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Surviving Setbacks and Building Empires: Steve Werner on Strategic Partnerships

Your Brand Amplified

Bleav + Anika Jackson

Management, Entrepreneur, Public Relations, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Marketing, Marketing Trends, Business Trends, Ai, Women-owned, Business, Sales Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Sales, Social Media, Branding, Podcast, Communications

5.0132 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Starting from his early days in hospitality, where he worked in restaurants as a young teenager and quickly developed a flair for sales selling knives in high school, Steve Werner’s trajectory reveals how early experiences can crystallize the foundational skills necessary for business success. Despite a rocky start—a failed attempt to launch a large event that cost his entire savings—his approach shifted from one anchored in hopeful optimism to one rooted in methodical learning, strategic risk-taking, and relentless execution. By leveraging case studies and storytelling, Steve made outcomes tangible, engaging, and emotionally resonant, which in turn fueled trust and buy-in. podscan_a1xoEXUf2Xp273YWFVqPu3PhG3uz6b3Z

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0:00.0

The key skill, if I give one skill to people, though, is sales, being willing to have conversations where you, because you have to sell a ticket to the event.

0:08.6

You have to sell at the event.

0:09.8

So many people think, like, if I build it, they will come and that's definitely not how it works at all, ever.

0:16.0

You have to be willing to have conversations.

0:18.2

And sales is when the value you provide outweighs the price that they pay.

0:27.6

Step into the world of success with your brand amplified, the ultimate podcast designed

0:33.3

to unravel the intricacies of thriving businesses.

0:36.5

I'm your host, Onica Jackson, and I'm on a

0:39.2

mission to uncover the stories, strategies, and secrets that have propelled entrepreneurs and

0:44.5

business leaders to success.

0:49.7

Steve Warner, I am thrilled to have you on talking about something that a lot of people have trouble with.

0:57.2

And we can be great public speakers.

0:59.2

We can be teachers in the classroom.

1:01.5

We can have podcasts.

1:03.1

We can do all kinds of things that get us in front of people.

1:05.5

But there's something different about workshops and stages and selling that I think, you know, it's sometimes

1:13.7

can be daunting to make that transition. And you, of course, reach millions with your company,

1:19.5

reaching millions. And this is exactly your sweet spot. So I'm really excited to dive into this topic

1:25.6

today. Awesome. I think we'll have a lot of fun.

1:28.7

Yeah.

1:29.1

And before we get into that, of course, your whole background is in service, entertainment,

1:36.2

helping people feel really good about the environment they're in as a Somalié, general

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