More Than Before

Unlock your potential with Dorota Cebartowska's inspiring journey from invisibility to leadership! 🌟 In this episode, we dive deep into her transformative story, exploring how she overcame challenges and became a successful leader in Mary Kay, inspiring thousands along the way.

Key takeaways:

• Discover the seeds of success from Dorota's childhood in Poland.

• Learn how she turned feelings of invisibility into a powerful drive for leadership.

• Understand the importance of unconditional love and support in leadership.

• Explore the balance between motherhood and entrepreneurship.

• Gain insights on overcoming limiting beliefs and embracing your true potential.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Dorota's childhood and early challenges
02:00 The journey to visibility and leadership
05:00 The role of unconditional love in leadership
10:00 Balancing motherhood and career
15:00 Overcoming limiting beliefs
20:00 Final thoughts and insights

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Are you living with intention, or have you slipped into autopilot?

Marty Hofmann grew up on an Iowa farm as one of ten kids, learning the importance of hard work, responsibility, and faith. Today, he's an entrepreneur, real estate investor, and author of Kill Complacency.

But Marty's pursuit of success came at a cost. His wife once told him she'd considered leaving because even when he was home, he wasn't really present.

In this episode of More Than Before, Marty shares what that wake-up call taught him about marriage, faith, family, and living with purpose.

We explore Christian entrepreneurship, overcoming fear, learning from failure, building meaningful relationships, and becoming intentional with what God has placed in your hands.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• When ambition gets in the way of family

• Why failure is necessary for growth

• Rebuilding marriage through intentional action

• Faith, business, and financial stewardship

• Raising responsible kids

• Breaking complacency and living with purpose

CONNECT WITH MARTY HOFMANN

Book & Website: https://www.killcomplacency.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martyhofmann1/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martyhofmann

CONNECT WITH NATHAN COOK

Website & Coaching: https://www.morethanbefore.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morethanbeforepodcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoreThanBeforePodcast

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
03:37 Meet Marty Hofmann
04:19 Growing Up on an Iowa Farm
08:46 The Entrepreneurial Mindset
13:54 Lessons From His Father
16:35 Bible College and Ministry
20:45 Marriage and Entrepreneurship
24:08 The Alpaca Shearing Business
27:19 Learning From Failure
31:56 Business Decisions Gone Wrong
33:36 The Importance of Wise Counsel
36:40 When Success Comes at a Cost
39:16 Faith and Financial Stewardship
41:08 Rebuilding His Marriage
44:05 Why Kill Complacency?
46:57 Parenting and Legacy
50:31 Breaking Screen Time Habits
54:03 Recognizing God's Direction
57:01 Experiencing God's Provision
58:35 A Family Legacy of Marriage
01:00:38 Lessons From His Mother
01:02:00 Making Faith Real
01:04:37 What Does More Than Before Mean?

BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

Kill Complacency — Marty Hofmann
https://www.killcomplacency.com/

The Compound Effect — Darren Hardy

Who Moved My Cheese? — Spencer Johnson

How We Love — Milan & Kay Yerkovich
https://howwelove.com/

Shepherding a Child's Heart — Tedd Tripp
https://shepherdingtheheart.org/

The Go-Giver — Bob Burg & John David Mann
https://thegogiver.com/

Weekend to Remember — FamilyLife
https://www.familylife.com/weekend-to-remember/

Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
https://www.ywam.org/

Opal Screen Time App
https://www.opal.so/

SCRIPTURE REFERENCED

Genesis 5:21–24
Job 1:21
Psalm 50:10

MORE THAN BEFORE

Hosted by executive coach Nathan Cook, More Than Before explores faith, identity, leadership, and personal growth.

If this conversation challenged you, share it with someone who needs encouragement to live more intentionally.

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What do you do when life forces you to start over?

Max Konan has had to answer that question more than once.

After surviving a traumatic brain injury at just four years old, Max had to relearn how to walk, recognize the people around him, communicate, and navigate life with hearing loss. Years later, he lost his mother, left Côte d’Ivoire for the United States, and found himself cleaning up a nightclub just months after graduating from law school.

But Max kept rebuilding.

