David Meltzer (sports executive)

David Meltzer (born January 11, 1968) is an American business executive, inspirational speaker, and author best known for his work in the field of sports marketing. He is also a featured speaker at conferences, corporate meetings, seminars, and other events along with being featured, interviewed or quoted in media including the New York Times, Sporting News, the International Business Times, Fox Business, and Bloomberg News.

In 2014, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Biography

David Meltzer was born in Akron, Ohio on January 11, 1968. Currently, David is the chief executive officer (CEO) at Sports 1 Marketing with his business partner Warren Moon, and a national best-selling author. Prior to this, as CEO of Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, David, along with Leigh and Warren Moon, negotiated over two billion dollars in sports and entertainment contracts. In addition to athlete representation, LSSE served as creative and technical consultants on movie and television projects such as Jerry Maguire, Any Given Sunday, For the Love of the Game, and HBO's Arli$$.

David attended Occidental College and Tulane University Law School. He and his wife, Julie, and their four children live in Ladera Ranch, California.

Author

Connected to Goodness (2014)

Launched in 2014, Connected to Goodness instantly became a national top 10 best selling book. Based on David's self-developed 7 principles to goodness. The 7 principles are applicable to our lives in general and just as relevant to more specific pursuits such as business. Each principle is supported by four key elements. The goal is to create an energy that scales itself by generating its own like-kind energy. Ultimately, we want to not only put things out into the universe in a certain way that will come back to us twofold, but also where what we empower CREATES a similar energy. We can manifest things individually, but if we scale or empower others and create collective energy, we can manifest things on a global scale. The most successful businesses thrive by putting energy out there in a specific way, creating additional salespeople because of the power of what they ve provided. Companies like Apple exceed expectations and have been able to thrive utilizing the scalability of this concept. Connected to Goodness provides the knowledge for life and business to enable you to thrive.