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David Gerber is a new Uncle, a Starbucks loyalist, golf enthusiast, and someone who is incredibly driven by his ‘why.' At 14, Dave and his family suffered the tragic loss of his father to cancer just 6 short months after his diagnosis. He went on to play baseball at a D1 school, Creighton University, where despite not being a top recruit he ended up setting records as their Closer. After school he was drafted to the Seattle Mariners and recognized as one of the top player leaders in the organizations but after injury and release in 2019, Dave had to redefine his dreams. He took his lessons learned into Sales and Territory Management where he has built successful businesses in Connecticut, Nebraska, and Iowa. Dave has learned to defy the odds through the ability to bet on himself and lead others around him to do the same. Dave is no stranger to meeting adversity and overcoming it. We talked all about his journey, from losing his father at age 14, to getting unexpectedly drafted to the MLB after college, to how he got his career lined up after baseball and everything in between. If you liked this podcast, go check out Episode #7 with Tommy Edman or Episode #13 with Kelsey Plum Timestamps: 6:52 - why Dave says that his life really started at age 14 after his dad passed away 13:46 - how true adversity gives us the opportunity to define ourselves 15:34 - what role his dad still plays in his life today 17:42 - how Dave went from barely making his college team to setting school records 25:35 - Dave's "why" and how it helped him succeed as a pitcher in baseball 34:10 - how Dave was watching the MLB draft on TV and unexpectedly got drafted 40:17 - how Dave responded when he was told that his baseball career was over 46:23 - how Dave fought for a job after being told no, and ended up accepting the role with $58 in his bank account 50:57 - when to go up to bat for yourself and how you can fight for your opportunities 55:44 - finding balance between work and play
Are you ready to win in life and in business? When you start your own business, you encounter a lot of challenges before you can be able to say that you know the secrets to success. Dave Gerber, CEO of Wolfgang Capital, joins Matt Rosenthal to share his story of how he took 25 years of huge fund and accounting experience and turned himself into a successful entrepreneur. Tune in for expert tips on how to turn a vision into reality and truly reach your goals.-Digging In is a podcast that uncovers the secrets to success in life, business, and health. In this weekly show, Matt Rosenthal, CEO and seasoned entrepreneur, digs in with guests who will share their stories about what it takes to be a self made success. Everyone has untapped potential, and this podcast will deliver a roadmap to reaching your potential in life, business, and health. Connect with Matt Rosenthal: LinkedIn: /matt-rosenthal-mindcore/ - Instagram: @mattrosenthal_
Kate interviews Dave Gerber, Founder of Synergy Development & Training, Master Teacher, Coach, Speaker and Author. Dave's passion is helping organizations and professionals with wellness and revenue and he has written over a dozen books on topic related to business and leadership, but among his 12+ books are six books for children. He has written a series of books for kid's about a robot who goes in search of a heart. He wrote this book series with his daughter, Jessie. We will find out more about his motivation, message and his experience in writing this children's book series. Tune in for a fun and imaginative show.
About this Episode In this episode, we talk with Dave Gerber about the growing pains of starting your business from scratch, dealing with conflict in a practical way, and expanding our perspective about what it means to heal. Dave shares why conflict and healing isn’t as complicated as it seems and how we can leverage both conflict and healing to be stronger. Key Bullet Points Tips and growing pains to expect while growing your own business while escaping your “9 to 5” Why we need to transform our view of conflict and why avoiding conflict is bad Dave’s transition from leadership coach to martial artist to healer Dave’s Healing for Tough Guy program Keeping an open mind about our options for healing Key Milestones of the Episode [1:06] Dave’s career background and entrepreneurial journey [4:00] Getting clients for your business when you’re just starting out [5:22] Mistakes and growing pains while growing a business [9:50] What are the basic things an organization or group should do to avoid conflict? [15:00] Why we shouldn’t run away from conflict in the workplace [18:54] Opening up to other ways of self- healing [35:30] Final word of advice Key Quotes (Regarding some of Dave’s first clients) “They showed up with education but no funding.” “Being good in your content doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to create a successful business.” “People like to buy but they don’t like to feel sold.” “People have to be realistic about what they’re selling, especially as we’re moving so fast into the digital age…” “If an organization doesn’t have a reproducible model [for dealing with conflict][ that every employee knows how to use and how to prepare for difficult conversations...I would argue that whatever else they are doing is never going to work to the level they want it to.” “Other people’s behavior can’t be an excuse for us not doing what we know to be the best version of ourselves.” “The ability to self-heal was the piece that wasn’t talked about in leadership.” “If it’s lonely at the top, we