Office Hours with David Meltzer

In this episode of IG Live, David Meltzer speaks with Christopher Stitt, Kenny Stoddart, and Sean Finelli about leadership, resilience, relationship-building, and entrepreneurial success. Each guest shares valuable insights from their professional experiences and explains how individuals can develop the skills and mindset needed to navigate challenges and achieve lasting success.

Christopher Stitt, a global security expert and CEO of CrisisLead, LLC, discusses the importance of building strong professional relationships and maximizing Return on Network Investment (RONI). Kenny Stoddart, founder and CEO of IronMind Advisors, explores how mental toughness and resilience coaching can help students and student-athletes prepare for major life transitions, from high school to college and from college to the professional world.

Sean Finelli, co-founder and CEO of The Tour Guy, shares his entrepreneurial journey of leaving Wall Street, identifying opportunities in the tourism industry, and building a successful global tour company. Together, these conversations highlight the importance of strategic relationships, mental strength, adaptability, and recognizing opportunities to grow as a leader and entrepreneur.

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Ryan Beckman, Anthony Trucks, and David Booth to talk about generosity, hustle, personal responsibility, and embracing uncertainty. Ryan shares how Hero Picks uses technology, competition, and memorable experiences to create new opportunities for charitable giving. Anthony explains why meaningful achievement requires hard work, accountability, and the willingness to build habits that support the person we want to become. David shares how uncertainty creates opportunity and why making the best decisions possible with the information available can help us remain calm when outcomes are unpredictable. We also discuss presence, discipline, effort, and taking ownership of the problems we can control.

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Jeff Richfield and Nick Glazer to talk about health, entrepreneurship, faith, and the lessons that come from mistakes. Jeff shares how a serious health scare changed his priorities after building and selling a successful business, leading him toward a new mission centered on wellness. We discuss the importance of hiring the right people, delegation, accountability, and building systems that support sustainable growth. Jeff also shares how faith and music helped him through difficult seasons, while we explore the connection between character, generosity, purpose, and prosperity. We close with a powerful perspective on recognizing and removing the interference we create in our own lives.

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Nick Glazer to break down how planning, prioritization, and adjustment help us maximize our time. We walk through a packed day of family commitments, business meetings, interviews, travel, and unexpected changes to show how studying your calendar creates greater productivity and flexibility. I share my AAA strategy of alignment, action, and adjustment, along with why non negotiable behaviors provide structure before the day begins. We also discuss the difference between multitasking and refocusing, how to maintain a primary focus while managing competing priorities, and why leaving intentional white space makes it easier to adapt when circumstances inevitably change.

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Virgil Herring to talk about humility, gratitude, giving, receiving, and the mindset required to perform at your best. We discuss the character behind great athletes, from honoring the sacrifices that helped shape their careers to keeping commitments when circumstances become difficult. I share why receiving help can be just as meaningful as giving it and how allowing others to contribute creates value for everyone involved. We also talk about handling second place, overcoming fear of failure, and recognizing that success isn’t always about winning. Sometimes the greatest achievement is knowing you performed at the absolute best of your ability.

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In this episode, David and Blaine sit down with Beth Mazza and Victoria Sivrais, founders of Female Mavericks and mothers of nine children between them. After leaving corporate careers, Beth and Victoria built and sold two consulting firms with a combined enterprise value approaching $50 million—without venture capital and without sacrificing their families. Today, they advise Fortune 500 CEOs on leadership transitions, crisis communications, and high-stakes decision-making. They also discuss their new book, Entrepreneur Like a Mother: Build a Company That Buys You Freedom, Not Owns Your Life, released September 7, 2026, and the practical roadmap they created for building a successful business while staying true to family and personal priorities.

Dr. Srikumar Rao, a TED speaker, bestselling author, executive coach, and founder of The Rao Institute. A former business school professor, Dr. Rao created Creativity & Personal Mastery, a pioneering program that has helped thousands of executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals achieve greater effectiveness, resilience, creativity, and personal fulfillment. He shares insights on leadership, purpose, happiness, and the importance of viewing success as more than a professional achievement, helping leaders find deeper meaning, become more innovative and inspiring, and experience greater fulfillment regardless of external circumstances.

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Brian Sher to talk about the real value of networking at major entertainment and sporting events. We discuss why the best business opportunities often happen outside the main event, how younger professionals can approach influential people without overstepping, and why meaningful relationships take time to build. Brian shares how connecting with assistants and gatekeepers helped him advance as a young agent, while I explain my philosophy of building relationships with trusted people surrounding major athletes. We also share stories about relationships that paid dividends years later and why treating everyone with kindness and respect creates opportunities you could never anticipate.

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In this episode, David sits down with Ben Lamorte, a leading OKR coach and founder of OKRs.com, to discuss goal-setting, leadership, and how organizations can make measurable progress on what matters most. Ben has helped more than 100 organizations implement Objectives and Key Results, including major companies such as eBay, Adobe, Capital One, and Zalando. He also discusses his upcoming book, Start with You: Go Beyond Prototyping. Get Clarity Before You Commit., releasing November 15, 2026, which explores knowing when to stop experimenting and gain the clarity and courage to commit to your own direction.

David also speaks with Ray Deptula, a former U.S. Navy naval aviator and political-military officer who draws on his military experience and extensive historical research in his historical fiction. Ray discusses his Those Damned Yankees duology, which explores the American Revolution from the British perspective while examining the human cost of war, the pursuit of freedom, and the difficult moral choices faced during times of conflict.

Rounding out the episode is Deborah Lovich, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and a global expert in leadership, culture, people strategy, and the future of work. Deborah shares insights from her upcoming book, Make Work Work, focusing on practical leadership habits, employee-centered cultures, distributed teams, and navigating the evolving workplace alongside AI and new ways of working.

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In this IG Live, Dr. Marc P. Pietropaoli, orthopedic surgeon, sports medicine and regenerative medicine specialist, and bestselling author, shares his mission to help people explore knee repair and alternatives to knee replacement. With more than 28 years of experience, Marc discusses regenerative medicine, natural approaches to joint health, and the ideas behind his book, Repair NOT Replace: Natural Joint Relief Without Surgery or Pills, as he works toward his goal of ending the need for knee replacements by 2043.

Suman Smith, author of Stop Cock-Blocking Your Dating Life, speaker, and founder of Lux Jewels, takes a straightforward look at dating patterns, relationships, decision-making, and finding love. Drawing from nearly 20 years of experience in the diamond industry and her own journey to finding love and marrying for the first time at 54, Suman explains how awareness and personal responsibility can lead to better choices in relationships—and why the same mindset matters when buying a diamond.

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Dan Albaum, Josh Hoffman, Jordan Eubanks, and Clement Decrop to explore how generosity, persistence, customer service, and mindfulness shape better leaders and businesses. Dan shares why servant leadership creates lasting impact by putting others first and remaining open to receiving in return. Josh and Jordan discuss the decade-long journey behind Lightheaded, including the importance of resilience, building the right team, and listening directly to customers. Clement explains how his engineering background influenced his approach to mindfulness and personalized meditation. We also discuss slowing down, understanding our thoughts, and finding meaning through the unique perspective each of us brings to life.

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