612. Serve First, Connect Deep: Steve Ramona on Turning Introductions into Impact
Description
On today’s Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with super-connector and servant leader Steve Ramona host of Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart (800+ episodes, 50K listeners per show) and creator of Together We Serve on E360 TV (1.6M+ monthly viewers). With more than $1B in project impact and $125M in partner deals sparked through simple, intentional introductions, Steve breaks down why service before selling is the most reliable growth strategy in business and life.
Steve shares:
• The gym front-desk lesson that launched a lifetime of relationship capital
• A referral story that changed a special-needs family’s trajectory—and his own
• How “ASLA” (Ask, Shut up, Listen, Ask) makes you transformational, not transactional
• Using AI as a time-return tool without losing the human touch
• Reversing a 2025 diabetes diagnosis through learning, fasting, and community support
• Everyday practices to lead with curiosity, call people by name, and create positive ripples
Bonus for listeners: The first three people who message Gregg about this episode will receive the book that Steve credits with a million-dollar mindset shift: The Missing Secret of Think and Grow Rich by John Mitchell.
“Your network is your net worth—but it’s how you serve within that network that defines your impact.”
Connect with Steve:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveramona/
stever1961@gmail.com.



