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MELVILLE.
with DOUG
MELVILLE.
Hosted by Doug Melville
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Doug Melville is an award-winning author, speaker, and storyteller who turns lost history into present-day momentum — for Fortune 500 stages, global stadiums, and the boardrooms in between.
Doug Melville has spent two decades at the intersection of culture, marketing, and reputation — working with high-profile CEOs as a C-Suite executive and through his writing of overlooked stories. He is currently a Forbes contributor on leadership, a best-selling author with Simon & Schuster, and the host of a weekly podcast on iHeartRadio. His work has been featured across 100+ outlets, including The Daily Show, The New York Times, CNN, and CBS This Morning.
As a keynote speaker, he's amassed over 100,000 followers on LinkedIn by sharing stages with Fortune 100 executives, professional athletes, and heads of state - turning every audience into a room that listens differently. Melville serves as the Executive Director of the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP), is a lecturer on Reputation Management at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and an alumnus of Syracuse University.
Doug writes for Forbes on leadership, brand-building, and the cultural forces shaping how companies and leaders show up. His column draws on two decades of advising Fortune 500 executives, athletes, and heads of state.
Read on Forbes.com →Every Tuesday on iHeart Radio, Doug Melville answers real questions with clear guidance to help listeners grow and take action on their careers, reputation, culture and life.
Leadership lessons from the figures history almost erased — and how to apply them on Monday.
/ 02 ↗What family legacy teaches us about building enterprises that outlast a single quarter.
/ 03 ↗Why the most enduring companies are the ones who treat history as their R&D budget.
/ 04 ↗A walking tour through inventions you use daily — and the people you've never been told invented them.
/ 05 ↗How to turn your next earnings call, all-hands, or investor pitch into something people repeat.
/ 06 ↗A keynote built for the moments when leadership requires you to do the harder, longer thing.
The remarkable true story of America's first Black father-and-son four-star generals — written by the descendant who finally pulled the records, the photographs, and the Pentagon files into the light.
A reckoning, a recovery, and a rallying cry — all in one extraordinary volume.— The New York Times