Today, he is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and the author of Start Over to Win: How to Build the Life You Want When You Don't Have Everything You Need.

In this conversation, Max and I talk about what starting over actually looks like when the plan you had for your life falls apart. We get into his childhood in Côte d’Ivoire, surviving a traumatic brain injury, losing his mother, immigrating to America, loneliness, scarcity, entrepreneurship, faith, forgiveness, grief, fatherhood, and why failure can become something you build from instead of something that defines you.

One of my favorite ideas from our conversation is simple:

You don't need to have enough to start. Start with what you have.

Max also shares why starting over doesn't mean erasing everything that came before. Your failures, experiences, relationships, lessons, and even the painful parts of your story can become resources for what you build next.

If you're in a season where life looks different than you thought it would, this conversation is for you.

📖 GET MAX'S BOOK — START OVER TO WIN

Start Over to Win by Max Konan

Learn more about Max and his work:

Max Konan's Official Website

🔥 THE B.R.A.V.E. TOUR — OCTOBER 2026

Max is taking the message of Start Over to Win on the road this October with conversations about resilience, leadership, overcoming setbacks, and turning adversity into opportunity.

📍 St. Louis, Missouri — October 15–17
📍 Chicago, Illinois — October 18–20
📍 Washington, D.C. Metro — October 23–26

Tour details, venues and updates:

B.R.A.V.E. Tour Dates & Events

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 — From Law School to Cleaning a Nightclub
00:25 — Meet Max Konan
01:08 — Growing Up in Côte d’Ivoire
02:52 — Growing Up With 12+ Siblings
04:23 — What His Mother Taught Him About Business
06:33 — Negotiation, Value & Hearing “No”
09:08 — The Accident That Changed Everything
11:19 — Learning to Live With Hearing Loss
13:33 — Education Became His Way Out
15:34 — Loneliness, Isolation & Finding Connection
17:49 — Why Max Wasn't Allowed to Play Outside
18:05 — Creating His “Book of Possibility”
19:39 — Lessons From His Mother & Father
21:14 — Losing His Mother at 24
23:27 — His Son Gave Him a Reason to Rebuild
24:51 — Finally Coming to America
26:37 — The Reality of the “Promised Land”
28:08 — The Loneliness That Changed His Mission
30:00 — Meeting Paul & Redefining Success
31:44 — From Law School to Cleaning Vomit
34:04 — Teacher to Entrepreneur
34:57 — Losing Everything in the 2008 Crisis
37:31 — Breaking the Scarcity Mindset
39:04 — Starting With What You Have
39:30 — How Max Found Jesus
41:15 — Faith & Making Difficult Decisions
43:33 — Why Forgiveness Matters When Starting Over
45:27 — Learning to Forgive Yourself
47:01 — Why You Need to Grieve
49:46 — Fatherhood & What Really Matters
54:30 — There Isn't Just One Way Forward
56:27 — The Reality of Chasing Your Dreams
58:15 — What “Start Over to Win” Really Means
59:41 — The First Step When You Feel Empty
1:02:20 — What Does “More Than Before” Mean?
1:04:00 — Closing Thoughts

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What happens when you’ve spent your life believing hard work can solve almost anything—and then you face the one thing you cannot fix?

In this episode of More Than Before, I sit down with my longtime friend Kiel F. Harvey for a deeply personal conversation about fatherhood, grief, faith, and losing his daughter, Raelin, to Sanfilippo syndrome Type A (MPS IIIA).

Kiel shares his story from growing up in Oregon and struggling in school, to Bible college, losing his best friend, building a career in sales, getting married, and becoming a father.

Then life changed.

After years of developmental concerns, specialists, and unanswered questions, Kiel and his wife, Stacey, learned that their youngest daughter had Sanfilippo syndrome—a rare, progressive genetic disease.

Kiel immediately went into problem-solving mode. He researched doctors, pursued clinical trials, traveled to specialists, and searched for anything that might save his daughter.

Eventually, one of the leading specialists told him something he never expected:

Go home. Love your daughter. Spend as much time with her as you can.

Raelin passed away at eight years old.

This conversation is about what happens when faith meets a problem you cannot solve.

