Building and Exiting Business Ventures: Lessons from Seth Farbman
Building and Exiting Business Ventures: Lessons from Seth Farbman  
Podcast: Silver Disobedience® Perception Dynamics™ with Dian Griesel: How People Think, Lead & Create Success
Published On: Wed Oct 29 2025
Description: Entrepreneurial Success: Insights from Seth Farbman’s JourneyIn this episode of the Silver Disobedience© Perception Dynamics™ podcast, host Dian Griesel welcomes entrepreneur and business builder Seth Farbman. Seth shares his journey of growing and exiting multiple companies, along with the invaluable lessons learned along the way. From the early days of struggling as a securities attorney to selling companies to PR Newswire, Seth provides deep insights into the intersection of passion and business perseverance. He also explores the importance of personal and corporate branding in the digital age, the value of social media for business growth, and the nuances of picking the right partners and clients. Entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone interested in enhancing their business acumen will find Seth’s experiences and advice highly enlightening.You can follow Seth here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethfarbman/Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel, Ph.D. aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠But for starters…I am a perception analyst, counselor, hypnotherapist, author of 16 books and a Wilhelmina model. For 30 years I have helped my clients to achieve greater understanding as to how perceptions impact everything we do whether personally or professionally.This episode was recorded in collaboration with The Manhattan Center, New York City, New York. https://www.themanhattancenter.com/More info here:🔗 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@SilverDisobedienceiTunes/Apple Podcasts:   ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/silver-disobedience-perception-dynamics-hosted-by-dian/id1582857422⁠LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/diangriesel/⁠@SilverDisobedience on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Facebook⁠@DianGriesel on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠X⁠SHOW RUN: 00:00 Introduction to Entrepreneurial Success00:31 Meet Seth Farman: A Journey of Multiple Exits01:22 The Birth of Vintage Filings03:56 Challenges and Lessons Learned09:22 The Importance of Storytelling in Business14:44 Navigating Social Media and Personal Branding23:08 Exploring New Ventures and Lessons from Failures26:46 Finding the Right Business Partner29:34 The Importance of Trusting Your Gut31:18 Leveraging LinkedIn for Business34:19 The Role of Public Relations39:43 Balancing Work and Passion43:50 Evaluating Business Ideas48:34 Innovative Business Concepts51:14 Conclusion and Final Thoughts