Our Featured Guest for Sunday, November 23, 2025 is Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson “The Business Bully” is back — and he’s not holding anything back. He’s a business coach, 21-time bestselling author, former iHeartMedia executive, and powerhouse keynote speaker Seven years after his first appearance, the leadership powerhouse returns with hard truths about discipline, identity, and why most people never reach the success they say they want. If you’re tired of excuses, ready for a breakthrough, and craving a mindset reset heading into 2025, this episode is your wake-up call.
With over 30 years of media, marketing, and business experience, Dave is the speaker people call when they’re ready to stop sugarcoating success and start building real results. He has electrified stages at corporate events, universities, and entrepreneurial conferences, shifting mindsets and empowering audiences to dominate in business and life.
Dave has helped thousands of entrepreneurs build six- and seven-figure businesses without paid ads. His clients regularly generate $20K–$100K weeks, using his proven, no-fluff frameworks that prioritize execution, accountability, and profit. His impact and voice have been featured on CNN, Forbes, BET, Ebony, iHeartMedia, The Breakfast Club, Huffington Post, and more—and he’s a member of the Forbes Coaches Council.
Dave’s bold, aggressive, and unorthodox style earns him the name “The Business Bully.” He’s empowered over 1 million people from the stage and was instrumental in the national syndication of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, also helping shape an early version of Rickey’s reality show. Dave doesn’t just coach—he transforms people with truth, strategy, and receipts.
Dave and The Business Bully, LLC have helped hundreds of small and mid-sized businesses scale with smart, calculated strategies that lead to massive growth and profit. This mastermind helps entrepreneurs break comfort zones, map out growth strategies, and build networks that scale net-worth.
Dave is the creator of “The Real Black Agenda”, a groundbreaking book and movement redefining economic empowerment. He is also the founder of Bully Books and Business Bully Press, publishing platforms designed to turn everyday experts into published authorities — fast. Read more at: https://www.thebusinessbully.com/
Our Entrepreneur Presenters:
Melissa Franks is the Founder of On Call COO and a go-to Fractional Chief Operating Officer for small businesses ready to scale. With 20 years of experience rising from Administrative Assistant to COO of a $350M company, she brings proven corporate strategies to entrepreneurs looking for efficient, sustainable growth. She also advised early-stage tech startups and venture funds, proving that strong corporate principles can transform businesses of all sizes. In 2022, she left corporate to support small businesses with tested solutions, practical strategies, and the belief that success happens when the right people do the right things at the right time.
Melissa believes every business has unique needs, and when paired with proven strategies, they become unstoppable. Based in Sonoma County, she’s also a proud baseball mom to three sons. She’s confident On Call COO can help businesses achieve their goals—and it all begins with one conversation. “I am rooting for you!”
She helps businesses grow through three core services: On Call COO support for $3M+ businesses looking to scale or break through plateaus; Business Consulting for owners facing challenges, needing a strategic plan, or building a team; and Speaking engagements where Melissa energizes audiences with her people-centered, motivational operational expertise.
As a Fractional COO, Melissa offers part-time executive leadership that frees up the owner’s time and provides high-level expertise without the cost of a full-time COO. Her work includes operational strategy, process optimization, leadership development, scalable systems, project oversight, and risk management.
Partnering with On Call COO brings immediate time savings, cost-effective and right-sized solutions, flexible leadership that scales, and a fresh perspective. Clients experience accelerated growth, stronger operations, and risk prevention. Many see inefficiencies and cost-saving opportunities within hours, allowing them to focus on what matters most—often while working less.
Melissa’s corporate success at Allianz demonstrates her depth of expertise. She delivered 5% YoY cost savings on a $100M+ portfolio, reduced major incidents by 70% in two years, increased team engagement by 25%, and helped save $3M through a flexible office model adopted globally. She led global tool adoption earning a “100% readiness” designation, integrated a major acquisition achieving 20% savings in 18 months, and built the first order-to-cash process adopted across Allianz entities worldwide. Read more at: https://www.melissafranks.com/
Derick Johnson is a Life Coach, Author, Keynote Speaker, and U.S. Army Veteran who helps leaders and teams build resilience, discipline, and mental strength. Over the past decade, he has coached more than 500 individuals, partnered with 50+ organizations, and wrote the bestselling self-help book MISSION READY: Prepare Your Mind & Body for the Battlefield of Life.
Derick brings a deeply personal understanding of adversity. As a U.S. Army Veteran, he learned discipline and resilience from military life, and later rebuilt himself after personal struggles. These experiences shaped the coach, author, and speaker he is today. His approach is straightforward and impactful — no fluff, no gimmicks, no excuses — just proven strategies that deliver real-world results in life, leadership, and performance.
Derick has helped people and organizations break destructive patterns, conquer past traumas, build unshakable resilience, and develop the mindset needed to go from simply surviving to truly thriving. His mission is to empower individuals with the mindset, tools, and discipline to lead themselves and others with confidence.
If someone is ready to break old patterns or needs a high-energy speaker to inspire their team with proven resilience and leadership strategies, Derick encourages them to connect through LinkedIn or his website. He is committed to Real People. Real Results. No marketing BS or fluff.
Derick’s turning point began at age 15. Though athletic, he was skinny and weak, and during a workout in the garage with his older sister, he struggled to bench press a bar with just 25-lb plates. His sister laughed and taunted him, saying he was weak, bullied, and that no woman would ever feel safe around him. That moment became his internal “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” breaking point. From that day on, he became obsessed with the gym — and was never bullied again. Read more at: https://fitwithderick.com/