David Meltzer (sports executive)

David Meltzer
Born January 11, 1968
Akron, Ohio
Residence Orange County, California
Alma mater Occidental College
Tulane University Law School
Occupation Business Executive
Keynote Speaker
Author
Humanitarian
Years active 1993–present
Awards Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Variety's Unite4:Humanity Sports Humanitarian of the Year
Website www.meltzermission.com,
www.sports1marketing.com

David Meltzer (born January 11, 1968) is an American business executive, inspirational speaker, best-selling author, and award-winning humanitarian best known for his work in the field of sports marketing[1] He is also a featured speaker at conferences, corporate meetings, seminars, and other events[2][3] along with being featured, interviewed or quoted in media including the New York Times, Sporting News,[4] the International Business Times,[5] Fox Business,[6] and Bloomberg News.[7]

In 2014, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. David was named a "Top 10 Keynote Speaker" by Forbes magazine in January 2016.[8] In February 2016, David was awarded the Sports Humanitarian of the Year award at the Variety Unite4:Humanity event in Beverly Hills, California.[9]

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 received his J.D. from Tulane University Law School.

Career

David Meltzer has spent the last 25 years as an entrepreneur and executive in the legal, technology, sports and entertainment fields. With expertise across many industry verticals, David’s background has uniquely positioned him to become a world-renowned thought leader.

David is a CEO, entrepreneur, life coach, motivational speaker, author, student, and humanitarian.

Technology pioneer

David is considered one of the pioneers in the ever-changing online world of technology. Early in his career, David was an executive for several technology companies, including Westlaw, Thomson Reuters, Everypath, Accenture, and the PC-E Phone. David was responsible for the launch of the world’s first smartphone, the PC-E Phone manufactured by Samsung.

His background in technology has profiled him as a prominent sports executive sought after to discuss current and future trends. David has served as a consultant on stadium projects and other business of sports projects to help improve the fan experience with technology.

Successful entrepreneur & consultant

Throughout his extensive professional career, David has managed processes and practices including the creation and implementation of strategies and tactics for beginning and scaling a business, recruitment, and management, sponsorships, endorsements, go-to-marketing planning, and execution.

David was the original owner and developer of Poplar Grove Golf Course in Virginia, which is the first, and only, designed golf course by Sam Snead. During his ownership, Golf Digest ranked Poplar Grove course one of the Top Ten Best Public Facility’s in the United States.

David currently sits on the advisory board for OCTANe. Based in Orange County, OCTANe connects people and ideas with a capital and resources to fuel technology growth. Since its inception in 202, OCTANe has helped 110 companies receive more than $346 million in investment and equity exits.

Prominent sports executive

David is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Sports 1 Marketing, a firm he co-founded with Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon. David oversees all day-to-day operations at the firm, where his relationship capital and situational knowledge has been crucial in delivering his client’s marketing and endorsement potential enabling him to secure diverse business opportunities for all his clients and partners.

His mission is implemented into each of the firm’s business services, which include, endorsement deals, sponsorship and gifting, business consulting, corporate equity ownership, transitional services, brand endorsements and licensing, athlete and celebrity alignment, among others.

Sports 1 Marketing is currently involved with several sports and entertainment projects such as NFL Player’s Association, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl, Athlete Network, Shmoop, The Masters, Spartan Races, Internships.com, and countless others.

David Meltzer and Warren Moon are featured on the AOL Build live interview series in New York, NY.

David launched his career in sports at the world’s most notable sports agency, Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, serving positions as CEO, where along with Leigh and Warren, negotiated over $2 billion 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 Love Of The Game, and HBO’s Arli$$.

Media personality

David has a wide breadth of knowledge in several topics and is profiled by national publications such as Forbes, ESPN, Bloomberg, among countlelawothers. David is frequently interviewed to discuss law, inspiration, technology, and trending sports topics. Past discussions have included: Donald Sterling and sports ethics; Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, and player relations; endorsements and player contracts; sports technology and fan experience; sports marketing and television revenue.

David has several shows in which he appears on frequently, including his own “Street Cred with D&V” which is currently airing on Angels Baseball Radio AM 830 with co-host, 10 year NFL-veteran Vencie Glenn. David is currently the sports business analyst on CNBC “Fast Money” and ESPN Radio.

Humanitarian

Every business project that David Meltzer works with requires having a charitable component or partner; which helps David continue to live by his mission. David believes in a just world in which, sharing and giving back, can help empower others to empower others.

Recently, David Meltzer was recognized for his efforts and honored at Variety’s 3rd Annual Unite4:Humanity event as the Sports Humanitarian of the Year. Others receiving awards that evening included; Morgan Freeman, Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller, and Matthew McConaughey.

In addition to his business ventures, David holds several positions on boards, and memberships, for charitable causes and business development, such as: Crescent Moon Foundation, Rose Bowl Foundation, JUST Capital, OCTANe Business Incubator, Irvine Public School Foundation, Transformational Leadership Council, National High School Basketball Association, Unstoppable Foundation, Able Population, Boys & Girls Club of America: Orange County, Big Brothers & Big Sisters (fmr.), among several others.

Motivational speaker

David Meltzer delivers a keynote speech to executives at the United States Travel Association annual Board of Directors meeting.

Being on stage has always been an easy platform for David to share his charisma, inspiration, and intelligence in front of a crowd of any size.

David is most recently listed by Forbes as one of the most sought after keynote speakers in “Top 10 Keynote Speakers You Must Hire For 2016”.

David began speaking around the world early career in his career in technology, speaking at large conferences such as Ingram Micro, CTIA, IT-Korea, G2E Global Gaming Expo, COMDEX Australia, COMDEX Las Vegas, and several corporate speaking engagements.

A combination of David’s situational knowledge from his career and life journey has led David to address as a keynote in front of Fortune 500 companies, top business conferences, prestigious universities, and sports seminars.

David has a dynamic range of topics from; principles to success, sports technology, sports business, leadership, empowerment, negotiations, sales training, team development, marketing, and countless others.

Over the years, David has empowered and positively affected hundreds of thousands of people through his speaking engagements, book, and life coaching.

Best-selling author

David launched his first book Connected To Goodness in 2014, which quickly gained national exposure for his codified principles to success using business and spirituality.

In his early 20s, David quickly rose to the top of his game in the business world and became a millionaire. David was lecturing around the globe, and seeing rapid success in every business project he touched. But something was missing, and in his 30s as a multimillionaire, he went on a rapid downward spiral that ended in bankruptcy. It was only then that David realized, in order to revive and thrive, he needed to codify what made him successful in the first place. He blended spirituality with business and started to meld his newfound life and business outlook as CEO to sports super agent Leigh Steinberg (played by Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire).

Connected To Goodness reveals David’s proven principles for success that will bring you the same peace and balance he now enjoys in both businesses and in life.

Personal life

David resides in Ladera Ranch, CA with his wife and four children.

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