Ivan is the author of Conversations: How Manage Your Business Relationships One Conversation at a Time. The book summarizes the ten major lessons he learned from 10,000 conversations. It's a manual for managing your relationships.
For 30 years, Ivan has worked in marketing, sales, training and relationship management in the financial services industry. He’s become a legend in the industry for his many accomplishments, awards and results. He’s mentored, coached, trained and spoken to thousands of people.
Ivan’s podcast, Conversations About Conversations, has more than 300 episodes and tens of thousands of downloads. Listen Notes categorizes it as a top 10% global podcast.
"Ivan Farber is brilliant! If you want to be a better leader, manager, salesperson, or entrepreneur, this book will help you succeed. You will LOVE this book!"
— Sarah Victory, Speaker and best-selling author
“Conversations reminds me of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends & Influence People. Sage and true advice that’s easy to implement. Well written with great examples.”
—Janelle M. Buzzell, MBA, Buzzell Consulting LLC
"Under the tutelage and mentorship of Ivan, I learned the priceless skill and practice of powerful communication. Before this opportunity, I thought these intangibles were unteachable. This book will simply make you a more formidable human, both in business and in life."
—Derek Shanahan, Capital Markets, LendingHome
“Ivan comes across as a natural relationship person, but he'll be the first one to say it came with time and work. This book is a step-by-step account of the thousands of conversations and hundreds of relationships he's had in his career. There is a lot to be gained from these pages.”
—Collins Marshall, Director, Client Advisor at Freestone Capital Management
If you want to achieve more—get more money, more opportunities, more respect and be more effective in your business relationships, this workshop is for you. This program will turbo charge your career.
A Conversation Lab is a facilitated group coaching session where you learn strategies for your most challenging conversations. You get support and training. You get to prepare and practice for the conversations in your life that will make the biggest difference.
Some of the scientific research in the world happens in isolation, but most of the successful research happens in collaboration in universities. Professors and students, mentors and mentees work together to explore solutions and possibilities.
We dissected frogs in biology class. In a Conversation Lab, we dissect conversations.
In a chemistry lab, we mixed different compounds together to see what the reaction would be.
In a Conversation Lab, we mix different sequences together to determine the most likely outcomes, so we can improve upon them.
Participating in a Conversation Lab is an opportunity for you to experiment and develop appropriate solutions to solve the problems you’re having in your conversations.