Welcome to The Blessed Code™️, where faith meets purpose, and men redefine what it means to live a life of integrity, success, and service. Hosted by Melvin Rodriguez, COO of Mielle Organics and CEO of Stay Blessed Studios, this podcast is a blueprint for men striving to lead with wisdom, build lasting legacies, and embrace the divine calling on their lives.
Through raw, unfiltered conversations with influential leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and faith-driven men, The Blessed Code™️ explores fatherhood, faith, business, relationships, and resilience—helping you decode the principles that lead to true fulfillment. More than just a podcast, this is a movement to challenge limiting narratives and uplift the Black community with faith-centered wisdom and actionable strategies for success.
Each episode offers insight, testimony, and practical guidance on living by God’s code—rooted in obedience, wisdom, generosity, and divine favor. Because when you change your mind, you change your life. The question is: Are you ready to unlock your Blessed Code?
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Welcome to The Blessed Code™️, where faith meets purpose, and men redefine what it means to live a life of integrity, success, and service. Hosted by Melvin Rodriguez, COO of Mielle Organics and CEO of Stay Blessed Studios, this podcast is a blueprint for men striving to lead with wisdom, build lasting legacies, and embrace the divine calling on their lives.
Through raw, unfiltered conversations with influential leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and faith-driven men, The Blessed Code™️ explores fatherhood, faith, business, relationships, and resilience—helping you decode the principles that lead to true fulfillment. More than just a podcast, this is a movement to challenge limiting narratives and uplift the Black community with faith-centered wisdom and actionable strategies for success.
Each episode offers insight, testimony, and practical guidance on living by God’s code—rooted in obedience, wisdom, generosity, and divine favor. Because when you change your mind, you change your life. The question is: Are you ready to unlock your Blessed Code?
Tune in, subscribe, and let’s elevate the Kingdom together. The story must be told™️.
11: Building Without a Blueprint | The Visionary Code | Dave Salvant, Chris Simon & Zayd Portillo
The Blessed Code™️
58 minutes
2 weeks ago
11: Building Without a Blueprint | The Visionary Code | Dave Salvant, Chris Simon & Zayd Portillo
How do you build something that’s never been done before, especially when there’s no blueprint to follow?
In this episode of The Blessed Code™️, host Melvin Rodriguez sits down with three trailblazing founders - Dave Salvant (Co-Founder & President of Squire), Chris Simon (CEO of BTST Services), and Zayd Portillo (Co-Founder & CEO of Light Energy Labs, alongside Grammy-winning producer Timbaland) - to decode The Visionary Code™️.
From billion-dollar fintech startups to mental health enterprises and groundbreaking creator platforms, these visionaries share what it takes to trust the calling, lead with conviction, and create what doesn’t yet exist.
This episode is a masterclass for builders, dreamers, and innovators who know they were chosen to do something different - and have to create the map while walking the path.
👉🏾 In this episode, you’ll learn:
How to lead with vision when no blueprint exists
Why faith and obedience are the foundation of innovation
The discipline and sacrifice behind billion-dollar ideas
How to turn divine calling into tangible impact
What it means to build for legacy, not just profit
KEY POINTS:
0:00 – Introduction: The Visionary Code™️
4:10 – Building without a map: the mindset of visionaries
12:00 – Exposure, opportunity, and becoming the example
19:20 – How Squire became a billion-dollar business
27:00 – Building tech that empowers creators
36:00 – Democratizing innovation and ownership
44:00 – Balancing sacrifice, success, and self-care
49:00 – The power of conviction and faith
54:00 – Why persistence beats resistance everytime
QUOTES:
“Treat people well. I've been working on this, too, because oftentimes you don't want to be [in] a position where you treat people differently depending on what they do and what value they add.” – Dave Salvant
“I am a humble servant [who] has been blessed to be able to create some phenomenal businesses.” – Chris Simon
“An attitude of gratitude. While we're ambitious and we aspire for so much more, and it could get frustrating, it could get scary… it could be optimistic, right?” – Chris Simon
“Everything is just a relationship.” – Zayd Portillo
“Somebody's going through something. Put yourself in their shoes.” – Zayd Portillo
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The Blessed Code™️
Welcome to The Blessed Code™️, where faith meets purpose, and men redefine what it means to live a life of integrity, success, and service. Hosted by Melvin Rodriguez, COO of Mielle Organics and CEO of Stay Blessed Studios, this podcast is a blueprint for men striving to lead with wisdom, build lasting legacies, and embrace the divine calling on their lives.
Through raw, unfiltered conversations with influential leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and faith-driven men, The Blessed Code™️ explores fatherhood, faith, business, relationships, and resilience—helping you decode the principles that lead to true fulfillment. More than just a podcast, this is a movement to challenge limiting narratives and uplift the Black community with faith-centered wisdom and actionable strategies for success.
Each episode offers insight, testimony, and practical guidance on living by God’s code—rooted in obedience, wisdom, generosity, and divine favor. Because when you change your mind, you change your life. The question is: Are you ready to unlock your Blessed Code?
Tune in, subscribe, and let’s elevate the Kingdom together. The story must be told™️.