have to figure out what to do about it.” “Healing and healing [the] self is actually the strongest thing to do.” “Sometimes it’s just a simple shift for people.” “Meditation doesn’t have to be this scary thing and that what I’m trying to help people understand.” Key Resources Synergy Training & Development, LLC Other Resources Conflict Calculator Get in Contact with Dave Gerber Dave Gerber is a former teacher who launched his own business in conflict management and resolution (Synergy Training & Development, LLC). He is a keynote speaker, author, and instructor who has worked with a variety of clients ranging from government leaders to NASA. Website LinkedIn Twitter About Our Sponsor War Dragons is a powerfully awesome 3-D, real-time mobile game and over 150 that will take your world-building strategy to a level that you never imagined Learn more at http://www.veteranonthemove.com/wardragons
Dave Gerber, President and Founder of Synergy Development and Training, LLC is a change catalyst, motivating people to become the best version of themselves. Dave inspires his audiences to transform the way they engage with the world around them, build stronger relationships and organizations. His dynamic, humorous style and remarkable depth and breadth of content has earned him the reputation of “best speaker ever” by many of his audiences. His talent for simplifying complex ideas into elegant solutions, is a gift that leaves participants with actionable learning that they can implement immediately as he helps us “Prepare for Robots!” A passionate “teacher, healer, warrior and poet”…Dave Gerber is more than a dynamic speaker. He is also an Executive and Leadership Coach, Learning Expert, Trainer and Author. Dave has presented to more than 10,000 executives, managers and individuals from across the U.S. Some of his audiences include: SAIC, NASA, Dominion Power, Novo Nordisk, Military & Intelligence Community, Medical & Dental Community, Martial Arts Community, ManTech International, NTCA, EPA, ATPCO, National League of Cities, Project Management Institute and PA House of Representatives. In addition to his organizational leadership and conflict management experience, Dave is a certified, Instructor-Level Black Belt in Krav Maga (self-defense), and has completed his Advanced Certification training in the art of Reiki, Japanese Energy Healing. Main Topics: Conflict Management Leadership Preparing For Robots Mentioned in this Episode: Synergy Development & Training, LLC The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield Follow Dave on LinkedIn Learn more about Dave HERE & HERE Preparing For Robots Voice America Business Channel
Join Dave Gerber as he helps all of us recognize workplace conflict and the specific steps to take in those uncomfortable and difficult situations in this thought-provoking conversation with host Mike Domitrz. * You are invited to join our community and conversations about each episode on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/MutuallyAmazingPodcast and join us on Twitter @CenterRespect or visit our website at http://www.MutuallyAmazingPodcast.com** SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE TRANSCRIPTION LISTEN TO THE SHOW BELOW via Audio, and/or Read the Transcription Dave's Bio: Dave Gerber, President and Founder of Synergy Development and Training, LLC is a change catalyst, motivating people to become the best version of themselves. Known as “The Conflict Healer,” Dave inspires his audiences to transform the way they engage with the world around them. His dynamic, humorous style and remarkable depth and breadth of content has earned him the reputation of “best speaker ever” by many of his audiences. His talent for simplifying complex ideas into elegant solutions, is a gift that leaves participants with actionable learning that they can implement immediately. A passionate “teacher, healer, warrior and poet”…Dave Gerber is more than a dynamic speaker. He is also an Executive and Leadership Coach, Learning Expert, Trainer and Author. Dave has presented to more than 10,000 executives, managers and individuals from across the U.S. Some of his audiences include: SAIC, NASA, Dominion Power, Novo Nordisk, Military & Intelligence Community, Medical & Dental Community, Martial Arts Community, ManTech International, NTCA, EPA, ATPCO, National League of Cities, Project Management Institute and PA House of Representatives. Dave is also a prolific author. A selection of his titles include: Use Conflict: Advance Your Winning Life Are You a King or Queen of Conflict…In Project Management? Roadmap to Success (with Deepak Chopra and Ken Blanchard) “On Fire Leadership® (other motivational quote books for martial artists and the military) I.F.E. Line Self-Defense® (Book Series for Kids and Women) Links to Dave: www.DaveGerber.Com www.DaveGerber.info www.Synergydt.com www.LevelinLevelup.com www.PreparingforRobots.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegerber/ https://twitter.com/preparingforrobot https://www.instagram.com/preparingforrobot Books Recommended by Dave: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield The Alchemist by Paul Coelho Use Conflict: Advance Your Winning Life by Dave Gerber
If you avoid conflict (or have too much of it in your relationships), if you have anger issues, or confuse rage for passion, then you better listen to this episode or we will kick your ass. Jumping into this week's fray and pulling no punches is conflict healer, Dave Gerber, and therapist Lesley Alderman. With their help, you’ll learn how to temper your temper, and turn your inner fighter into a lover.
