience, hope, and emotional growth during life’s transitions. Lacey Cadieux-McLean is the founder and CEO of Rhubaia, a women’s professional clothing company focused on non-toxic, eco-conscious materials. Combining fashion with technology, the brand also includes an AI-powered virtual closet app designed to help women simplify their wardrobes and reduce clothing waste. With more than 15 years of experience in tech project management, Cadieux-McLean created Rhubaia to address the lack of elegant, sustainable business attire while building a global fashion-tech platform launching in more than 175 countries.

    36 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Office Hours #858 | AI in Sports, Cyber Warfare & Purpose-Driven Leadership with Hardik Jagda, T. Casey Fleming, & Candice Gaddy

    Hardik Jagda is the founder and CEO of Proximity Works, an AI-native company helping sports leagues, broadcasters, and media platforms grow revenue through smarter analytics, content systems, and fan engagement tools. Since launching in 2019, Proximity Works has expanded from performance engineering into a broader AI-driven ecosystem that includes consulting, SaaS platforms, media, and venture initiatives. Jagda’s work focuses on transforming real-time sports data and gameplay into monetizable products used across broadcasts, social media, and digital platforms. Raised in Mumbai and shaped by hands-on experience across multiple startups, he is known for translating complex AI technology into practical systems that help organizations scale while maintaining creative clarity. T. Casey Fleming is the CEO of BlackOps Partners Corporation and a globally recognized authority on national security, counterintelligence, and cybersecurity strategy. Through war-gaming simulations and strategic risk analysis with Fortune 500 companies and government institutions, he warns that the United States is currently facing several “silent wars,” including cyber, cognitive, and economic conflicts operating below traditional warfare thresholds. Fleming has advised major organizations such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, The White House, and the United States Department of Defense, and previously held leadership roles at Deloitte and IBM helping shape modern cybersecurity practices. Candice Gaddy is a strategic growth connector and executive advisor who helps founders and organizations scale with clarity, purpose, and integrity. Through her platform ACE, she provides consulting and leadership development programs that align vision, systems, and trusted relationships to support sustainable growth. With a background in global tech operations and executive leadership, Gaddy combines business strategy with her faith-driven perspective, teaching leaders that lasting success comes from personal alignment, resilience, and building organizations rooted in service and long-term impact.

    48 min

  4. 2D AGO

    IG Live | From Women’s Health Innovation to Smarter Investing & Modern Dating: Sasha Schrode, Warren Wang & Brandon Wade

    Sasha Schrode is the CEO of FEMSelect and a healthcare leader with more than two decades of experience driving innovation in medical technology. After being diagnosed with uterine cancer at age 30 shortly after the birth of her second child, she redirected her career toward advancing solutions for underserved women’s health populations. Under her leadership, FEMSelect continues to expand its portfolio, including the minimally invasive EnPlace treatment for pelvic organ prolapse and a partnership with Elidah to bring the Elitone device into the incontinence market. Schrode also advocates for healthcare equity through advisory and board roles with organizations such as the American Lung Association, FloBio, and University of Pennsylvania’s Health and Technology Initiative. Warren Wang is the founder of CrazyLive, a live market analysis and investment education platform focused on U.S. equities, options, and macro-driven market cycles. Known for simplifying complex concepts such as options gamma, volatility regimes, and 0DTE strategies, Wang provides practical frameworks that help individual investors better understand market psychology and liquidity cycles. His disciplined approach prioritizes risk awareness and long-term perspective over hype or short-term predictions, particularly serving the global Chinese-speaking investor community through 24/7 live analysis and interactive market insights. Brandon Wade is the founder and co-CEO of Seeking.com, the world’s largest luxury dating platform with more than 50 million users. A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wade originally launched the platform in 2006 to solve his own dating challenges on traditional apps, eventually building what became the largest sugar dating site in the world. After years of public controversy—including a viral essay declaring that love was “a concept invented by poor people”—his perspective shifted when he met his wife, Dana, on the platform. The couple now serve as co-CEOs, transforming Seeking.com into a relationship platform focused on authenticity, ambition, and verified users through its 100% selfie-verification system.

