Love Is Just Damn Good Business

Community building is a key element of any successful business. Companies who have a well-connected network and create a strong bond with the people tend to thrive in the long run. In today's episode, management guru Tom Peters joins Steve Farber to discuss the immense power and value of building a community to drive a business forward. He shares actionable tips on partnering with other businesses and forging meaningful connections with your target audience. Tom explains how turning them into long-lasting relationships can create better results and deliver a valuable impact to the community.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

America's favorite pastime has just gotten more fun, thanks to Savannah Bananas! If you have not heard about them or been to their show yet, you are in for a treat! In this episode, you get a sneak peek as owner, the man in the yellow tux, Jesse Cole returns to the show and lets us in on what it's like to have sold out every game since the first season and have a waitlist for tickets that's over 60,000. He also shares insights on what it takes to bring together a team of 120 people to put on an inning like no other and the importance of owning up to mistakes, and how those mess-ups motivate them to be better for their fans every time. So tune in and be inspired by their dedication to the sport, the fans, and the fun!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.stevefarber.com/podcast/

Culture is the fundamental pillar in the success of any business. In this episode, Steve Farber chats with Hector Fernandez, CEO of Aristocrat Gaming, to discuss the three priorities of the company that allowed them to leapfrog beyond their competitors even during the pandemic. Love is not just a concept, it's a practice and its positive impact on an organization is evident. Tune in as he shares his philosophy on what great leadership looks like and how transparency, communication, and trust can permeate. Hector also talks about his early beginnings as a son of an immigrant family and how he made it in business doing what he loves every day. Don't miss out on this episode and be inspired by the success that can come out of practicing love in business.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Working in a family-owned business where its culture is love and respect is rewarding. Employees feel like they are part of a family and are treated with respect and kindness. That is precisely the motivation behind the foundation of the Triton Stone Group. In this episode, Steve Farber is joined by Katie Jensen and Rachel Jones, Co-Founders at Triton Stone Group. Seeing the opportunity to be a part of rebuilding their community after Hurricane Katrina, Katie and Rachel opened the Triton Stone Group. Today, they share the story of how the company was founded, the dynamics of working in a family-run business, and the culture they foster at Triton Stone. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

How does surrendering help in striving for success? Today's guest has the answer. Kute Blackson is a beloved inspirational speaker and transformational teacher. Steve knows him from the Transformational Leadership Council, a select group of one hundred of the world's foremost authorities in the personal development industry. In this episode, Kute shares valuable insights from his book, The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go. He emphasizes that surrendering doesn't just mean giving up. It means leaning into the path life has already set out for us. There is magic when we allow the possibilities to happen. Don't miss his golden nuggets of wisdom and find out how this philosophy brought him the status he has today. Plus, look into his early days as he shares personal stories that fueled his growth and transformation.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

A lot of companies fail to scale because they think the key to scaling is to be lean. The real key is to develop your company culture. Have a culture where people are excited to go to work and have conversations. Treat your people like family. This is what Phenix Technologies has been doing to great success. They prioritize company culture and personal development above all things. Join Steve Farber as he talks to Angel Sanchez of Phenix Technologies about how he created such an amazing company culture. Angel is the Servant Leader of Phenix Technology, Inc., a public safety equipment manufacturer. His goal is to leave the world a better place. In this episode, learn how to develop your people like a family would. Discover why you need to fix your own ego first before you can fix your team. And find out how to still be a lean business, especially with the great resignation going on. Scale your company correctly today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

If we leave out love in the learning piece, how can we expect kids to have a voluntary relationship with lifelong learning? Steve Farber sits with Glen Warren, the Literacies, Outreach, and Libraries Director at Encinitas Union School District. Glen points out how love is not just a sentiment; it's a discipline. If we focused on love first, we would have already built-in the beautiful support for emotional learning as part of the ecosystem. Emotional learning engages students, helping them develop rigor, relevance, and relationship in education. If you're passionate about cultivating a love of lifelong education in our students, tune in!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Caring for your child's health is a family ordeal and finding the right care and the right help isn't always easy. Today's guest is Caitlin Stella, MPH. She is the CEO of Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, the pediatric hospital recognized for providing outstanding patient and family-centered care. Caitlin joins Steve Farber to share how they've established such a positive reputation among their patients and their families with their service and assistance. This isn't your typical clinical care. Joe DiMaggio operates with love. Listen to learn more about what they're doing that makes the children in their care not want to leave.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

