

The Playbook With David Meltzer
David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com
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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May 12, 2020 • 25min
Deepak Chopra: Founder of The Chopra Foundation, Chopra Global | #ThePlaybook 235
On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Deepak Chopra, Founder of The Chopra Foundation, Chopra Global, and the author of Metahuman, shares his insight on:
[1:48] – Why people need to be perpetually surprised (and grateful) that they exist
[ 7:34] – The value of our current scientific way of looking at reality, which he believes is based on three invalid assumptions
[12:34] – His biggest keys to figuring out who you are and the infinite potential that you hold
[18:17] – How the choices you make now are creating the timeline of past and future

May 11, 2020 • 58min
The Perfect Pitch | Road to Revenue #7
Hey everyone, you all seem to love the Road to Revenue episodes so here is the latest one. Today is all about the perfect pitch, how to develop it and practice it. I am also going to tell you three reasons why people are not buying from you. I am hosting another FREE training this Friday at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET. You can sign up at https://dmeltzer.com/training or text me at (949) 298-2905.

May 10, 2020 • 20min
Rick Mirza: CEO of Daulat | #ThePlaybook 234
Rick Mirza, CEO of Daulat, shares his thoughts on how his upbringing empowered him with a desire to make money that has stuck with him, as well as how he was able to turn his first job into an equity position in the business. Mirza and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, chat about a range of topics including whether genetics or environment is a bigger factor in becoming an entrepreneur, how self-development became a major part of Rick’s life at a young age, and the most important investment lessons from his new book Ten Things Not to Invest In, which comes out later this summer.

May 9, 2020 • 32min
Efficiently Using Your Time
Hey everyone, I had my team go back and find a speech that I gave at a Mastermind in Philadelphia back in 2018. Right now it is so important to be efficient with your time, so I wanted to share some of the lessons from this speech with all of you. Don't forget that I am hosting a FREE training every Friday, you can sign up at https://dmeltzer.com/training or text me at (949) 298-2905 to sign up.

May 8, 2020 • 25min
Exercising Your Mind
Hey everyone, I hope you are all healthy and happy. Today's episode is from my new live show, Office Hours. I was fortunate to be joined by two of my mentors, Blaine Bartlett and Jim Kwik. Jim joined to discuss his new book Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life and the three of us talked about how you can exercise your mind. I want to remind you that I host a FREE live training every Friday at 11:00 am PT, please visit https://dmeltzer.com/training/ to register or you could text me at (949) 298-2905 and I will send you the link.

May 7, 2020 • 20min
Gotham Chopra: Co-Founder of Religion of Sports | #ThePlaybook 233
On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Gotham Chopra, Co-founder of the Religion of Sports and co-host of the Now for Tomorrow podcast, shares his insights on:
[4:20] - How his work with his company, Religion of Sports, has allowed him to learn from the practices of the world’s best professional athletes
[7:08] – Why his new podcast “Now For Tomorrow” helps people confront the things they’ve been avoiding dealing with in their life, now that we have more time to reflect
[13:15]- Why the best advice he ever received from his father, Deepak, is one simple phrase
[15:47]- How the most important lesson he’s learned during quarantine is related to being of service to others

May 6, 2020 • 1h 30min
You Create Your Success
Hi everyone! I've got a star-studded lineup of guests for todays episode. Last week I was joined by Courtney Rich from Cake By Courtney, Ben Baller, Mikael Brandrup and Enes Kanter. One thing they all have in common is that they all created their own coincidences by putting their intention and attention into becoming better at their crafts. Please do not forget to register for my FREE training this Friday at 11:00 am PT/ 2:00 pm ET. You can sign up at https://dmeltzer.com/training or by texting me at (949) 298-2905.

May 5, 2020 • 24min
John Sculley: Chairman and CMO of RxAdvance and Former CEO of Apple | #ThePlaybook 232
On this episode of #ThePlaybook, John Sculley, Chairman and CMO of RxAdvance, shares his insights on:
[3:26] - The strategy he used to identify the multi-billion-dollar opportunity that is RxAdvance
[7:47] - How you can use exponential time to your advantage as an entrepreneur or innovator
[8:57] - The three things that it takes for an entrepreneur to make a billion-dollar idea into reality
[18:49] - How his best piece of life advice is aligned with his mission to be insatiably curious

May 4, 2020 • 1h 1min
Managing The Ego | Road to Revenue #6
Hey everyone! We are back on the Road to Revenue, today's episode is all about managing the ego. We are gonna go over how you can stop Edging Goodness Out of your life and start Edging Goodness In to your life. I am also going to share with all of you something that my grandmother told me when I was five years old and how it was stuck in my subconscious for nearly 30 years. I host a FREE training every Friday at 11:00 am PT, please visit https://dmeltzer.com/training/ to register and I will see you all on Friday.

May 3, 2020 • 22min
Evan Brandoff: Co-founder and CEO of LeagueSide | #ThePlaybook 231
Evan Brandoff, Co-founder and CEO of LeagueSide, shares his thoughts on the early stages of building a business and the precise steps he took to scale LeagueSide nationwide. From his ‘ah-ha’ moment to his experiences with accelerator programs, Brandoff elaborates on how he and his co-founder cultivated their idea and the most valuable lessons he has learned along the way. Brandoff and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, chat about a range of topics including what really differentiates an innovator and entrepreneur, the high risk tolerance it takes to rapidly scale a business, and why ignorance or naivety can occasionally benefit entrepreneurs.