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.
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The One Belief Keeping Entrepreneurs From Real ...
In today’s episode, I share how applying your why, reframing your past, and committing to daily practices builds real passion, purpose, and profitability.
28 min
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Finding Guidance After Grief
A conversation with Luba Patlakh-Kaplun on grief, mindset, faith, and the steady habits that create meaningful growth.
26 min
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The Gratitude Formula That Rebuilds Everything
In today’s episode, I share how gratitude, empathy, and accountability transformed loss into purpose and turned mindset into the ultimate wealth generator.
38 min
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The Smartest Place in the World to Start an Air...
In today’s episode, Ed Delgado explains why Ecuador’s aviation market is primed for a major comeback and how he plans to revive an iconic airline to meet the demand.
14 min
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The Lesson I Couldn’t Learn Until I Lost Everyt...
A conversation with Theodor Ekstrand about early ambition, losing everything, and the mindset shift that rebuilt my entire life from the inside out.
14 min
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Why Real Life Beats The Highlight Reel
In today’s episode, Authenticity, mindset, and innovation with James Maslow and Will Weinbach on building real connections online and off.
29 min
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The Roadmap to Your Potential: Why Focus Create...
How clarity, gratitude, and focused systems turn potential into performance
34 min
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Non-Negotiables That Build Success
This episode unpacks how mastering your 24 hours through faith, prioritization, and non-negotiables turns uncertainty into lasting success.
14 min
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Turn Competition Into a Calling
In today’s episode, I explain how competing with your potential, leading with gratitude, and aligning faith, fundamentals, and financial literacy can turn pressure into purpose.
25 min
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Investing Starts With the Person, Not the Product
In today’s episode, I share the mindset and framework I use to evaluate entrepreneurs, emphasizing desire, teachability, and culture as the real foundations of any successful investment.
15 min
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The Hard Truth About Mental Toughness
In today’s episode, Chris Cruz shares how faith, repetition, and conscious daily resets can rebuild purpose, resilience, and true mental toughness.
15 min
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How Intention Turns Belief Into Progress
In today’s episode, I explain how faith without intention leads nowhere—and how discipline, humility, and aligned action transform belief into progress.
55 min
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Why AI Makes Great Salespeople Greater
In today’s episode, Matt Curl, COO of Apollo.io, joins me to discuss how AI is transforming sales by automating the busywork and empowering professionals to focus on what humans do best: selling.
16 min
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Stop Drifting: How Intentional Entrepreneurs Li...
Mastering Intentionality: Purpose, Quality, and Re-framing Setbacks for Accelerated Success.
50 min
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The Power of Intention in a Chaotic World
In this episode, Amber Vilhauer and I explore resilience, intention, and the power of loving what’s hard to create lasting success and fulfillment.
29 min
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How I Turned Loss into Alignment
In this episode, I share how losing everything taught me that real success comes from humility, intention, and the willingness to grow through service.
20 min
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The Future of Safe AI Interaction
In today’s episode, AI defense expert Christopher Trocola shares how ethical innovation, compliance, and faith are shaping the future of human safety in the age of artificial intelligence.
17 min
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The Power of Choosing Yourself
In today’s episode, I talk with Sage Steele about finding peace, freedom, and self-worth through courage, conviction, and faith after leaving the safety of ESPN.
23 min
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Why Having It All Means Nothing Without Purpose
In today’s episode, Ryan Beckmann shares how losing everything led him from chasing success to finding purpose through faith, service, and gratitude.
25 min
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10 Secrets to Building Wealth That Lasts
In today’s episode, I share the ten secrets that transform entrepreneurship from chasing liquidity into building a legacy through discipline, resilience, and purpose.
33 min
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Intentional Change: How Action Creates Transfor...
The Power of Consistency and Gratitude in Creating Lasting Success
51 min
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Stop Chasing Outcomes and Start Building Behaviors
In today’s episode, I share how aligning intention, behavior, and faith creates unstoppable momentum toward success without needing to control every outcome.
22 min
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The Hidden Math Behind Luck, Legacy, and Wealth
In today’s episode, I share how gratitude, honesty, and purpose transform luck into legacy and build communities that thrive beyond followers.
22 min
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The Real Power Behind Authentic Branding
In today’s episode, I explain how energy, emotion, and authenticity build the communities that create lasting success.
24 min
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Why Timing and Risk Tolerance Matter Most
In today’s episode, I talk with Van Carlson about how smart risk management, faith, and perspective can help entrepreneurs engineer lasting wealth.
21 min