Office Hours with David Meltzer

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Office Hours with David Meltzer

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. 19 HR. AGO

    Sid Rao, Veronica Romney, Leigh Burgess

    Sid Rao Sid Rao brings over two decades of technology leadership to his role as CEO of Positron Networks. Previously, he spent over a decade as Director and General Manager at AWS, where he pioneered real-time communication services and launched the Amazon Chime SDK. This technology now supports over 18 million daily active users across applications by Slack (Huddles), Intuit (TurboTax Live), and PayPal (customer service). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sid scaled his services by an impressive 1,274% in just one week and led an applied science team in developing cutting-edge machine learning models for image segmentation, tonal sentiment detection, packet loss concealment, and audio super-resolution. Veronica Romney Veronica Romney is a 17+ year marketing leadership expert, international keynote speaker, podcast host, book author, and a private Rainmaker to some of the world’s most elite brands. As a former Speaker and Trainer for Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi, Chief of Staff at BossBabe, Director of Marketing Suite Products for a $2B evaluated software company, and former Marketing Agency Owner, she’s had the privilege of witnessing the marketing industry's evolution firsthand from every angle possible. Leigh Burgess Leigh is a dynamic entrepreneur and author of the new book Be BOLD Today: Unleash Your Potential, Master Your Mindset, and Achieve Success. After two decades of climbing the corporate ladder, burnout forced her to make a life-changing decision. In 2020, she took a leap of faith, resigning without a plan and co-founding Bold Industries Group (BIG) with her daughter. The startup quickly flourished, reaching seven figures in its first year. Leigh’s BOLD Framework (Believe-Own-Learn-Design) became the foundation for her recovery and success, which she now shares through her writing for Forbes, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur, and as one of Success Magazine’s Top 50 Women of Influence and 125 Leaders Making a Difference.

    36 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Sergio Alvarez, Adam Witty, Mark Ellwood

    Sergio Alvarez Sergio Alvarez, CEO and Founder of Ai Media Group, is a pioneer in performance marketing and digital attribution. He founded the Blackstone-backed Ai Media Group in 2008, a full-service digital marketing agency with proprietary software that delivers comprehensive marketing solutions to clients. As a proud first-generation college graduate and bilingual son of Spanish immigrants, Alvarez's influence extends beyond digital marketing. He has been featured as a keynote speaker at events including Google's US Hispanic Forum and has received the Latino Trendsetter Award. Adam Witty Adam Witty is a dynamic entrepreneur and thought leader, best known as the founder and CEO of Advantage Media and Forbes Books. Through these ventures, he has helped CEOs, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders worldwide build authority and thought leadership by offering consulting, media, marketing, and publishing services. His publishing group includes Advantage Books and the prestigious Forbes Books, which positions its clients as influential voices in their fields. A prolific author, Witty has penned or co-authored six books, including The Authority Advantage: Building Thought Leadership Focused on Impact Not Ego. His expertise and innovative approach have earned him recognition in major outlets such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, and appearances on ABC and FOX. Mark Ellwood Mark is a globally recognized expert in productivity, renowned for helping organizations empower their employees to reclaim an extra hour each day for high-priority tasks. His approach centers on conducting employee-friendly time studies using his innovative TimeCorder devices, which allow employees to track their own time effortlessly. Unlike many apps, the TimeCorder is easier to use, and its anonymous results make the process widely appreciated. Mark’s passion for productivity began during his youth as a paperboy, where he constantly sought ways to streamline his newspaper deliveries to free up time for other pursuits.

    48 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    Susan Leger Ferraro, Mark Singleton, Cameron Bawden