The real estate industry often gets a bad rep being stereotyped as the industry that only cares about money. That is why when we think about "love" as a value in business, real estate is the last thing many can think of. Our guest for today is about to change that. Steve Farber is joined by the Chief Executive Officer of Crow Holdings, Michael Levy. Founded by the late Trammell Crow, whose main impact was the spirit of partnership, the company became a provider of opportunities for individuals who want to be entrepreneurial and get their start in real estate. In this episode, Michael shares how this business model is very much rooted in love and goodwill and how that extends to this day. He also takes us on his journey to landing the position he is in and what made him resonate with the Crow culture. Follow along to this conversation and find out why love is just damn good business, even in real estate.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Without inspired teachers, a school can hardly take care of its students. That's why leading with love is essential. Steve Farber sits with Antoinette Gutierrez, Ed. D, the Principal at San Bernardino High School. Dr. Antoinette explains that teachers tend to teach in areas where they had a past negative experience. That's why it's important to love them into acting. It's crucial to help them prevent their trauma from rubbing against the students. Otherwise, using fear or intimidation only leads to worse situations. Join in the conversation to learn more about the importance of loving leadership. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Will society ever be able to reach its full potential? Passionate actor turned passionate civics activist Richard Dreyfuss joins us today to share excerpts from his upcoming book, The Return to Senselessness. His book is centered on the significance of history and honoring our roots in preserving our nationalism. He seeks to revive civics education and teach future generations about the power of citizenship and the principles that hold America together. In this episode, he sits with Steve Farber to talk about his mission to encourage and elevate the teaching of civics in American schools. Listen in as Richard looks back on his acting career and discusses how he realized that civics education could revitalize patriotism.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.stevefarber.com/podcast/

If you're a leader of a company in the United States and you see your employees as tools. Tools that you use to earn success for yourself. Then there's a high possibility that your employees wanted you out. Truly human leadership is to not see your employees as a function to success but it's to see them as somebody's precious child. Leadership is such a strong tool that it can be used for the wrong reasons. Learn what it means to be a leader with your host, Steve Farber, and his guest Bob Chapman. Bob is the CEO of Barry-Wehmiller. He was also named the #3 CEOs in the world in an Inc. magazine article. He believes that a people-centric style of leadership is the way to go in today's world. Learn what qualities are needed in true human leadership so that no one gets left behind.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Nothing can beat the feeling of doing something and living in the moment. Werner Berger found this happiness by becoming a mountain climber even at his advanced age. Joining Steve Farber, he shares his incredible feats as an octogenarian mountaineer. He talks about his world record as the oldest person who completed the Seven Summits at 71 and celebrating his 80th birthday on the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Werner relates these achievements to business leadership, emphasizing the right time to slow down and take everything easy. He also explains how uncomfortable situations will allow you to stretch and adapt, ultimately shaping you as a better leader.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Are you a soul sourced entrepreneur? If you haven't even heard of that term until now, then you're one of the lucky ones to learn about it here. In this episode, Steve Farber discusses entrepreneurial concepts in the most unique way with Christine Kane of Uplevel You. Christine is also a professional singer, songwriter and the author of the bestselling book, The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur. Join in as Christine shares her insights about resets, patterns, identifying our accomplishments in our lives, and how we could train ourselves to self-coach.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Leaders come out stronger after overcoming difficult challenges. Steve Farber's guest today is Dan Javan, the CEO and President of Suntuity. Dan discusses the leadership lessons he learned during the COVID pandemic, the foremost of which was nailing down virtualization. A good leader ensures their people are all set up, and effective leaders put the right people in the right position. If you want more leadership lessons, then this episode is a must-listen. Tune in and learn how you can become a better leader!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Many of us think happiness and success are hard to achieve. But what if there really is a sure-fire way to happiness? Join Steve Farber as he gets into a conversation with Hale Dwoskin, International speaker, founder of Sedona Training Associates, and a life-long proponent of The Sedona Method. Hale and Steve talk about happiness, what it takes to achieve it, and how the Sedona Method can change your life. Far from what many people think, happiness can be a lot easier to have. All you need is to learn the process of letting go. Find out what that entails and why. If you're looking for the path to happiness, then start here.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Employee retention can make or break a company. For most managers, getting good people to stay is one of the most difficult parts in their job. Employee engagement expert Beverly Kaye believes that it is a manager’s responsibility to keep employees engaged and learn their concerns to find out why they want to leave. Steve Farber brings Beverly in to take a deep dive onto her book, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, a book on the subject that was specifically written for managers. Join in and learn more about the art of fostering loyalty among your employees and benefiting from their talents for a longer period of time.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

