Welcome to the Evolve Leadership Show, where we provide powerhouse success strategies to high-performers who want to create and sustain generational wealth.

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In this episode, Angus Nelson is joined by David Meltzer, legendary entrepreneur, bestselling author, and the co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing. David shares a powerful conversation on how proximity to your goals is often closer than it feels. With candid insights on overcoming bankruptcy, rebuilding his life, and aligning business with faith and service, David unpacks the mindset of abundance, daily disciplines, and how to attract what you want by becoming it. If you’re an ambitious leader trying to build lasting impact, this conversation will give you practical tools—and hope.

✨ Highlights:

[00:01:12] The moment David Meltzer realized money wouldn’t make him happy

[00:03:20] How losing everything gave David the power to live in truth

[00:06:42] Why you don’t need more talent—just better focus and consistency

[00:09:55] How gratitude and faith elevate your perspective on setbacks

[00:11:45] The two questions David asks over 100 times a day

[00:14:10] “Your future self is watching”—the secret to exponential growth

[00:17:20] The myth of the 5 closest people and how to choose true proximity

[00:19:35] How to detach from outcomes and trust divine timing

[00:22:48] Why giving and receiving must be aligned to create abundance

[00:25:00] What most leaders get wrong about discipline and peace

[00:27:39] Why mentorship is key—and how to find aligned mentors

[00:30:52] How to build a billion-person movement without burnout

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📚 About Our Guest:

David Meltzer is a globally recognized entrepreneur, speaker, coach, and co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing. Former CEO of Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, David has rebuilt his fortune and now focuses on empowering others to find happiness and fulfillment. Learn more at https://dmeltzer.com and follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/davidmeltzer/

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Welcome to the Evolve Leadership Show, where we provide powerhouse success strategies to high-performers who want to create and sustain generational wealth.

🔍 In this Episode:

In this episode, Angus Nelson is joined by Scott Leese, one of the most successful startup sales leaders in the country. With 11 exits and experience leading over a dozen unicorn startups, Scott shares his personal journey—from surviving a life-threatening illness to building an empire through simplicity, grit, and heart-centered leadership. Together, they dive deep into how sales is a vehicle for helping people, the mindset shifts needed to sell your own expertise, the foundations of a successful sales organization, and how to lead in today’s modern, AI-driven marketplace.

✨ Highlights:

[00:00:43] From hospital patient to startup legend: Scott’s remarkable sales journey.

[01:24:00] Why urgency and simplicity are Scott’s superpowers in leadership.

[02:15:00] “Better people sell better”—Scott’s human-first approach to sales.

[03:50:00] How sales became Scott’s way to help people and rewrite his life story.

[05:57:00] How psychology, belief, and resilience create sales excellence.

[08:11:00] Why faith and mindset matter in a high-rejection industry.

[10:56:00] The mindset shift required to sell your own expertise.

[12:44:00] How to separate personal worth from sales rejection.

[14:11:00] The “ditch digging” most founders skip—and why it costs them.

[17:26:00] Why scaling from $1M to $50M requires solid processes and alignment.

[21:00:00] The new reality of modern sales leadership: less support, more tools.

[22:21:00] Managing in a remote-first world and stepping down from the “VP tower.”

[23:53:00] Why using AI isn’t optional—it’s your competitive edge.

[25:50:00] Balancing business, parenting, and legacy-building without doing it all alone.

[28:51:00] How staying in your zone of genius lets you scale without burnout.

🚀 Ready to Transform YOUR Business?

Explore coaching options with Evolve Leadership to transform your mindset and achieve 10x growth. Visit our website for more information:

http://evolveleadership.org/

💻 The Entrepreneur Wealth Predictor:

Top multi-million dollar entrepreneurs excel in 6 areas: Where do you stand?

https://evolveleadership.scoreapp.com/

📚 About Our Guests:

Scott Leese is a three-time bestselling author, elite sales leader, and founder of Scott Leese Consulting, Surf & Sales, and Thursday Night Sales. He’s built and scaled numerous high-growth startups, trained thousands of salespeople, and brings heart-centered wisdom to modern leadership. Learn more at https://www.scottleeseconsulting.com/ and connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottleese/

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Welcome to the Evolve Leadership Show, where we provide powerhouse success strategies to entrepreneurs and high-performers to gain the clarity, confidence, and tactical insight you need to take your next big leap.

🔍 In this Episode:Join us as we dive deep with Austin Armstrong, CEO of Syllabi (an AI-driven marketing tool). Austin shares his journey from MySpace entrepreneur at age 14 to building massive social media followings across platforms. He reveals his content creation strategies, discusses how AI is transforming social media marketing, and explains what it truly takes to create viral content worth sharing.

✨ Highlights:• [00:00:00] Austin on the secret to viral content: "The best way to create viral content right now is to create content that's worth sharing... It's just overdelivered."• [00:01:07] Austin's social media journey beginning at age 14 with MySpace, where he learned to monetize platforms and build audiences.• [00:03:35] Overcoming burnout as an entrepreneur: Austin transparently shares his decision to shut down his agency after six years to focus on his AI tool Syllabi.• [00:07:18] The importance of mentorship and coaching: "My entire journey has been full of coaches... You can't expect to just learn everything yourself."• [00:12:09] Austin's content creation philosophy: "I test at bats. I am a content creation machine... Every single day I will post 10, 15 different posts."• [00:13:14] The psychology of engagement: "You have to stop that scroll immediately... They only care about the value that they are going to get."• [00:16:34] How Austin uses AI: From creating deepfakes of himself to using ChatGPT for ideation and developing his own AI tool for faceless videos.• [00:19:12] Leveraging AI for content creation: Building a custom GPT version of yourself using your own content and transcripts.• [00:20:10] The biggest opportunity in social media: Short-form vertical video continues to dominate as platforms prioritize this format organically.• [00:21:24] The most underrated AI strategy: Faceless videos that can be created in minutes and still generate massive engagement and monetization.

🚀 Ready to Transform YOUR Business?Explore coaching options with Evolve Leadership to transform your mindset and achieve 10x growth. Visit our website for more information:http://evolveleadership.org/

💻 The Entrepreneur Wealth Predictor:Top multi-million dollar entrepreneurs excel in 6 areas: Where do you stand?https://evolveleadership.scoreapp.com/

📚 About Our Guest:Austin Armstrong is the CEO Syllabi, an AI-driven marketing tool for content creation. He's built massive followings across social platforms including 800,000 on Instagram, 1 million on Facebook, and 600,000 on YouTube.

• Connect with Austin on social media @SocialtyPro.

• And check out https://syllaby.io

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