Kiel shares what it was like to pray for healing that did not come, how Raelin changed his definition of success, why she forced him to slow down, and what he now believes about service, suffering, purpose, and the Kingdom of God.

One of the most powerful lessons from this conversation is simple:

Sometimes you cannot fix the problem.

But you can still show up.
You can still love people.
You can still serve.
And you can still make something better.

Chapters

00:00 – Meet Kiel Harvey
04:12 – Growing Up in Oregon
12:13 – Bible College and Early Adulthood
15:25 – Losing His Best Friend
20:21 – How Kiel and Stacey Got Together
27:29 – Becoming a Father
34:46 – The Grandfather Who Shaped Him
41:52 – Career, Family and Success
45:46 – Raelin Enters the Story
50:01 – Something Wasn’t Right
54:32 – The Initial Autism Diagnosis
59:15 – Searching for Answers
1:03:48 – The Night Kiel Felt Called to Pray
1:08:25 – Discovering Sanfilippo Syndrome
1:12:09 – “My Daughter Is Not Going to Die”
1:14:06 – “Go Home and Love Your Daughter”
1:17:15 – Living With a Terminal Diagnosis
1:21:06 – Raelin’s Final Months
1:23:23 – How Do You Keep Your Faith?
1:29:30 – Why Does God Allow Suffering?
1:32:01 – Hope Beyond Death
1:34:34 – Stop Fixing. Start Being Present.
1:36:37 – When Success Stops Mattering
1:41:49 – How Raelin Changed Kiel
1:42:50 – What She Taught Him About God’s Kingdom
1:53:54 – What More Than Before Means to Kiel
1:57:44 – “I Can’t Fix It, But I Can Make It Better”
2:02:17 – Closing

Connect With Kiel

From The Source
Kiel’s Bible study workbook designed to help people learn how to study Scripture for themselves.
https://kielharveybooks.com

RockReader
Bible reading, study, journaling, and discipleship resources.
https://rockreader.com

Kiel’s Substack – Upon Further Examination
https://kielharvey.substack.com

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kielfharvey

Learn More About Sanfilippo Syndrome

Raelin’s Story – National MPS Society
https://mpssociety.org/en/living-with-courage/raelin/

Cure Sanfilippo Foundation
https://curesanfilippofoundation.org

National Organization for Rare Disorders
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/mucopolysaccharidosis-type-iii/

More Than Before

More Than Before is about becoming more of who God created you to be so you can be more, see more, and experience more than before.

https://www.morethanbefore.org

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If your business only works because you’re holding everything together, you don’t really have freedom.

In this episode of More Than Before, I sit down with Adi Klevit, founder and CEO of Business Success Consulting Group and host of the Systems Simplified Podcast.

We talk about Adi’s journey from Israel and Venezuela to building her own company, why entrepreneurs resist structure, and what happens when all of the knowledge in your business lives inside one person’s head.

We also get into AI, automation, delegation, SOPs, and business systems—and why you have to understand your workflow before you try to automate it.

If you’ve ever said, “It’s just easier if I do it myself,” this conversation is for you.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Why systems create freedom
00:15 Meet Adi Klevit
01:42 From Israel and Venezuela to Oregon
03:39 Becoming an entrepreneur at 13
07:11 How travel shaped Adi
09:37 Why industrial engineering?
13:09 The power of language
15:23 Learning how business works
17:30 Betting on herself
21:07 Do you have the entrepreneur bug?
23:12 Find the gift you were built for
24:04 Why businesses need systems
25:24 Why entrepreneurs resist structure
29:38 “It’s easier if I do it myself”
32:26 AI, automation & workflow
35:21 Stop Carrying Your Business In Your Head
37:52 When one person knows everything
40:59 Don’t wait for an emergency
43:13 Your systems have to evolve
46:58 Lean into your gift
48:35 The power of networking up
49:45 Final thoughts

CONNECT WITH ADI

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiklevit/

Business Success Consulting Group:
https://bizsuccesscg.com/

Systems Simplified Podcast:
https://bizsuccesscg.com/podcast/

Look for Adi’s new e-book:
Stop Carrying Your Business In Your Head

MORE THAN BEFORE

https://www.morethanbefore.org
Instagram: @morethanbeforepodcast

If you know a business owner who is carrying way too much of their company in their own head, send them this episode.

