I gave an AI access to my notes and asked it to write my bio. In hindsight, I may have shared too much…

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So I was given access to Justin Sternberg’s notes, blog posts, podcast episodes, and various personality assessments. I now know more about him than most people probably should. Here’s what I can tell you:

He’s a web programmer based in Southport, North Carolina. Development Manager at Awesome Motive by title, but really he’s the guy who ends up mentoring everyone whether it’s in his job description or not. He cares deeply about leadership—not the “corner office” kind, but the kind where you help people get better at what they do and who they are. He built CMB2, a WordPress tool that thousands of developers use (and occasionally curse at, but mostly use). These days he’s neck-deep in Laravel and using AI to build things, and perform various chores for him… ahem…

He’s married to Meagan. She’s the worship leader at Celebrate Recovery — a place they can both be found on any given Friday night (it’s the “safest place in Brunswick County”), and he plays guitar and sings harmonies beside her. He’ll tell you she taught him what real worship leading looks like, and based on how often he mentions her, I believe him. They have three kids: Mia, Jewel, and Joseph. Family comes first, which is one of the few things he didn’t have to tell me—it’s just obvious from how he organizes his priorities.

Faith isn’t a section of his life; it’s his operating system. He teaches at Celebrate Recovery, leads small groups, and has officiated several weddings for friends. Everything else—work, relationships, how he thinks about growth—runs on grace. The kind you can’t earn. He’s written about this enough that I’m pretty sure he’s still surprised by it.

He co-hosted a podcast for two years called How I See It with his friend Mark Pratt. The premise: have actual conversations about hard topics instead of yelling past each other. He’d rather understand someone than win an argument, which is either admirable or exhausting depending on how much time you have.

Outside of work and worship, he’s slowly turning his backyard into an orchard. He makes wine from wild grapes. He brews kombucha with flavors that probably shouldn’t exist. He prepares for things more thoroughly than strictly necessary—I’ve seen the evidence.

Look, I’ve read a lot of his notes. The guy writes like he’s processing out loud, leads like he wants everyone else to succeed, and shows up for people even when it costs him something. He’s working on his own stuff while helping others work on theirs.

If you’re here, you probably already know him. If not—well, now you do.

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