    Susan Leger Ferraro Susan Leger Ferraro, author of SuperLoop: How Understanding Beliefs, Biology, and Behavior Creates A Business That Works For Everyone, is a pioneering entrepreneur and business innovator who has founded and led six multi-million-dollar ventures. Her work focuses on transformational leadership and employee well-being through socially conscious cultures and behavioral economics, in collaboration with renowned experts like Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Rudy Tanzi, and Gallup science. A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Ferraro's expertise spans business innovation and early education. Her insights have been featured in prestigious publications such as Fortune, Inc., The New York Times, and The Boston Globe, and she has contributed to the Harvard Family Research Project. Mark Singleton Mark Singleton serves as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Rudolph Foods Company, the largest global producer of pork rinds. Since joining the company in 2003, he has played a pivotal role in expanding the reach and popularity of Rudolph Foods’ brands, including Southern Recipe Small Batch, Southern Recipe, Pepe’s, and Lee’s pork rinds. Leveraging his expertise in sales, marketing, and business development, Singleton has driven the company’s growth and success while serving as Chairman of the Snack Food Association, where he worked to elevate the presence of pork rinds in the evolving snack food industry. Cameron Bawden Cameron Bawden embarked on his entrepreneurial journey in 2010 with the founding of Green Mango Pest Control. For six years, he embraced a hands-on approach, managing everything from service routes to customer calls, while also launching other ventures, including Coconut Cleaning and Agave Auto Glass. Under his leadership, Green Mango became Arizona's fastest-growing pest control company, achieving $24 million in revenue by 2023—a milestone that places Cameron among an elite group of successful entrepreneurs.

    40 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    Jochen "Jack" Wurfl, Jeff D. Standridge, Ed.D., Nick Musica

    Jochen "Jack" Wurfl Jack was born in 1932 in Germany to a Jewish mother and Catholic father. After living in Austria until 1936, his parents sent him and his brother Peter back to Berlin to stay with their Jewish grandparents, fearing Hitler’s invasion. As Nazi persecution intensified, their grandfather hid them in a summer camp run by Irma Franzen-Heinrichsdorff, a courageous German woman. Jack and Peter lived in hiding for twelve years, enduring bombings, food shortages, and constant SS surveillance. Tragically, their mother died in Auschwitz, and their father, a political prisoner, passed away shortly after being liberated from the Mauthausen concentration camp. He founded Diversified Insurance Industries in 1969, growing it into a top-tier agency. Despite enduring immense personal loss during the Holocaust, Jack thrived, becoming a successful entrepreneur and embracing an adventurous life as a skier, pilot, and world traveler. His resilience and drive to "build something that will last" defined his remarkable journey. Jeff D. Standridge, Ed.D. Jeff D. Standridge, Ed.D., specializes in helping organizations and leaders achieve lasting success in innovation, strategy, profit growth, organizational transformation, and leadership. He collaborates with healthcare organizations, technology firms, and tech-enabled companies across various industries. With a global perspective from leading business units across multiple continents during his tenure as Vice President at Acxiom Corporation, he now serves as Managing Director of the Conductor and Innovation Junkie. Standridge is also a Co-founder of Cadron Capital Partners and teaches at the University of Central Arkansas, leveraging his diverse expertise to guide businesses and individuals. A retired member of the U.S. Army and Arkansas Army National Guard, his background adds depth to his leadership approach. Nick Musica Nick is a seasoned SEO expert with over two decades of hands-on experience. Since starting his SEO journey in 2003, he has led impactful campaigns for prominent companies like High Point Insurance (now Plymouth Rock), Esurance, and Rocket Lawyer. In 2019, he founded Optics In, an SEO agency dedicated to providing strategy and execution for small businesses across diverse industries, including finance, technology, and cannabis. Known for his commitment to ethical SEO practices, Nick helps businesses thrive in competitive digital markets without resorting to black hat techniques.

    38 min

  5. 5 DAYS AGO

    Karla Trotman, Gregg Ficery, Sumeet Syal

    Karla Trotman Karla Trotman is the president and CEO of Electro Soft, Inc. (ESI), a family-founded electronics manufacturing company. With degrees from Penn State and Drexel University, she built a strong foundation in logistics, purchasing, and e-commerce through roles at companies like Honeywell and IKEA. Her entrepreneurial spirit emerged when she launched the Belly Button Boutique, an online store for pre- and postnatal women, which gained international recognition and celebrity clientele. Returning to ESI, she rose through leadership roles, driving growth through online marketing and acquisitions, and now leads the company as CEO. Her accomplishments have earned her accolades like Enterprising Woman of the Year and the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Greater Philadelphia Award. Gregg Ficery Gregg Ficery, a Pittsburgh native, grew up immersed in his family’s rich history, including stories about his great-grandfather's pre-NFL professional football career. This family legacy inspired his groundbreaking book, Gridiron Legacy: Pro Football's Missing Origin Story. A former college tennis player at Georgetown University, Gregg went on to have a 33-year business career and founded his own business valuation consulting firm a decade ago. Sumeet Syal Sumeet is a technology executive with 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development. As VP of Global Sales & Marketing at Intel, he has driven high-impact deals with Apple, Google, Samsung, and HP, while leading teams in hardware/software sales, marketing, and product management. A recognized thought leader featured in outlets like CNET and TechCrunch, Sumeet also teaches at San Jose State University and is a certified executive coach from UC Berkeley Haas. Through his platform, 3Doshas.com, he provides tailored coaching solutions.