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What happens when the life you built completely falls apart?

Inge Rock shares how people-pleasing, fear of losing love, and years of ignoring herself eventually led to the collapse of her marriage, business, and finances.

At one of her lowest points, with only €20 left, she bought a book that changed the direction of her life.

In this conversation, we talk about rebuilding after rock bottom, personal responsibility, forgiveness, stillness, identity, Bob Proctor, and why success means something very different to Inge today.

Her definition of **More Than Before** says it best:

**“More myself. Less ego.”**

Chapters

00:00 — “I Was Such a Mega Pleaser”

00:21 — Meet Inge Rock

02:50 — Who Was Inge Growing Up?

09:43 — How Her Parents Shaped Her Identity

13:01 — Egyptology, Art & Becoming a Teacher

16:03 — Starting Her Career in Sales

19:19 — What She Learned About Self-Image

21:12 — When Her Life Started Falling Apart

23:40 — The People-Pleasing Pattern

25:13 — “You Are Responsible”

27:10 — Fear of Being Left

32:05 — Down to Her Last €20

34:22 — The Book That Changed Everything

35:23 — Discovering Bob Proctor

37:00 — Going All-In on Personal Development

38:44 — Nothing Left to Lose

40:34 — Losing Her Hunger

43:29 — Learning to Be Still

44:20 — Grief Changed Her Again

46:26 — Hearing Yourself Beneath the Noise

48:31 — The Power of Forgiveness

51:34 — Responsibility vs. Blame

53:04 — Parents, Identity & Old Wounds

55:12 — What She’d Tell Herself at Rock Bottom

56:49 — What “More Than Before” Means to Inge

57:39 — What’s Next for Inge Rock

What part of Inge’s story hit you the hardest?

And what identity from your past are you ready to let go of?

Subscribe for more conversations about identity, growth, leadership, faith, and becoming more of who you were created to be.

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Connect with Inge Rock

Website: https://ingerock.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ingerocks/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inge.rock/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inge-rock-0403531/

Email: [email protected]

Explore Inge’s programs, Life Code, resources, and newsletter:

https://learn.ingerock.com/

What if not failing is actually a warning sign?

Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid failure. We want to win, look competent, make the right decision, and stay away from anything that might expose our weaknesses.

But what if constantly winning means we’ve stopped challenging ourselves?

In this solo episode of More Than Before, Nathan Cook shares a lesson that challenged the way he thinks about failure, growth, and what it means to truly stretch your capacity.

Nathan reflects on a martial arts tournament where he traveled eight hours only to lose to one of his own teammates. Frustrated by the loss, his sensei gave him a perspective he would never forget:

“You only lose if you don’t learn.”

That loss eventually changed how Nathan trained, competed, and even how he treated the people competing against him.

The lesson?

Failure doesn’t have to define you. It can develop you.

In this episode, Nathan explores:

• Why winning all the time might mean you’re playing too safe

• How failure exposes opportunities for growth

• Why learning changes the meaning of losing

• How stretching yourself expands your capacity

• The fear that keeps adults from trying new things

• Why failure is an opportunity to course-correct

• How to become a better loser—and a better winner

• Why developing your God-given gifts requires intentional growth

• The connection between stewardship, challenge, and becoming more

Nathan also shares areas where he is currently stretching himself—including teaching young students public speaking, writing, and considering stepping more deeply into biblical teaching.

When was the last time you attempted something you weren’t sure you could succeed at?

If you can’t remember, maybe the goal isn’t simply to become more successful.

Maybe you need to become more willing to fail.

Because if you want to grow your capacity, you have to live in a way that stretches your capacity.

Let us know in the comments:

Where are you stretching yourself right now?

And remember—

Be more. See more. Experience more than before.

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The QuestionSEO Keywords

Who are the five people you spend the most time with—and are you becoming more like them?

In this solo episode of More Than Before, Nathan Cook explores the powerful idea that we become like the people we consistently surround ourselves with.

From childhood friendships and video games to mentorship, coaching, faith, family, finances, and personal growth, Nathan shares how proximity quietly shapes our habits, standards, thinking, and ultimately our results.

