He Built Two $75 Million Companies: Then Walked Away From It All - Steve Farrell

September 18, 2026

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Steve Farrell built two Inc. 500 technology companies in Silicon Valley, each reaching $75 million in revenue. He served as the second president of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization for San Francisco and Silicon Valley, working alongside people who would go on to run states and global enterprises. By every conventional measure, he had achieved the American dream. Then he walked away from all of it. His new book, A New Universal Dream, traces his five-decade journey from chasing that dream to co-founding Humanity’s Team, a global nonprofit now active in more than 150 countries. The central question of the conversation is straightforward: What does success actually mean, and what happens when you realize the version you were taught is hollow?

The gap between the dream and the feeling

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1 (00:34) **Guest Introduction & Steve Farrell's Background** - Host introduces Steve Farrell, co-founder of Humanity's Team and former CEO of two $75 million Silicon Valley companies.
2 (02:56) **The Gap Between the American Dream and Inner Fulfillment** - Farrell describes the disconnect between his external success and internal dissatisfaction.
3 (09:03) **Redefining Success** - Farrell explains his new definition of success, completely detached from material wealth and status.
4 (10:42) **The Social Cost of the U-Turn** - Farrell details the challenging transition and how people around him reacted.
5 (12:58) **The Optical Illusion of Separation** - Farrell explains the Newtonian/Darwinian worldview and how it creates personal suffering.
6 (16:53) **A Modern Miracle: His Sister's Recovery** - Farrell shares a personal story of prayer and healing from the previous night.
7 (19:29) **How to Make Prayer and Intention More Effective** - Farrell distinguishes between "patch-type" miracles and everyday miracles rooted in a way of living.

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Show Notes

Steve Farrell is the co-founder and Worldwide Executive Director of Humanity's Team, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Boulder, Colorado, dedicated to helping people around the world awaken to their deeper Self and the interconnectedness of all life. Before this work, Steve built two Inc. 500 technology companies in Silicon Valley, but walked away from a life of conventional success to pursue what he believes matters far more: a global movement toward conscious living and connection. Co-founded with Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God, Humanity's Team has grown into a community of hundreds of thousands of people across more than 150 countries. Steve is also the author of A New Universal Dream, the story of his five-decade journey from chasing the American dream to building something greater.

Connect with Steve & Humanity's Team:

🌐 Website: https://www.humanitysteam.org

📷 Instagram: @humanitysteamofficial

📘 Facebook: Humanity's Team Worldwide

💼 LinkedIn: Humanity's Team

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