When you start a business, the first thing that should come to mind is the experience. A great experience shouldn't be for the customers only but for the employees too. It's all about building a team of people who have one purpose in mind and that is to grow your company. Join Steve Farber as he sits down with John Mamon, the CEO of mPowered IT, a firm that focuses on delivering full IT support services for small-time business owners. John believes that customer experience is the key to his success. John is also the author of The Extra Scoop, a wonderful book about the art of great customer service. Learn the core values in order to create a great working environment with the right people, the right culture, and the right experience. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

A culture of joy in the workplace can only be achieved with the right level of human connection and positive goal-setting. This is exactly what Menlo Innovations did so that they can bring happiness to every software they design. Steve Farber is joined by the company's CEO and Chief Storyteller, Richard Sheridan, to share how they implemented a joyful workplace culture by having everyone work in pairs. Richard talks about the challenges when their team was forced to work separately because of COVID-19's virtual setup. He also shares the inspiring story of a 180-year old life insurance company to prove that the culture of joy is not only reserved for small or medium-sized businesses.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

What does consciousness have to do with leadership, or where can consciousness contribute to leadership? Is consciousness the same as mindfulness? Dr. Tony Nader, a physician, scholar, and thought leader devoted to the expansion of consciousness, says there's much more to it than simply its binary definition of on or off. Dr. Nader is the definitive authority on the Transcendental Meditation technique. He worked closely with TM Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the science of consciousness. Catch him in this episode as he joins Steve Farber in a deep conversation about consciousness, love, and leadership, touching on the difference between consciousness and mindfulness, servant leadership, and the resurgence of Transcendental Meditation in popular culture.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

No business can ever succeed with only money-making in mind. What every entrepreneur must aim for is to promote a workplace culture where everyone can grow and love according to a single working purpose. Steve Farber sits down with Cesar Enciso, CEO and Founder of EVOTEK, who shares how his team grew rapidly even in the time of COVID-19, thanks to a culture focused on human empowerment. He explains why a healthy working environment also means getting rid of members that cannot contribute well and how doing your work correctly doesn't reflect in revenue alone. Cesar also presents their cultural challenges in today's remote setup, mostly dealing with intimacy and collaboration, and how they address them all in the name of love.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Co-creation, teamwork, creative collaboration – these are words that we use a lot, both in art and in business, but the actual dynamics of it can be challenging. A lot of times, it’s because our ego gets in the way of being able to fail, fumble, and look stupid in front of others in order to hold the space for brilliant ideas to come. We see this play out in every songwriting collaboration, as well as in every board and team meeting. Joining Steve Farber in this rather creative episode, The Brothers Koren, Thorald and Isaac explain how the art of creative collaboration applies to music, as well as in business. They have an interesting take on collaboration that goes against the grain of conventional wisdom that you have to let go of the ego in order to collaborate. Instead, they look at how the good aspect of ego can be used to put contributions forward for the collaborative effort. Tag along as these three songwriters demonstrate what it really means to collaborate in an unexpectedly expected way.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Tom Peters, yes, THE Tom Peters is on the show! And he has a new book to share to the world called Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism. If you’re one of those people who have yet to experience the magic of the guy, Tom is quite simply one of the most influential management thinkers of our day. A prolific writer known for his iconic book, In Search of Excellence, Tom almost single-handedly created the entire management guru genre. Today, he reunites with his mentee and former second-in-command, Steve Farber for an extremely insightful conversation. For those who know Tom, you know you’re in for a treat. For those that don’t, rest assured that you will be. You might want to get something to write on for this.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

