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The Mel Blackwell Experience

by Mel Blackwell

Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms leadership lessons into unforgettable experiences. His talks blend humor, vivid metaphors, and practical strategies, delivered with a plain-spoken charm that captivates audiences.

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  1. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 31

    Nick Saban - Mediocrity Business Best Practice: Mediocrity is settling. Comfortably Miserable = Settling for the Brokenness that Works. Excellence is walking across the bridge to the fixed that is so much better. The Best Pledge - How it works outside the walls of the business America is settling...

  2. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 30

    Paul Harvey - If I were the Devil 1965 Business Best Practice: Momentum If you are the last good guy in the room, never put down your gun The Dirty Dozen: 12 tips for those starting out in business Lou Holtz - Silver Spoon Mid Term Elections: Elect the scorpions or elect the frogs. This is…

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  3. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 29

    Why Worship a God Who wants to Keep You Dumb? Business Best Practice: Be a Pony Up Leader Asking a Cat to Bark Charlie Kirk on America and the 10 Commandments Josh Howerton fact checks Katie Couric Using John Adams - Founding Father's - Own Words Lions, Tigers, and Seed Oil Oh My! RFK Jr on Seed...

  4. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 28

    Josh Howerton - Q: "Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?" Business Best Practice: Vision and Sub-Vision. Be a change agent to align your culture today: How to create a new side of the rope. The Uncommon Sense Blueprint™ - Want to win on the biggest stage? Change the convection and current in...

  5. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 27

    Ronald Reagan 1981 - America! Business Best Practice: Agency, Capability Lowest Common Denominator (LCD) Can do - and will do makes the team - We find the way to do it. Beware "Can't Do" leaders Friends, tomcats, and cat pee Bats in the Belfry- Oh MY! LCD - protects Square wheeled Wagons Lower…

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  6. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 26

    Three Laughing Monks Business Best Practice: Laughter at work, Joy and the source, Be easy to do business with, Honor the brand in all interactions, Be willing to fight for what you were promised Bewilling to lead to deliver what you promised, Don't make your problems my problems. Mel Blackwell...

  7. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 25

    Denzel Washington - The Critics, Business Best Practice: Traction has to be built from within your culture. Art Williams on Culture. Just Do it. Tommy Tuberville and Tim Burchett on Waste fraud and abuse.

  8. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 24

    The Man on the Middle Cross! - Alistair Begg Business Best Practice: All Metrics Improve with Culture! People being their worst self cannot implement real business best practice! The Best Pledge(TM) - transform your culture, lift all metrics, achieve real traction in 2026 Ho your Row in 2026 Stop...

  9. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 23

    Jimmy Stewart - On Its A Wonderful Life Business Best Practice: Merit Based: Fair and Honest Culture is the Baby Crib, The Baby is the Business, and the Rattlesnake is the threat How to win in business by shunning DEI New Days - Old Ways, Elites suppressing Common Man The American Republic is a...

  10. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 22

    John Wayne - God Bless America Business Best Practice: Driving the "How to get there" vision The sub-vision is the journey; how to get to the ultimate vision destination Best practice: Self -> Selves -> Team -> Teams (TM) Answering 20-30 years olds on why America is still worth fighting The...

  11. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 21

    JD Vance on "Do not Despair!, Business Best Practice – If you aren't wrecking, you aren't riding! Building the Empowerment Culture to push opportunity down and allow people to grow. Are you unwittingly building a culture of almost hitting goals? We start doing our job at goal. Building a "special...

  12. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 20

    Charlie Kirk on Wisdom, Business Best Practice – Hierarchy of Wisdom: Feel - Hear - See; Using Feel-Hear-See to unite behind one vision shared by all, and then to create such an effective use of language = Nothing we set our minds to can we not do; What or Who is the source of truth? How does…

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  13. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 19

    Featuring Jordan Peterson and Charlie Kirk Discussion, Business Best Practice of Momentum as a MAJOR metric on the dashboard, Kerr Starmer on Digital ID and Tyranny, Joe Rogan on the madness of citizen rights abuses in the UK, Canada’s Gun Grab, RFK Jr on the convergence of technology, capability...

  14. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 18

    Charlie Kirk – Christian, Patriot defending being both a Christian and a nationalist, Elon Musk on insanity of the left, Tusli Gabbard on the peace of Charlie Kirk, RFK Jr - Charlie Kirk led him to unite with Donald Trump, Steve Bannon on Gov. Cox, Charlie Kirk and Antifa, The Peaceful gentle...

  15. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 17

    Kevin O’Leary on Signal Versus Noise, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, Business Best Practice: Identifying key issues, prioritizing them, and focusing the execution of your team on the signal, not the noise. Charlie Kirk on America, Tim Cain on rights come from government, Iryna Zarutska tragic murder,...

