Adam Mendler is a well-rounded business leader with a broad range of experience in various industries. He is a co-founder and CEO of The Veloz Group, which oversees ventures spanning technology consulting and software development, e-commerce, and office furniture. Additionally, Adam is a podcast host and creator of Thirty Minute Mentors, where he shares insights and conversations with America's top CEOs, founders, celebrities, and military leaders.

Adam has authored 70 articles published across Forbes, Inc., and HuffPost on leadership, management, marketing, and sales. He has interviewed over 500 of America's top leaders in his Lessons in Leadership series published in Thrive Global and other media. Adam is an experienced keynote speaker and has delivered speeches to businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations on leadership and related topics.

Adam's unique professional background includes experiences working at the largest hedge fund in the world, D.E. Shaw & Co., and Credit Suisse, a Fortune Global 150 company. He has worked at William Morris Endeavor and Universal Pictures, leading strategic planning groups. His experience also includes serving on a successful presidential primary campaign and as a former sports management intern at TWC Sports Management.

Adam earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Southern California. He earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he received the UCLA Anderson Fellowship Award. Adam teaches graduate-level coursework at UCLA on teamwork and leadership, serves on the board of UCLA's Master of Applied Statistics program, and is Chairman Emeritus of the USC Alumni Entrepreneurs Network.