It is truly annoying – and expensive – to have a business process that does not actually work and just wastes up all of your resources. What can make it even duller is its lack of humanity, putting the growth and connection between people at stake. Joining Steve Farber to explain the right way to integrate humanity through love when reinventing your processes is Glodean Champion, a speaker and transformative leader who created the LOVE Method and Kaizen Your Life programs. She shares her most inspiring experiences coaching leaders to help make their businesses processes more impactful to their hard-working employees, allowing them to fully embrace their purpose as part of the team and giving them opportunities for further growth. Glodean also explains why one's vulnerability goes with another person's empathy, which ultimately contributes to meaningful community building. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

After three months of being coached by Angelo Poli, Steve Farber brings him back on the show to talk about real body transformation. Angelo is the Founder of a fitness and nutrition company called MetPro. In a previous interview, he talked about his approach to fitness and nutrition. Today, they tackle the particulars of Steve’s fitness journey and do a live coaching session. Whether you’re a skinny guy who's never been able to put on muscle or a woman who just wants more energy as you get older, you’re going to find this episode a gem. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Even though science has yet to discover how to revert old age, decelerating the process of aging is indeed a reality today. Dr. Sandra Kaufmann dedicated her free time to this field, turning her simple side study into an organized longevity regimen called the Kaufmann Protocol. She joins Steve Farber to discuss the findings of her research, which primarily focuses on taking care of the body at the cellular and DNA levels. She goes deep into the seven tenets of aging everyone should concentrate on, as well as the most recommended agents to regularly consume if they want to live a longer, healthier life. Dr. Sandra also shares how she continuously helps people start their longevity practices despite her busy schedule by developing her own application.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Adjusting from one leadership to another is certainly hard for employees, but so much so for the leaders themselves. Inheriting a workplace culture calls for courage and patience, particularly if it is a horrible one. Steve Farber sits down with the top brass of Trailer Bridge, Inc., President/CEO Mitch Luciano and Vice President Indie Bollman, to share how they completely turned around their company's dull and unproductive culture into a working and meaningful one. The two discuss how they got rid of the "rotten eggs" within the team and how the working environment shift impacted their revenue. They also talk about creating deep connections with employees by exceeding expectations in understanding and addressing their needs – even if it means installing an ice machine in the office.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

The world of rock and roll is often associated with loud music, addiction, alcohol, and drugs. But for rock icon Jay Jay French, staying at the top of the game even in this field requires a clear mind, teamwork, and a strong entrepreneurial mindset. He sits down with Steve Farber to share the colorful journey of forming the band Twisted Sisters, their rise as a bar and video band, their decline and fall, and their revival as a festival band. Jay Jay explains how leaving drugs behind and remaining sober, which is beyond the norm of rock and roll, helped them overcome even the most formidable challenges to become one of the most successful and recognizable music groups today. He also details his current transition to motivational speaking and podcasting, as well as his upcoming book with Steve.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Pursuing a life in the arts is not for those who simply think of a way to earn. It can be tough, and career breakthroughs can arrive late. So why would anyone choose to become an actor, even more, be on Broadway? Steve Farber invites two Broadway legends who can answer that! In this episode, he sits down with Sandra Joseph, the longest-running leading lady of Broadway’s longest-running show of all time, and actor and singer, Ron Bohmer. Together, they share each of their journeys to becoming a performer, taking us behind the scenes of great musicals like The Phantom of the Opera and more. Throughout their careers as Broadway legends, Sandra and Ron offer some life lessons that show just how great life could become when you pursue what you love and live in the world as the freest and fullest expression of who you are. They also take us deep into Sandra’s book, Unmasking What Matters.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

