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 Five Elements of a Perfect Pitch
In today’s episode, I break down how purpose, credibility, emotional connection, AI, and the three no rule combine to transform your pitch, protect your time, and move you toward true freedom.
31 min
102
How Two Founders Scaled a Side Hustle
In today’s episode, I sit down with Adam Lovingood and Richard Garcia to explore how they built a scalable self-serve wine experience while balancing full-time careers and a long-term vision for growth.
16 min
103
Choosing Mission Over Circumstance
In today’s episode, I sit down with Sande Golgart to talk about fear, non-negotiable habits, mission-driven growth, and the freedom that comes from removing resistance.
23 min
104
Mastering the Empty Mile
In today’s episode, I share how consistency, intentional time use, and non-negotiable behavior create sustainable growth and lasting happiness.
35 min
105
The Mindset That Keeps High Performers Hungry
In today’s episode, I sit with James Maslow and Forrest Griffin to talk winning, work identity, leadership, and the pressure that pushes high performers to stay sharp.
24 min
106
Choosing Alignment Over Self-Destruction
In today’s episode, I share the inner shift that saved my life and the daily practices that keep me aligned in a conversation with women’s leadership coach and healer Kaye Doran.
24 min
107
The Power of Presence
The Blueprint for Leading with Confidence, Clarity, and Connection
33 min
108
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
109
Finding Guidance After Grief
A conversation with Luba Patlakh-Kaplun on grief, mindset, faith, and the steady habits that create meaningful growth.
26 min
110
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
111
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
112
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
113
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
114
The Roadmap to Your Potential: Why Focus Create...
How clarity, gratitude, and focused systems turn potential into performance
34 min
115
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
116
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
117
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
118
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
119
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
120
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
121
Stop Drifting: How Intentional Entrepreneurs Li...
Mastering Intentionality: Purpose, Quality, and Re-framing Setbacks for Accelerated Success.
50 min
122
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
123
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
124
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
125
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