Business MVP

Design Thinking: How to Build, Scale, and Upgrade Your Life Like a Product | Steve Davis Jr. | E13

September 22, 2026·41 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Why do so many entrepreneurs build and scale successful businesses, but still feel unfulfilled, lost, and misaligned? Today’s episode reveals how building your life and personal values with the same focus, strategy, and intention as building a business will reveal your true mission. In this episode, entrepreneur and life design coach Steve Davis Jr. talks to Sammy about how viewing your life as a product creates more authenticity, flexibility, and confidence in your decisions. He breaks down how to implement the principles of design thinking into your life and business, the journaling techniques that will help you optimally design your life, and how opening up about your biggest struggles may open the doors you need to take the next steps in your career.  In this episode, Sammy and Steve will discuss: (00:56) The NFL Rejection That Changed His Path (04:19) Approaching Your Life With Design Thinking  (08:52) Why You Can’t Plan Your Way Out of Uncertainty (13:19) The Journaling Technique for High Performers (16:53) Turning Services into Tangible Products (20:44) Your Guide to Product Development (22:56) The Power of Authenticity in Networking (28:06) The SHED Acronym: Striving Higher Every Day (31:13) The Trait All Young Entrepreneurs Need Steve Davis Jr. is a former football player, a Master Certified Life Coach, and a Designing Your Life Certified Coach using the Stanford design thinking methodology. He oversaw alumni engagement for over 500,000 people at the University of Minnesota, and he's the founder of Strive Higher After Sports, a coaching service for athletes transitioning out of sports that includes a product line of journals used by high performers across the country.  Resources Mentioned:  Strive Higher Journal   Connect with Steve:  Instagram LinkedIn Website Connect With Sammy:  Instagram⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠YouTube Become a Business MVP: Ready to level up the way you lead, build, and grow? The Entrepreneur’s Boardroom is where ambitious business owners come together to sharpen their next move, unlock bigger opportunities, and become the MVP of their business. Join Sammy Peterson today at www.theentrepreneursboardroom.com/

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