In the marketing world full of overlapping products and services, coming up with a unique concept is the only way to stand out. This is exactly what Roger Dean Bates did with Assault Fitness when they conceptualized Assault Bike. Being the only one of its kind, this iconic fitness equipment caught the attention of so many athletes around the world, receiving mixed reviews. Roger shares with Steve Farber the story of how the Assault Bike came to be and how they achieved success thanks to its huge CrossFit debut. They also talk about Roger's relationships with his workers, what attitude a true leader must have, and why making money is not the only way to achieve fulfillment in entrepreneurship.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Rotary International has been a flourishing community that stretches across several countries. And for Barry Rassin, the secret to its lasting success lies in the burning desire to serve others selflessly. He sits down with Steve Farber to share his leadership experiences as the club’s former president, the lessons he learned in pouring out their heart in service of the people through philanthropy work, and his takeaways in traveling the world and meeting various leaders. Barry also discusses his focus on empowering the youth during his tenure, particularly on elevating Rotaract members to become full-fledged Rotary International members.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Some leadership skills are acquired through seminars and training. But the most important leadership lessons are found through experience, even the most unfortunate ones. Retired educator Frank DeAngelis sits down with Steve Farber to discuss what it takes to be an inspiring leader by looking back on his experiences as the Principal of Columbine High School. He narrates the stories of how he connected with the students and employees through the power of love, even if it means sprinting towards a gunner on that fateful morning of the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

The heart and mind are two different areas with different purposes. But together, they forge our personality, attitude, and mindset, making us unique human beings. Author Adam Markel joins Steve Farber to discuss how understanding our intellect and emotions can help us come up with proper decisions and actions in life despite the occasional battle between these two forces. They also talk about Adam's new book, I Love My Life Challenge, sharing some simple but effective tips about self-care and effective morning routines.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

For most people, body transformation is all about physical attributes, like losing weight and trying a certain diet. But bigger and rewarding changes cannot be attained by these strategies alone. Steve Farber sits down with Angelo Poli to talk about how true body transformation can only be achieved by making significant adjustments not only to your eating habits but also to time management and daily routine. Angelo presents how his lifestyle coaching MetPro works, debunks the lasting medical myth about metabolism, and explains their company culture that transcends a simple coach-client relationship.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Aspiring to be the most beloved brand in the world, Bonjoro works at turning customers into friends. This culture has been the main driver of their business success. Bonjoro is an app for sending individual personalized videos to welcome and onboard new customers and clients. On today’s podcast, Steve Farber brings on Matt Barnett, the Papa Bear at Bonjoro, to talk about how their customer success teams convert and retain more customers through personal video. Matt is a serial entrepreneur, an industrial designer, and an artist passionate about building great products and great cultures.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Age is just a number when it comes to success. So long as you have the passion and drive into what you do, you can surely make that work. For Daniel Poneman, starting his own sports agency at 26 was not a shot in the dark. It took him having to put into action his passion for basketball and going out of his way to meet people and build a business. Soon after, he became the youngest NBA agent. In this episode, Steve Farber sits down with Daniel to get to know him and his journey of starting his own sports agency and, above all, where love plays to his success. He talks about how he became a Partner in the Chicago-based sports industry called Beyond Athlete Management and became the founder of the Shot in the Dark Foundation where he helps hundreds of young men from Chicago’s inner city to play basketball at all levels. Join Daniel and Steve in this conversation as they get down into Daniel’s film with Dwyane Wade and Chance the Rapper and how the foundation is doing amidst the pandemic.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Have you ever heard of an employee-owned company? What exactly does this mean? Is it even possible? Well, for a business that runs on love, that is definitely nowhere near impossible. In this episode, Steve Farber talks to CEO and Co-founder of TiER1 Performance, Greg Harmeyer. TiER1 is an organization that is devoted to helping their clients create high-performing environments by focusing on their people. As such, it is no wonder why their culture has been recognized as the best place to work by Many Best Place to Work List, including Inc in 2017 and 2018. Here, Greg lets us in on how he was able to do that and why it is an employee-owned, high-trust environment. He shares how he keeps that trust evolving with his employees and how they are working to support them to bring out their best talent. Join Greg and Steve in this discussion as they share more about how love threads in a company with loyal employees.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

