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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Learning to Love the Hard Stuff
In today’s episode, I unpack how losing everything helped me find the real cheat code to fulfillment through failure, faith, and learning to love what most people run from.
29 min
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The Mindset Behind Real Leadership
In today’s episode, I talk with Minnesota Timberwolves co-owner Marc Lore about mindset, failure, and why curiosity and gratitude matter more than certainty.
21 min
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The Truth About Success and Self-Care
In today’s episode, Marshall Faulk shares what grounded him early, how he reclaimed his health, and why humility still drives him.
22 min
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The Emotional Cost of Building Big
In today’s episode, I talk with Kass and Mike Lazerow about brutal honesty, emotional costs, and the messy path to building something that lasts.
21 min
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How to Stay Valuable in a Changing World
In today’s episode, I talk with Chris Calleri about turning reinvention into a business advantage and building lasting value across industries.
13 min
181
How Al Guido Built the 49ers’ Empire—And Why He...
In today’s episode, I talk with 49ers President Al Guido about high-stakes leadership, giving back, and finding harmony through sacrifice.
17 min
182
Success That Sticks: Lessons in Clarity and Com...
How clarity, patience, and purpose-driven habits lead to sustainable personal and professional growth.
49 min
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When Fear Becomes Fuel
In today’s episode, I explain how to turn fear into forward motion using a three-step method that keeps you aligned with your purpose.
28 min
184
Why Making Money Was Never the Solution
In today’s episode, I explain how losing everything helped me understand what it really means to give, receive, and grow in a world of more than enough.
20 min
185
The Five Rules for Earning More
In today’s episode, I unpack five laws of success that turn value into impact, trust into income, and purpose into long-term fulfillment.
31 min
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Real Growth Takes Pain, Purpose, and Faith
In today’s episode, Myron Golden breaks down the link between faith, struggle, and building something that truly lasts.
27 min
187
The Passion That Outlasted the Noise
In today’s episode, I sit down with ESPN’s Linda Cohn to talk about persistence, passion, and what it really took to build a 30-year career in sports media.
16 min
188
The Mindset That Separates Winners from Losers
In today’s episode, Kevin O’Leary breaks down what he looks for in founders, why most people fail with money, and how freedom really works.
19 min
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The Flow Formula: Redefining Success with Ease ...
David Meltzer shares how intention, rest, and trust can reshape how you lead, create, and live.
44 min
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Building Business and Marriage Without Losing Y...
In today’s episode, I sit down with Sam and Dee Taggart to talk about building a business and a marriage without losing yourself in either.
18 min
191
Building Community in a Noisy World
In today’s episode, I talk with the founders of Linxy about building connection, community, and meaningful collaboration in a noisy world.
17 min
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Breaking Free from the Money Trap
In today’s episode, Sharon Lechter explains how fear shapes our financial lives and what it takes to create lasting freedom through mindset and assets.
21 min
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Redefining Success After a Major Loss
In this episode, Kevin St. Clergy and I talk about success after setbacks, the power of asking for help, and building a purpose-driven life.
19 min
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The Truth About True Transformation
In this episode, Bucky O’Neill and I talk about breaking patterns, healing family legacies, and making transformation easy by starting from within.
17 min
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Thinking Decades Ahead in Healthcare
In today’s episode, I talk with Jim Tananbaum about using AI, data, and purpose to create smarter healthcare for the future.
21 min
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The Most Overlooked Superpower of High Performers
How effective sleep fuels leadership, creativity, and impact
26 min
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Rewiring the Beliefs That Hold You Back
In this episode, I talk with Jim Kwik about imagination, identity, and building a limitless mind by rewiring the beliefs that hold us back.
27 min
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Building a Business Without Breaking
In today’s episode, I sit down with Ryan Angott to talk resourcefulness, scaling through adversity, and learning to balance business with family.
18 min
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Reinventing the Internet from the Ground Up
In today’s episode, Andrew Kamal shares how Riemann Computing is building a faster, cheaper internet through world-class data compression and a bold vision for decentralized infrastructure.
14 min
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Why Some Doors Are Meant for You
Tim Storey shares how expecting miracles, staying present, and following divine direction can create breakthroughs that go far beyond hustle.
9 min