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The Playbook With David Meltzer

What It Really Means to Follow Through

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I sit down with Orlando Brown Jr, an NFL offensive tackle, to talk about what it really means to follow through and lead with intention on and off the field. We get into the value of vulnerability in the locker room, why meaningful conversations matter, and how his priorities have evolved as his career has grown. He shares how visualization helped him stay calm on the biggest stage, the habits he’s changed to perform at a higher level, and the mental shift that freed him from comparing himself to others. We also talk about fatherhood, perspective, and building a standard that holds up in every area of life.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Entrepreneurs the Playbook, where we have the biggest guests at the Super Bowl here on Radio Row.

0:06.0

And I'm not just talking about the size, but I'm talking about the size of his heart.

0:11.0

Orlando Brown Jr. Thank you for joining me again. This is becoming our own reunion at the Super Bowl.

0:17.0

It is. It is. It is. It is. I'm very thankful and appreciative, man. I'll be able to share

0:20.9

space with you. Well, I love to share your wisdom and experience because you do have a really big

0:26.5

heart, but you're engaged in everything you do. A lot of guys talk to talk. You know, I'm Ohio guy.

0:32.3

You're Ohio guy. But a lot of people, especially in sports, don't walk to walk. How important is it for you to

0:39.5

have follow through and be a man of your word off the field? Yeah, it's really important, man.

0:45.3

You know, I think when we talk about, you know, for me, I always use the analogy of lighting

0:50.0

someone else's candle, being able to enlighten someone, share your perspective with them,

0:56.0

it's important. And so that takes being able to be your genuine self, having sometimes deep

1:01.8

conversations with people you may not know too deeply, and being able to be vulnerable. And so

1:06.6

all those things are important to me, man, just getting to know someone and being able to share a positive light and energy in this world.

1:13.8

You know that's aligned with who I am and what I believe.

1:16.9

And in fact, my new book talks about removing toxicity and surrounding yourself with positive influences.

1:22.6

I had to use a kind of off-color title to sell the book called Don't Do Business with Dicks.

1:27.3

Yeah, I love it.

1:28.4

The purpose of the book you're aligned with.

1:30.2

How does that message, though, today with the younger kids, when you're talking about deeper

1:35.5

conversations, enlightenment, positive influence, you know, a lot of people have different

1:40.2

perceptions of a locker room.

1:42.1

Yeah.

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