These are extreme times that we live in. It's fair to say that extreme times call for extreme leadership. But what is it? Do we have what it takes to live up to the name and stand as an extreme leader? Steve Farber gives you the answers in this episode as he shares a series of webinars that introduces extreme leadership and how, though juxtaposed to the image it gives, it should go together with the practice of cultivating love. In this first part of the series, he guides us into one of the first elements of his book, The Radical LEAP: love. He shares some great insights and wisdom on how love is not at all inappropriate in the context of business; it is, in fact, at the very foundation of what great leadership is. Join Steve as he continues with the process of how you can bring that love into what you do and inspire others to love your business as well.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Many of us get stuck working on things that don’t give us joy, that fail at making us feel fulfilled. But what if you could actually get out of that and do what you’re passionate about the most? This episode’s guest is all about helping people with that. Steve Farber interviews Janet Bray Attwood, the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose. Here, Janet shares with us the formula to living a passionate life, leading us into living with a deepened sense of meaning and a higher sense of purpose. Moreover, she also talks about the kind of conversation many don’t talk about enough—the process of falling in love with our very own selves. Join Janet and Steve in this conversation as they take us into the passion test and the mastery of self-love.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Dr. Pelè’s life journey is not the norm, certainly not for most people anyway. Before writing and producing for a major label artist, the Ph.D., and running his own online business, his story began in a war-torn African refugee camp when he was just a kid with a dream. In this episode, Dr. Pelè sits down with Steve Farber to share this journey and his pursuit of happiness that’s profitable. Are you uncertain about your career or wherever you are right now? Don’t miss this episode and get inspired to start making money doing what makes you happy.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

The Leadership Challenge is probably the most significant body of research on leadership on the planet. Coauthored by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, it is considered as the Bible of the extreme leadership research world. Joining Steve Farber on the show today is none other than Jim Kouzes. A highly regarded leadership scholar and an experienced executive, Jim was the first guy that that talked about love as being the foundation of leadership. He expounds his idea of love, leadership, and credibility, and shares why he began bringing them to the forefront.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Would you believe that there are incomparable insights you can gain from actually talking to your employees, forming a relationship with them, without the burden of having the leadership divide in between? Guest Bryon Stephens, the co-founder at Pivotal Growth Partners, did just that by joining the CBS reality show, Undercover Boss. In this episode, he joins host, Steve Farber, to tell us about his experience and the great leadership lessons he learned from the show. He talks about the importance of leading with love and making decisions that are better for your clients, partners, and employees. What is more, Bryon explains why the key to seeing powerful growth is the company's culture, laying down some tips on how you can create that within your team and more.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Are you ready to say yes to success? Join Steve Farber as he interviews Debra Poneman, founder of YES to Success, Inc. and a true thought-leader in the transformational space. Debra has an interesting and powerful story to tell. She was on what seemed like the top of her career when she gave it all up and followed her heart, which exactly what she now teaches other people to do. Listen to this enlightening conversation, where Debra shares her journey through corporate success, full-time motherhood and her return to the outside world as one of the most powerful thought leaders around. You will learn from this episode that there is only one capital you’ll ever need –something that Debra wouldn’t have learned had she not decided to be the best mom to the people closest to her heart. Listen in and find out what it is!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Born in San Francisco, raised in Los Angeles, and educated in the Silicon Valley, Mauricio Mejia has the best of three worlds all in one. A trailblazer in his own career, Mauricio created his success in many different ways. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, a restaurant owner, and a real estate mogul. In a former life, he was a nightlife promoter and owner of the successful Vault Ultra Lounge in Silicon Valley. On today’s show, he sits down with Steve Farber to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and how he went from a gang banger to a millionaire, to homelessness and ultimately creating a business empire.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

