Steve Feld: Why Most Businesses Can’t Be Sold (And the Brutal Reason)

Most entrepreneurs aren’t building a business—they’re building a demanding job with great branding. In this episode, Steve Werner sits down with Steve Feld (MBA, TEDx presenter, and business marketing architect) to unpack the brutal reason most businesses can’t be sold… and the specific systems, financial clarity, and focus habits that turn an “income stream” into a real asset a buyer would actually want.

What if the reason your list won’t buy isn’t your offer… it’s your timing?

Catharine O’Leary spent 25+ years inside major brands studying how people decide—then started over as an entrepreneur and learned the hard way that “fast list growth” usually creates a list that doesn’t care.

In this episode, Catharine breaks down how to build an engaged email list (even from cold traffic), what makes a lead magnet actually work, and why trying to shove people into discovery calls is the quickest way to kill trust.

If you want your first real audience-growth win—without ads, stress, or tech chaos—this one will reframe how you build your “thousand-person tribe.”

What if retirement wasn’t a vague someday… but a measurable project with KPIs, forecasting, and a clear launch plan?

In this episode, Daniel Rodgers (author of Escape The Clock) breaks down how he applied program management frameworks from Microsoft and Google to his personal finances—then retired early by treating financial freedom like a system you can design, measure, and execute.

We dig into why most people stay “blind” with money, how the ostrich effect keeps us stuck, and the practical moves that create real optionality—so you stop feeling trapped by a paycheck and start building a future you can actually see.

What do you do when doctors tell you there’s nothing they can do—and the only option is to wait 10 years for a breakthrough that may never come?

In this episode of Grow Your Impact, Income & Influence, Mark Burnett shares how a Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diagnosis forced him to make an impossible choice… and why he refused to wait. From uncovering overlooked research to testing a solution on himself, Mark’s story is part medical mystery, part entrepreneurial grit, and part hard-earned hope.

This is not theory. It’s lived experience—from walker to marathon medal.

Most partnerships don’t fail because of bad intentions — they fail because of misalignment, unclear expectations, and transactional thinking.

In this episode, I sit down with Mark Porteous, known as The Soul Connector, to unpack why so many joint ventures and affiliate relationships break down — and what it actually takes to build partnerships that create impact, income, and long-term growth.

If you’ve ever felt burned by a collaboration, frustrated with “list-size” conversations, or unsure how to build partnerships that feel aligned and profitable, this conversation will completely reframe how you approach collaboration.