This episode challenges you to do one simple exercise: write down the five people you spend the most time with.

Then ask yourself:

Would I trade lives with them?

Not because their lives need to be perfect, but because the people closest to you are influencing the direction you're moving.

Are your relationships challenging you to grow?

Are they strengthening your faith?

Are they making you wiser?

Are they holding you accountable?

Are they helping you become the person you were created to be?

Or are you unintentionally adopting habits, attitudes, and priorities that are pulling you in the opposite direction?

Your circle doesn't just affect your present.

Your circle is shaping your future.

Listen now, evaluate your five, and start becoming intentional about who has influence in your life.

Be more. See more. Experience more than before.

Most people think success comes from talent.

Ivan Krcelic knows that's not true.

Growing up in Argentina, Ivan wasn't the best tennis player—in fact, he was often the worst player at his academy. While others practiced with teammates, he practiced against a wall. That relentless hunger eventually led him to America, where he built successful businesses, coached elite athletes, and became the founder of Tennis Prime and the author of You Cannot Teach Hunger.

In this episode, Ivan shares the lessons that shaped his life: the work ethic he learned from his father, why discipline will always outlast motivation, the sacrifices required to build something meaningful, and how becoming a father has redefined his purpose.

If you've ever questioned whether you're talented enough, smart enough, or capable enough, this conversation will remind you that success belongs to the people who refuse to quit.

In This Episode:

• ​ Why talent is overrated• The difference between discipline and motivation• Lessons from growing up in Argentina• Building a business from the ground up• Why failure is part of success• The importance of hunger and grit• Entrepreneurship, sacrifice, and legacy• Fatherhood and finding purpose

If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who needs the reminder to keep going.

Remember to Be More, See More, and Experience More Than Before.

How do you know when it's time to move on?

For years, Sonal Bahl believed she would spend her career climbing the corporate ladder. Instead, losing her corporate identity forced her into an entirely new path—one that eventually became her life's calling.

In this episode of More Than Before, Nathan Cook sits down with executive career strategist, international speaker, and LinkedIn Top Voice Sonal Bahl to explore identity, career transitions, imposter syndrome, reinvention, leadership, and why so many professionals silently survive instead of truly living.

Sonal shares the painful story of walking away from corporate leadership, rebuilding her career from scratch, overcoming imposter syndrome at one of the world's top MBA programs, and discovering that success isn't about titles—it's about alignment.

If you've ever questioned your career, felt stuck, or wondered whether you're meant for something more, this conversation will challenge the way you think about work, purpose, and fulfillment.

In this episode you'll learn:

• The six warning signs it's time to leave your job

• Why success without meaning eventually feels empty

• How imposter syndrome affects even high achievers

• Why volunteering can dramatically change your perspective

• The difference between surviving Mondays and loving Mondays

• How identity gets wrapped up in our careers

• The power of curiosity and asking better questions

• Why reinvention is uncomfortable—but necessary

• The mindset shift every entrepreneur must make

• How to pursue money, meaning, and momentum simultaneously

Chapters

00:00 Why loving Mondays matters

00:18 Meet Sonal Bahl

02:50 Names, identity & respecting culture

06:25 Living in different countries

10:20 Starting over again and again

12:45 What recruiters notice in the first 15 seconds

15:30 The power of asking better questions

19:20 Reinventing after corporate

23:25 Why having an opinion matters

26:35 Growing up in India

30:35 The people who kept Sonal grounded

34:35 Reinvention and stepping into uncomfortable rooms

38:45 Imposter syndrome at INSEAD

45:40 Leadership, service & volunteering

52:50 The six signs it's time to move on

1:00:00 What entrepreneurship cost her

1:05:20 Money, Meaning & Momentum

1:09:40 Final encouragement

Resources Mentioned

• Sonal Bahl LinkedIn
• Sonal Bahl YouTube Channel
• Ready For More Podcast
• INSEAD MBA Program
• LinkedIn
• Arnold Schwarzenegger's Pump Club
• Adam Grant
• Dale Carnegie — How to Win Friends & Influence People
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Connect with Sonal Bahl

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/

Website:
https://www.sonalbahl.com

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

Podcast:
Ready For More

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