“Communication works for those who work at it.” ~ John Powell Most experts will tell you that there are no better cheerleaders for your brand than the people who help make and keep it a reality. But the question is how do you turn employees into “brand ambassadors”? The answer lies in solid internal communication and what Use Conflict author and this week's guest, Dave Gerber, calls “positive conflict.” Dave talks with Merritt and Gary about the issues of conflict and communication within an organization. The discussion explores Dave's concepts of positive and negative conflict, communication tactics for clarity and employee buy-in, and other approaches to building a healthy, harmonious workforce. Dave also explains the importance of key factors such as trust from and in the workforce. Join Merritt, Gary and Dave as they tell you how strong, focused communication and positive conflict management can turn the company workforce into one of the brand's loudest megaphones.
Joven Hundal hosts a lively hour focused on leadership. He reads and dissects chapters on leadership from new book, Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomer as well as the first book in the series, Be the Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference. Father/daughter co-authors of two books, Dave and Jessie Gerber, offer insights on leadership strategies for all ages. Their goal is to help kids, parents, and families stay safe while having the ability to talk about a difficult subject with more ease…and see actually how to get it done! Leadership means being responsible for yourself and your charges. Successful leadership skills don't just happen; they come as a result of a determination to earn them. A leader's job is to inspire, to motivate, to make it easy to do the right thing. A good leader knows how to gather the most intelligent and knowledgeable people for the task at hand, then get out of their way and let them create magic.
Joven Hundal hosts a lively hour focused on leadership. He reads and dissects chapters on leadership from new book, Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomer as well as the first book in the series, Be the Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference. Father/daughter co-authors of two books, Dave and Jessie Gerber, offer insights on leadership strategies for all ages. Their goal is to help kids, parents, and families stay safe while having the ability to talk about a difficult subject with more ease…and see actually how to get it done! Leadership means being responsible for yourself and your charges. Successful leadership skills don't just happen; they come as a result of a determination to earn them. A leader's job is to inspire, to motivate, to make it easy to do the right thing. A good leader knows how to gather the most intelligent and knowledgeable people for the task at hand, then get out of their way and let them create magic.
Kate interviews a well known guest expert, Dave Gerber known as, "The Conflict Healer". Dave is the Founder & President of Synergy Development & Training, LLC. Dave Gerber is more than a dynamic speaker and nationally known Executive Trainer. He is also a Leadership Coach, Learning Expert and Best-Selling Author. We will find out the most effective steps in resolving conflict in business and personal situations. We will get insight into successful ways to avoid the frustration, anger and stress that these situations often invlove. This is certainly information and skills that we can all use in our business and personal dealings. We will learn how some people seem to breeze through difficult situations and find out the secrets that work best to get results and leave everyone feeling good. Tune in for an inspiring show.
Workplace disagreements are an everyday occurrence. Whether working on a project, team or larger strategic issue, knowing how to address these conflicts at the onset can prevent a disaster waiting to happen. Dave Gerber, President/Founder of Synergy Development and Training, LLC is a change catalyst, motivating people to become the best version of themselves. Dave inspires our audience to transform the way they engage with the world around them. Fewer kids are walking to school alone or riding their bikes through their neighborhoods. Parents have been charged with neglect in some communities for allowing those activities. How can we raise independent children if we are shadowing them every second? Summer is the best time of the year for enjoying fresh vegetables and fruits straight from your garden. It's also fire season and we need to heed the instructions to keep our homes safer from wildfires. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, takes us on a mid-July walk on the wild side.
Conflict creates all kinds of problems. It tears at the wellness of leaders and employees while costing tons of money. It does not have to be that way! Progressive leaders can standardize workplace conflict to help a diverse workforce have a positive framework, set of principles, and conflict resolution techniques that turn conflict into “proflict.” In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes change catalyst Dave Gerber. Dave will share several ways leaders can develop low-hanging-fruit solutions to the inevitable conflict that arises from people trying to collaborate and grow high-performance teams. Listen in to grow your conflict management skills … a key aspect of emotional intelligence and a critical leadership competency for career advancement!
Conflict creates all kinds of problems. It tears at the wellness of leaders and employees while costing tons of money. It does not have to be that way! Progressive leaders can standardize workplace conflict to help a diverse workforce have a positive framework, set of principles, and conflict resolution techniques that turn conflict into “proflict.” In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes change catalyst Dave Gerber. Dave will share several ways leaders can develop low-hanging-fruit solutions to the inevitable conflict that arises from people trying to collaborate and grow high-performance teams. Listen in to grow your conflict management skills … a key aspect of emotional intelligence and a critical leadership competency for career advancement!
