About Bob Campana: Bob Campana is a lifelong entrepreneur whose career spans five decades and industries as varied as construction, real estate, hospitality, and global travel. From building one of California’s top swimming pool companies to creating the award-winning Redwood Café, his ventures reflect a deep belief that business is ultimately about people, purpose, and perseverance. The author of Don’t Look Down! shares hard-won lessons on risk, reinvention, and resilience drawn from a lifetime of turning challenges into opportunities. When he’s not advising founders or leading small-group travel experiences around the world, he’s still doing what he’s always done—building connections that last.

In this episode, Dan and Bob Campana discuss:

• Overcoming fear and adversity through bold decision-making and resilience
• The importance of empathy and authentic human connection in business and life
• Lessons learned from decades of entrepreneurship across multiple industries
• Finding meaning, legacy, and purpose through storytelling and shared experiences

Key Takeaways:

• Shift your sales approach from price and product to purpose and emotion by discovering what truly motivates your customers—often their desire to create lasting memories—and build your entire pitch and experience around helping them achieve that dream.
• Lead through presence, gratitude, and genuine curiosity by walking the floor, engaging directly with your team and customers, and creating a culture where appreciation, personal acknowledgment, and human warmth drive both loyalty and performance.
• Transform setbacks into stepping stones by viewing every failure, crisis, or unexpected turn—whether it’s a business challenge or a life-threatening accident—as an opportunity to learn, connect deeper with others, and build a stronger, more resilient version of yourself.
• Adopt the “rocking chair test” before making big decisions—imagine yourself at the end of your life asking, “Will I regret not doing this?”—and let that clarity push you to take bold, informed action rather than letting fear dictate your path. 

"Empathy, the big thing is understanding everybody has a story, everybody has an individual life, and respecting that... enriches your life more." — Bob Campana

Connect with Bob Campana: 

Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/

Book: Don’t Look Down!: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Look-Down-Battle-Tested-Entrepreneur/dp/B0F9H1YGTT

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetBack2Workk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/

Connect with Dan Hollis: 

Website: www.themagicofselling.net

Email: [email protected]

Business Number: 973-862-8331

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