The Playbook With David Meltzer
Welcome to The Playbook, hosted by entrepreneur, CEO, author and keynote speaker David Meltzer. On the podcast you’ll find a mix of interviews, Q&A, fireside chats, keynotes, and exclusive conversations with the most influential CEO’s, sports icons, and successful entrepreneurs who share their personal and professional play-by-play of the “what”, “why”, and “how” to achieve anything you set your mind to.
1
Designing a Business Around Real Human Needs
In today’s episode, I talk with Fran Maier about building BabyQuip into a trusted marketplace, empowering women entrepreneurs, and creating a business that succeeds by solving real problems for families.
15 min
2
Building a Brand People Line Up For
In today’s episode, I talk with Richard Pink about turning a $50 push cart into an 85 year institution through consistency, community, and experience.
32 min
3
A Single Word That Changes Everything
In today’s episode, I talk with Lee Brett about Ambigram, resilience after loss, and how a single word design could reshape personalized branding across sports and culture.
17 min
4
The Simple System Behind Scalable Content
In today’s episode, I explain how to stop spraying content everywhere and instead concentrate attention, align monetization, and build a repeatable system that turns engagement into revenue.
30 min
5
Building a Half Billion Dollar Business Without...
In today’s episoded, I sit down with David Royce to talk about equity, near bankruptcy, hiring and firing, and how getting good at an unglamorous business turned into a half billion dollar run.
22 min
6
The Power of Presence in Leadership
Six Proven Ways to Lead Any Room with Confidence, Clarity, and Influence
31 min
7
Why Leaders Let People Say No
In today’s episode, I lay out how abundance, clear asking, perceived value, and go no go plans help leaders build communities that buy from you and sell for you for life.
42 min
8
Turning ADHD Into a Competitive Advantage
In today’s episode, I sit down with Steev Hodgson to talk about ADHD, rejection sensitivity, emotional regulation, and the real time tools behind the DOSE app.
17 min
9
The Long Game of Sports Leadership
In today’s episode, I talk with Gary Stokan about 47 years in sports, relationship driven leadership, smart risk taking, and how to repurpose experience into lasting impact.
19 min
10
What Investors Really Look For in Founders
A straight talk founder mindset, real deal flow, and why timing, relationships, and resilience matter more than your pitch deck.
24 min
11
Act Like the Champion You Are
A grounded conversation with Tim Storey on gratitude, time mastery, and acting like the champion you already are.
27 min
12
From Survival Mode to Sustainable Growth
In today’s episode, I break down how non negotiable habits, lowered expectations, and intention fueled by faith create stability and forward motion in moments of pressure and uncertainty.
27 min
13
From Limiting Beliefs to Lasting Progress
Six Daily Shifts That Drive Growth and Results
29 min
14
Consistency Is Only the Starting Point
In today’s episode, I explain why consistency needs evolution, how non negotiable behaviors compound over time, and where vulnerability fits into real long term growth.
18 min
15
Turning Play Into Purpose
In today’s episode, I talk with James Crook about building BlinC Games, resilience through sport and fatherhood, and creating real community through games.
17 min
16
How to Break Bad Habits That Hold You Back
In today’s episode, I explain how awareness, the pause, and intentional replacement break bad habits without white knuckling discipline.
15 min
17
How to Break Bad Habits That Hold You Back
In today’s episode, I explain how awareness, the pause, and intentional replacement break bad habits without white knuckling discipline.
29 min
18
Knowing Your Value And Your Bottom Line
In today’s episode I connect service faith value and preparation to show how consistent non negotiables turn fear into forward motion.
42 min
19
Scaling a Brand Without Losing Trust
In today’s episode, I talk with Bobby Parrish about building a trusted real-food brand by listening to community feedback and keeping health simple and accessible.
18 min
20
How Celebration Builds Unity
Gratitude, Inclusion, and the Mindset That Brings People Together
53 min
21
Master the Infinite Loop of Receiving
In today’s episode, I break down why time is the only certainty and how five daily practices turn 24 hours into consistent progress toward where you want to be or better.
31 min
22
Building What Excites You And Letting the Marke...
In today’s episode, I talk with Mohammad Adib about the integrator mindset, customer empathy, and how passion-led building turned apps, drones, and experimentation into real-world impact.
18 min
23
Building a Brand People Want to Belong To
In today’s episode, I talk with Dan and Andrew Olson about building Hook Hand Rum through community, experience, and a brand-first strategy that creates lifelong loyalty.
18 min
24
How Discipline Fuels Creative Freedom
In today’s episode, James Maslow and I sit down with Aloe Blacc to explore how intention, community, and consistent effort shape a lasting creative life.
26 min
25
What Consistency Really Produces
A conversation about consistent behavior, meaning, and disciplined priorities as the real drivers of success when certainty doesn’t exist.
38 min