Today's interview is with Dave Gerber. Dave is known as the conflict healer and he is focused on standardizing and transforming workplace conflict. As the president and founder of Synergy Development and Training, LLC he uses his ability as a change catalyst to motivate people to become the best version of themselves. He inspires his audiences to transform the way they engage with the world around them and we dove into the following topics:How to communicate when there is conflictWhat types of leaders the world needs ANDMasculinity in the 21st CenturyResource Mentioned In The Episode:Conflict Healer Website: http://conflicthealer.com/Synergy DT Website: www.synergydt.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegerber/ Sponsor for this episode is Plastiq.com which is a service that makes it possible to pay bills like rent, tuition, or mortgage payments — and even invoices — by credit card when you ordinarily couldn’t. Go to plastiq.com/nomads today – and when you sign up and make your first payment up to $1,000, Plastiq will waive the transaction fee. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One of the areas of employee health and wellbeing is our emotional health. Most people run into challenges or conflicts with co-workers that drains their energy and negatively impacts their wellbeing. We don’t talk about conflict management as a part of our standard wellness program because it feels outside of our scope. I tell you what…it’s not! Giving employees the skills to deal with difficult conversations can absolutely enhance their wellbeing. Today’s guest is Dave Gerber. Dave specializes in transforming workplace conflicts and calls himself the Conflict Healer. Dave is President and Founder of Synergy Development and Training, LLC who motivates people to become the best version of themselves. Dave is also an Executive and Leadership Coach, Learning Expert, Trainer and Author. In today’s episode, we talk about how he got into conflict management as an area of specialty, how conflict helps with productivity, the costs of conflict within organizations and tips on how to handle conflict. For links mentioned in today's episode visit https://redesigningwellness.com/ To join the Redesigning Wellness Community, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/rdwellnesscommunity/
How many of life’s problems can be boiled down to simple conflict resolution? If we stop and think about it, most likely there are MANY common problems that come down to resolving conflict. Make no mistake about it, though, conflict resolution is rarely a simple or easy undertaking. It takes practiced skill, insight, and vision…
Today’s “Life’s Black Belt” is Dave Gerber. I sit down with the President and founder of Synergy Development and Training, Published Author and Certified Krav Maga Black Belt, Mr. Dave Gerber. As always we discuss his early childhood filled with memories of being bullied, moving to new schools and cities, starting college, finding out out he had Graves disease, how he overcame divorce, a variety of obstacles in life and much more! Dave’s story and outlook on life is inspirational to say the least. He has dedicated his life to helping those around him, from the personal to the corporate level. More of his bio and contact information is below. DAVID A. GERBER, M.Ed., CAMF 5617 Bellington Avenue ▪ Springfield, VA 22151 ▪ Gerber@Synergydt.com ▪ www.Synergydt.com ▪ www.DaveGerber.info Dave Gerber – “The Conflict Healer” Dave Gerber, President and Founder of Synergy Development and Training, LLC is a change catalyst, motivating people to become the best version of themselves. Known as “The Conflict Healer,” Dave inspires his audiences to transform the way they engage with the world around them. His dynamic, humorous style and remarkable depth and breadth of content has earned him the reputation of “best speaker ever” by many of his audiences. His talent for simplifying complex ideas into elegant solutions, is a gift that leaves participants with actionable learning that they can implement immediately. A passionate “teacher, healer, warrior and poet”…Dave Gerber is more than a dynamic speaker. He is also an Executive and Leadership Coach, Learning Expert, Trainer and Author. Dave has presented to more than 10,000 executives, managers and individuals from across the U.S. Some of his audiences include: SAIC, NASA, Dominion Power, Novo Nordisk, Military & Intelligence Community, Medical & Dental Community, Martial Arts Community, ManTech International, NTCA, EPA, ATPCO, National League of Cities, Project Management Institute and PA House of Representatives. Dave Gerber has a proven track record converting his personal experience into conflict lessons that have been shared with employees of all kinds, at every level, in a coaching, training, speaking and consulting capacity. Dave is also the only speaker in the world that uses innovative, rarely seen, moving sand art! Audiences will love the experience and connection to the theme of the keynote or event. Most agree within the first three minutes that having Dave speak at their event was a great decision! In addition to his organizational leadership and conflict management experience, Dave is a certified, Instructor-Level Black Belt in Krav Maga (self-defense), and has completed his Advanced Certification training in the art of Reiki, Japanese Energy Healing. Dave is also a prolific author. A selection of his titles include: * Use Conflict: Advance Your Winning Life * Are You a King or Queen of Conflict…In Project Management? * Roadmap to Success (with Deepak Chopra and Ken Blanchard) * “On Fire Leadership® (other motivational quote books for martial artists and the military) * L.I.F.E. Line Self-Defense® (Book Series for Kids and Women)
"Be anxious about nothing?" We all know the verse, but in spite of that, we all deal with a dose of anxiety in our lives - some more than others - like co-host Mark Gilman, but on this edition of Faith Busters, Mark and Dave Gerber discuss a list that was put together by researchers on what really makes Christians, speciifically, anxious as all get out. The guys discuss ways to counter that and look to God for answers.
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