  16. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 16

    Featuring Jordan Peterson on Trust, Betrayal, and the Underworld. Trust as a business Best Practice, Business Best Practice - Back to basics, the sandbox ethics, "Taking Care of Things", Cracker Barrel, JD Vance, Matt Van Swol, RFK Jr on Cause for Autism being disclosed in September, It takes a...

  17. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 15

    Featuring Ronald Reagan Effective government, Special interest needs to be middle class, Business Best Practice - Jordan Peterson Negotiating, The Razor, Improve debate tactics 100 fold, The Angel, Nick Freitas on Communists, Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals - Tulsi Gabbard on same script, Sam...

  18. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 14

    Featuring Billy Graham Wisdom, Blinded or Gifted Sight? Business Best Practice - Truth: The ultimate Best Practice, Joe Rogan on Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Roman Tamplolskiy, Blessed is President Trump the Peacemaker? President Trump on crime ridden DC and cities, RFK Jr on crisis in…

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  19. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 13

    Featuring Thomas Sowell Intellectuals and Society, Intellectuals Embrace "Moral High Ground" - why?, Business Best Practice - Master of the Obvious and LDIB (Less Detail Is Better), Best Practice for How Leaders Can Lead in Merger Acquisition Situations, Step-by-Step Leading and Managing Merger...

  20. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 12

    Featuring Jordan Peterson on The Tower of Babel, Business Best Practice - Decisive and Discerning Leadership, Best Practice for How Leaders Can Overcome in Trying Times, Leveraging Sound "Directional Decisions", Connect the Dot Adjustments, Jordan Peterson - Tower of Babel/Totalitarianism, Speed…

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  21. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 11

    Featuring Jordan Peterson on Need for Strong Men, Danger of Weak Men, Business Best Practice - Riding the You Horse, Best Practice for How Leaders Can Overcome in Stressful, Unleveraged Situations, Manly Constructs Versus Godly Divine Design, Feed the Good Wolf, Mike Rowe, Stephen Miller, JD…

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  22. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 10

    Featuring President Ronald Reagan - Independence Day, Best Practice: "If you are going to be dumb, you better be tough", The Copy - Paste of Best Practice, Stefan Molyneux Inner Monologue - Voices in our head, Benny Hill on AOC from Bronx? Zohran Mamdoni's real heritage, Stephen Miller on the...

  23. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 9

    Featuring President Teddy Roosevelt - Man in The Arena, Best Practice: "What, How, When", The Pensacola Christmas Firing, Pay the bad guys to go away..., President Trump, Pete Hegseth, General Dan "Raisin'" Cain, Alex Newman, and Rodney Dangerfield. Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who...

  24. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 8

    Featuring Bo Jackson, Best Practice: Never Negotiate with Yourself, The "Talk About Talking" people, Jon Solomon and Amanda Head, Mike Benz, Mark Driscoll, President Trump, Cortes on Wind Energy, Scott Bessent, and Dave Chappelle. Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms…

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  25. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep. 6

    Featuring Mr. Rogers, Uncommon Sense Business Culture, Everyone That Works For us Has a Sign on His/Her Chest That Says "Make Me Feel Special." Art Williams. Mediocrity is the Death of Excellence. Tommy Boy. Drone Attack on Russian Nuclear Aircraft: Dick Blumenthal, Lindsey Graham, Caroline...

  26. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep 5

    Episode 5: Featuring Neal Ford, Business Culture Kung Fu, The Scorpion and the Frog, The Frog Pond, Erin Brockovich, Tom Fitton, President Trump, and Dave Chappelle. Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms leadership lessons into unforgettable experiences. His talks blend humor,...

  27. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep 4

    Episode 4: Featuring Nick Saban, Insight on Business Culture, Problem Worship and transforming to a Solution Culture, Pres Ramaphosa, President Trump, Elon Musk, Optimus Robots, and the Fruitcake Lady. Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms leadership lessons into unforgettable...

  28. The Mel Blackwell Experience Ep 3

    Episode 3: Featuring Art Williams, Elon Musk, The Blues Brothers, Scott Bessent, Mike Benz, Mark Driscoll, Norm McDonald, President Trump and RFK Jr. Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms leadership lessons into unforgettable experiences. His talks blend humor, vivid…

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  29. The Mel Blackwell Experience

    Episode 2: May 8 2025: Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms leadership lessons into unforgettable experiences. His talks blend humor, vivid metaphors, and practical strategies, delivered with a plain-spoken charm that captivates audiences. Attendees leave not only entertained...

  30. The Mel Blackwell Experience

    Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms leadership lessons into unforgettable experiences. His talks blend humor, vivid metaphors, and practical strategies, delivered with a plain-spoken charm that captivates audiences.

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Mel is a masterful storyteller and speaker who transforms leadership lessons into unforgettable experiences. His talks blend humor, vivid metaphors, and practical strategies, delivered with a plain-spoken charm that captivates audiences.

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