Office Hours with David Meltzer

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Office Hours #932 | Building Success Without Losing Yourself

Office Hours #932 | Building Success Without Losing Yourself8. Okt.26 Min.

In this episode, David and Blaine sit down with Beth Mazza and Victoria Sivrais, founders of Female Mavericks and mothers of nine children between them. After leaving corporate careers, Beth and Victoria built and sold two consulting firms with a combined enterprise value approaching $50 million—without venture capital and without sacrificing their families. Today, they advise Fortune 500 CEOs on leadership transitions, crisis communications, and high-stakes decision-making. They also discuss their new book, Entrepreneur Like a Mother: Build a Company That Buys You Freedom, Not Owns Your Life, released September 7, 2026, and the practical roadmap they created for building a successful business while staying true to family and personal priorities. Dr. Srikumar Rao, a TED speaker, bestselling author, executive coach, and founder of The Rao Institute. A former business school professor, Dr. Rao created Creativity & Personal Mastery, a pioneering program that has helped thousands of executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals achieve greater effectiveness, resilience, creativity, and personal fulfillment. He shares insights on leadership, purpose, happiness, and the importance of viewing success as more than a professional achievement, helping leaders find deeper meaning, become more innovative and inspiring, and experience greater fulfillment regardless of external circumstances.

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