We cannot pour from an empty cup. This adage is never more true when it comes to leadership. It is only when you can lead yourself that you can lead others as well. Today’s guest, American educator Stedman Graham, calls this ‘Identity Leadership’, and he joins host, Steve Farber, to share with us what this is all about. No other than the expert on this field, lecturing and training corporations and organizations all around the world, Stedman helps us understand the importance of knowing how to define yourself, your identity, and going on a quest for self-improvement and self-actualization. This way, you will be able to create your own system for success and lead others the right way. Tune into this episode to learn more about Identity Leadership and how self-love could also benefit others around you.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How » Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Through some serendipitous circumstances, Steve Farber somehow got his old guitar back, reigniting a passion for music that he had once put on hold when life started to happen. We all have something in life that we are truly passionate about, whether it’s music, writing, art, sports, maybe even fishing (because why not?). Sometime in our lives, we might have been forced to give up on that passion because we had “better things to do.” We get lost in grind of everyday life, the demands of our jobs, business and relationships that we lose touch with the very thing that gives us our energy, our drive. Does this kind of story resonate with you? If it does, then this episode is perfect for you. Join Steve as he shares his personal music story, his reunion with his old guitar and the return of his passion for music that he condensed into a six-song album, There’s Not a Dream I Wouldn’t Keep. Sit back, listen to Steve’s songs and learn why you owe it to yourself and everybody else to bring that passion back for yourself.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Vulnerability is not a characteristic anyone would want to associate their business with. Yet, some of the great businesses have learned that embodying vulnerability is not something to shy away from because with it comes love—a key to business success. In this episode, Steve Farber is joined by the CEO of Entisys360, Mike Strohl, to share with us how love worked for his success, taking us along to his journey that made him realize what it can do. He talks about why love is the foundation of great leadership, how he has gone from 35 to 170 employees, and why he considers them entrepreneurs and innovators. Join Mike and Steve in this episode as they discuss deeper about hiring great people and building a great culture. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

A business is only as good as the people behind it. As such, it is very important for business owners and leaders to learn how to bring out the best in their team. In today’s episode, Steve Farber brings out a guest who has the perfect formula for that! He interviews Chuck Runyon, the CEO of Self Esteem Brands and the co-founder of the world’s largest and fastest-growing fitness club, Anytime Fitness. Here, Chuck lets us in on his Anytime Fitness Formula that revolves around people, purpose, profits, and play. He takes us deep into the center of his leadership philosophy on ROEI (Return In Emotional Investment), where he shows just how love truly is damn good business. Follow this great conversation to learn more and get a sneak peek into Chuck’s book, Love Work. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

What has love got to do with wellness and wellbeing in the corporate world? Everything, it turns out, as evident from this conversation between host Steve Farber and Mia Kyricos, the President and Founder of Kyricos & Associates LLC and former SVP & Global Head of Wellbeing at Hyatt. For over 25 years, Mia has been making breakthroughs in workplace wellness in several companies, becoming a true visionary in the $4.5 trillion global wellness industry. In this conversation, learn why 2020 and the pandemic that defined it are the great catalysts that will propel organizations to rethink how they work, especially around issues of corporate wellness and well-being. Also, learn about what distinguishes organizations in it out of love and those in it for profit, and why that is such an important distinction to make in the post-pandemic world. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

In these trying times, it is an undeniable plus not just to cope but also to thrive at work and life. To do that, we need to get some work done on our nervous systems. Sharing her insights on this is Marti Glenn, the Cofounder and Chief Experience Officer of Ryzio Institute. Marti conducts professional training and intensive retreats internationally to help leaders move beyond coping and into thriving. As she sits down with host Steve Farber, she explains the three things that everyone needs to thrive at work. Learn about how human connection plays into all of this and the answer to the age-old question: What does love have to do with it? Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

It is one thing to grow your company. It is another to help others do the same. In this special episode, Steve Farber shares with us his live interview with Burton Goldfield, the President and CEO of TriNet, at The Extreme Leadership Experience in San Diego, held last February 27, 2020. Here, Burton tells us his own story of growing his own company and moving with his passion for helping small companies thrive as well. He lets us get a peek behind the curtains of what goes on in a publicly-traded company and what it is like leading an organization of its size and level of influence. Central to everything Burton does, he shares how he moves with love, energy, audacity, and proof in terms of how he does business, leads his team, and creates an impact on the world. Listen in on this great conversation to dive into a Fortune 1000 CEO’s big passion for small companies. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube