How Leaders Lead with David Novak · 2025-11-27 · 63 min · 10,452 words

#267: Michael Meldman, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Land Company – Be one of one in your category

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Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of How Leaders Lead. Today we've got a fun one. We've got Michael Meldman on the show. He is the founder and chairman of Discovery Land Company, the co-founder of Casamigos Tequila, and part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Three things I love very much: golf, tequila, and football.

In this episode, he and David are gonna dive into some of the things that have made him such a successful brand. builder. And at the end of the episode, David and I are going to break down some of those key learnings so that you walk away from this episode with something really tangible that you can apply to your leadership, to your life, and to your work. You're also going to really love Michael's stories about creating a tequila brand with George Clooney. It's a lot of fun.

I think you're going to love this episode. Here we go. What's your favorite George Clooney Casamigas story? I probably can't tell it. You know, so Mike, here you are.

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