In this special Built By Love Podcast episode, Daniel Bussius and Richard Varga take a different approach to the end-of-year conversation. Instead of bringing on a single guest, they compile a montage of insights from past Built By Love guests to answer one question: what is the one piece of advice you should carry into 2026 to make it your best year yet?

This episode covers practical guidance across the pillars that matter most for long-term success, including personal health, metabolic wellness, mindset, community, and purpose-driven leadership. You’ll hear actionable frameworks and simple habits designed to help you create momentum without burnout, including a powerful call to stop delegating your health and start owning your inputs.

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In this episode of the Built By Love Podcast, Daniel Bussius sits down with Sean Magennis, one of the most influential community builders and operators of the modern era. Sean has served as the global president and COO of YPO, scaled boutique professional services firms through Capital Collective 54, helped CEOs execute at CEO Coaching International, and now serves as Executive Vice President of Member Engagement at Scouting America.

Sean shares the defining experiences that shaped his understanding of leadership, service, and unity—from growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, to serving in the military, to navigating one of the most pivotal and polarizing transformational decisions in YPO history. He reveals the mindset, discipline, and grassroots leadership required to unite people, align cultures, and rebuild trust in high-stakes environments.

This episode explores:

• Why unity is something you build, not something you inherit
• The power of peer groups and why community accelerates personal and professional growth
• What Sean learned about leadership growing up in South Africa during apartheid
• How YPO navigated an existential crisis and achieved global unification
• Why breaking bread and human connection remain essential in business
• The traits that define highly successful entrepreneurs: grit, determination, ownership, and service
• How leaders can remove the mask and build real psychological safety
• Why service, mentorship, and lifting others up is the cornerstone of lasting leadership

Sean’s story is rich with wisdom, humility, and hard-earned perspective. Whether you're scaling a business, leading a team, or building a community, this episode will challenge you to lead with purpose, deepen your humanity, and elevate the people around you.

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In this gripping episode of the Built By Love Podcast, Daniel Bussius sits down with Stephen Koch, the pioneering snowboard mountaineer known for being the first person in history to ride all Seven Summits and for completing bold first ascents from the Tetons to Antarctica.

Stephen takes listeners deep into the mindset required to operate in extreme environments where a single mistake can cost everything. He breaks down a harrowing moment on Mont Blanc where a hidden patch of ice forced him into an emergency self-arrest, hanging from an ice axe at a 55-degree slope while alone, securing himself with an ice screw, and transitioning from snowboard to crampons mid-descent. His experience reveals not just the physical demands of high-consequence mountaineering, but the mental resilience and discipline that kept him alive.

This episode dives into:

How fear can be transformed into clarity and peak performance

Why climbing up matters as much as the descent

The role of preparation and equipment discipline in life-or-death situations

How solo mountaineering builds radical self-reliance

What mountain decision-making teaches entrepreneurs about leadership

The practice of “starting close in” when making high-stakes choices.

Stephen’s journey provides a powerful parallel between extreme mountain leadership and the realities entrepreneurs face when navigating risk, pressure, and consequence. This conversation is a masterclass in resilience, intuition, and learning to trust yourself when everything is on the line.

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