    27 min

  6. 6 DAYS AGO

    Reg Malhotra, Rob Grazioli, Chris Waller

    Reg Malhotra Reg Malhotra is a globally renowned mindset trainer who helps individuals, including coaches, executives, athletes, and entrepreneurs, optimize performance, manage emotions, and reshape thought and behavior patterns. As the founder and CEO of Neuro Masters Academy, a multi-7-figure education company, Reg has assisted over 3,000 clients in overcoming negative behaviors and achieving success across personal and professional domains such as career, health, relationships, and finances. He serves on the Advisory Council of the American Board of NLP & Hypnotherapy and reaches an audience of over 85,000, offering seminars on unique topics like Ancient Hawaiian HUNA. Rob Grazioli Rob Grazioli is a dynamic serial entrepreneur and managing partner at Bread, a venture firm and product studio. With expertise spanning design, development, and business, Rob has co-founded three successful ventures since 2011. His entrepreneurial journey began in college when he and his friends accidentally created a million-dollar business from their dorm room. That venture laid the foundation for his role as a co-founder of Density, a company that secured $225 million in venture funding and grew to a team of 200. Through these experiences, Rob has honed his knack for scaling product-led companies and identifying untapped opportunities. Chris Waller Chris Waller set up a walk and talk group for men's mental health in his local area in 2022. Chris struggled with his own mental health and in 2021 had thoughts of taking his own life. Chris sought professional help as he recognized, he was struggling CBT was recommended which was great, but after his course of therapy was completed he was on his own to rebuild the next chapter of his life. Chris would go for walks regularly to clear his head and get physical exercise, along the way he chatted with other blokes going through similar challenges. That's when the idea of the walks came about and We Power On was born and the rest as they say is history.

    37 min

  7. JAN 6

    Holly Rollo, Michael B. Horn

    Holly Rollo Holly Rollo is a seasoned CEO, board member, and strategic advisor with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry. She specializes in transforming go-to-market strategies and repositioning product portfolios to navigate market disruptions, drive hyper-growth, and support equity transactions. Holly has led transformational initiatives for enterprise B2B companies across cybersecurity, cloud computing, ERP, HCM, and network security in multinational environments. Her expertise lies in guiding businesses through critical growth stages and market changes while operating at scale. Michael B. Horn Michael is a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, a non-profit think tank, and teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions, fulfill their potential, and live a life of purpose. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning Disrupting Class, Choosing College, Blended, and From Reopen to Reinvent. He also co-hosts the top higher education podcast, Future U., writes the popular Substack newsletter The Future of Education, and is a regular contributor to Forbes.com.

    33 min

  8. JAN 2

    Yuri Choi, Sid Rao

    Yuri Choi Yuri Choi is the CEO of Yuri Choi Coaching, a speaker, YouTuber, and author of Creating Your Own Happiness, along with 13 other books. As a performance coach for entrepreneurs, CEOs, and high achievers, she helps clients cultivate a powerful and abundant mindset to achieve their goals. Yuri focuses on clarity, emotional mastery, spirituality, and empowering habits, encouraging her clients to leverage these tools for success. Her passion for meditation, intention-setting, and mindset work drives her mission to inspire people to live fulfilling lives grounded in L.O.V.E. (laughter, oneness, vulnerability, and ease). She has been a guest coach for Psych2Go, served as a Habitude Warrior Conference speaker, and envisions her work as a way to elevate humanity’s consciousness. Sid Rao Sid Rao brings over two decades of technology leadership to his role as CEO of Positron Networks. Previously, he spent over a decade as Director and General Manager at AWS, where he pioneered real-time communication services and launched the Amazon Chime SDK. This technology now supports over 18 million daily active users across applications by Slack (Huddles), Intuit (TurboTax Live), and PayPal (customer service). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sid scaled his services by an impressive 1,274% in just one week and led an applied science team in developing cutting-edge machine learning models for image segmentation, tonal sentiment detection, packet loss concealment, and audio super-resolution.

    27 min
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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.

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