Doing Business with a Servant's Heart
Welcome to "Doing Business with a Servant's Heart," where compassion meets business and life. Join us as we explore the soul of business, guided by the unwavering principle that serving others is not just ethical – it’s transformative.
Hosted by Steve Ramona, a seasoned entrepreneur with a passion for uplifting people and businesses, each episode of our podcast is a deep dive into the stories, insights, and practical strategies of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who have mastered the art of leading with love and empathy. Through heartfelt conversations and inspiring anecdotes, we reveal the practical impact of servant leadership on personal and professional growth.
Discover how to foster a culture of kindness, engage with customers authentically, and build successful businesses that prioritize serving before selling. Whether you're a seasoned business owner, an aspiring entrepreneur, or simply someone seeking to make a positive impact, "Doing Business with a Servant's Heart" offers actionable advice, moral encouragement, and a refreshing perspective on what truly matters in the world of business.
Tune in and join our community of compassionate leaders striving to change the world, one act of service at a time. Because in the end, the heart of business is the business of the heart.
Doing Business with a Servant's Heart
Nick Prefontaine: Nick Prefontaine
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One bad fall can change everything. For Nick Prefontaine, a snowboarding accident at just fourteen years old did exactly that. What should have been a normal day on the mountain became a life-altering trauma that left him in a coma, facing a future doctors believed might never include walking, talking, or living independently again. But this conversation is not about the accident alone. It is about what rose from it. In this powerful episode, Steve Ramona and Nick unpack the mindset, faith, family support, and relentless persistence that carried him from a hospital bed to running out of rehab in less than sixty days.
Nick’s story is gripping because it is not polished inspiration. It is lived resilience. He shares the emotional truth of recovery, the quiet role his family played in protecting his hope, and the deep internal voice that kept calling him toward something bigger. That journey eventually became Common Goal and the STEP system, a simple but life-changing framework built around support, trust, energy, and persistence. What makes this message so moving is that Nick is not just teaching theory. He is teaching what he survived. He knows what it feels like to face fear, uncertainty, physical limitation, and doubt. He also knows what it takes to move forward anyway.
This episode will hit home for anyone facing a setback, trauma, health challenge, or difficult season in life or business. It is a reminder that healing does not happen all at once. It happens one brave step at a time. Nick’s story proves that even when life breaks your plans, it does not have to break your purpose. You can rebuild. You can recover. You can rise stronger than before.
P.S. If life has knocked you down lately, do not focus on the whole mountain. Just take the next step. That single step may be the beginning of everything changing.
Nick Prefontaine is a speaker, coach, and founder of Common Goal, whose life was transformed by a devastating snowboarding accident at age fourteen.
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