Every business owner faces those pivotal moments where progress stalls, doubt creeps in, and the road ahead seems uncertain. Yet, it's within the dip that the most profound growth occurs—lessons that shape not just businesses but lives. Join us as we uncover real stories of resilience, where facing the toughest times leads to newfound strength, wisdom, and an unshakable optimism. RSSVERIFY
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Signup to Generate a PitchEvery business owner faces those pivotal moments where progress stalls, doubt creeps in, and the road ahead seems uncertain. Yet, it's within the dip that the most profound growth occurs, lessons that shape not just businesses but lives.
Through the Dip is hosted by Steven Sauder. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Find Your Music and Play It Loud with Jimmy Funkhouser" (8 December 2025, 41 minutes), "Letting Go Without Giving Up with Courtney Clark" (8 December 2025, 51 minutes), and "Manifesting Success in the Hardest Seasons with Mark Kuster" (18 September 2025, 61 minutes).
Through the Dip publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for Through the Dip is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Through the Dip requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Through the Dip's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Through the Dip are Business & Management Consulting and Holding Companies & Corporate HQs. Through the Dip has a business audience.
Steven Sauder hosts Through the Dip, a business show with 13 episodes published.
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Episode #13
<p>This conversation with Jimmy stuck with me because it wasn’t really about retail, or gear, or even business strategy.</p><p>It was about finding the thing you’re meant to play, and having the discipline to keep...
Episode #12
<p>“I don’t know that I believe everything happens for a reason.”</p><p>Courtney Clark didn’t say that lightly.</p><p>She said it as someone who survived cancer. Then survived it again.</p><p>And then survived a brain...
Episode #11
<p>What happens when your passion collides with reality? In this episode of Through the Dip, I sit down with Mark Kuster, founder of Work Lab in Grand Rapids, to talk about the highs and lows of building a coworking...
Episode #10
<p>For a long time, I thought being professional meant holding it all together. Smile. Deliver. Keep your personal stuff out of it.<br>But in talking with Jude Charles, I realized something different: Sometimes, the...
Episode #9
<p>What if the thing that looks like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity… is actually a trap?</p><p>When starting Jackson Hewitt, John thought he struck gold: a deal that would double his company’s footprint overnight...
Episode #8
<p>Doug Booth’s company started in a storage unit that was robbed before day one. There was no insurance, no justice, but a new mindset he calls cheerful expectancy, the belief that you show up, even when you don’t know...
Episode #7
<p>What do you do when the floor caves in right after you’re handed an award for being the best?</p><p>That’s what happened to Dr. Andy Neillie. </p><p>One moment he was flying around the world as a top-tier keynote...
Episode #6
<p>Hi there, my business friends 👋</p><p>I sometimes reach a point where I think, “Can I even keep doing this?”</p><p>When it’s hard to get out of bed, hard to feel creative, hard to show up.<br>When the voice in your...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode, I talk with Salem Thine about his journey from high school dropout to nuclear Navy success to launching EVA, America's most advanced virtual reality gaming center. Salem shares how he faced a...
Episode #4
<p>I talk with Daryl Starr about his journey from crop consultant to dairy farmer. Daryl shares how his quest to maximize farm profitability led him to create a seasonal dairy operation, only to face plummeting milk...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, I talk with Robert Hunt about his journey from corporate marketing to leading CEO peer groups. Robert shares how discovering his purpose at 50 led to financial crisis—$90,000 in debt—and the pivotal...
Episode #2
<p>Starting a company in your kitchen and watching it grow into a multimillion-dollar enterprise is a dream for many entrepreneurs. But what happens when that dream starts to feel more like a weight on your shoulders...
Episode #1
<p>Every business owner hits that inevitable moment. You know the one—progress stalls, goals start slipping, and you begin to question if it’s all worth it.</p><p>No matter how much effort you put in, the results just...
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