    33 min

  5. MAR 6

    Office Hours #857 | AI Innovation & Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs with Hardik Jagda, & Dr. John E. Lewis

    Hardik Jagda is the Founder and CEO of Proximity Works, an AI-native technology company helping sports leagues, broadcasters, and media platforms increase revenue through advanced analytics, content systems, and fan engagement tools. Since launching in 2019, the company has expanded from performance engineering into a full AI-driven ecosystem that includes consulting, design, SaaS, and media solutions. Raised in Mumbai, Hardik developed his entrepreneurial mindset through hands-on roles across multiple startups, building practical systems that translate complex AI into scalable, real-world applications for modern sports and media organizations. Dr. John E. Lewis is the founder and president of Dr. Lewis Nutrition and a former associate professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. With decades of experience in clinical research and medical education, he has led more than 30 studies and helped secure over $23 million in funding for research and clinical trials. Dr. Lewis is widely recognized for his work in nutrition and cognitive health, including groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease examining the effects of an aloe polymannose multinutrient complex on cognitive and immune functioning in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

    38 min

  6. MAR 5

    IG Live | Legacy, Community Building and Mindset : Lessons from Carolyn Siegel, Florence Ann Romano, and KAYR

    Carolyn Siegel is the Founder and Executive Director of If You Heard What I Heard, the first U.S. nonprofit dedicated to preserving the filmed stories of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. As the granddaughter of two survivors, she created the organization to capture the voices of the last generation able to hear these stories firsthand. Through filmed interviews with cultural leaders, artists, and public figures, Carolyn explores how inherited stories shape identity, values, and purpose. Drawing on her background as a marketing consultant for brands like Google and The New York Times, she has transformed personal family history into a national storytelling platform that combats forgetting and rising antisemitism through powerful, lived narratives. Florence Ann Romano is a keynote speaker and author dedicated to helping people build meaningful connections and supportive communities. Her book, Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life, offers practical guidance for cultivating belonging and navigating life’s transitions through strong relationships. Passionate about addressing the growing loneliness epidemic, Florence Ann shares insights on how individuals can create communities where they feel seen, heard, and understood. Her work has been featured in major media outlets including Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, and she regularly appears as an expert contributor on television across the United States. Kevin “KAYR” Robinson is a real estate investor and entrepreneur who built a multimillion-dollar property portfolio after growing up in poverty in West Philadelphia. After beginning his career in finance at Goldman Sachs and other investment firms, he launched his own real estate company and now owns more than 160 rental units supported by a professional team. A sought-after speaker and advisor, KAYR focuses on discipline, mindset, and building sustainable wealth systems to break generational cycles. His upcoming book, Can't Break Me: How I Shifted My Mindset and Overcame the Odds, shares his journey from hardship to success through intentional mindset shifts, self-leadership, and consistent execution.

    40 min

  7. MAR 4

    Office Hours #856 | Redefining Health & Wealth: Fitness and Health Revolution, and Smart Retirement Strategies

    Dave Appel is calling on the fitness industry to confront stigma and embrace medical integration at a pivotal moment in modern health. With one in eight Americans now using GLP-1 therapies—and data showing these individuals are more likely to join and remain at gyms when properly supported—he believes this shift represents the industry’s greatest growth opportunity. Through KORB Health, a virtual healthcare provider, Dave is embedding medical weight loss, hormone optimization, mental health, and longevity programs directly into gyms. By employing dedicated clinicians and creating co-branded, integrated care models, KORB helps fitness facilities generate recurring revenue while offering members personalized, continuous support that redefines resilience and whole-person wellness. Stephen Dissette is an investment advisor representative with Horter Investment Management, a Northwestern University graduate, and a former U.S. Navy officer. Motivated by watching his grandfather and father work well past traditional retirement age, he became passionate about helping others build financial strategies that create long-term security and independence. Drawing on disciplined leadership and personal conviction, Stephen guides pre-retirees and retirees toward clear, goal-aligned financial plans designed to deliver confidence, preparation, and lasting peace of mind.

    41 min

  8. MAR 3

    IG Live | Mastering Trading Psychology & Turning Job Seeking into Job Shopping

    Dr. David Bonanno is a clinical psychologist with more than 32 years of experience in mental health and performance psychology, having worked with over 17,000 individuals, including hundreds of active traders. He specializes in understanding why discipline and clear thinking break down under pressure, examining performance through a trauma and nervous-system lens rather than quick-fix strategies. As the author of The Consistently Calm Trader, Dr. Bonanno helps high performers stay calm, focused, and consistent by addressing the deeper psychological and stress-driven patterns that override logic in high-stakes environments. Madeline Mann is an HR and recruiting leader who turned her insider knowledge of the hiring process into the award-winning career coaching brand Self Made Millennial. She empowers professionals to become “Job Shoppers,” positioning themselves to secure high-paying roles at top companies like Netflix, Google, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, NBCUniversal, and Amazon. In her book Reverse the Search: How to Turn Job Seeking into Job Shopping, she provides a practical roadmap for shifting from chasing opportunities to attracting and choosing the right ones.

    19 min
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