Community and connection are no longer optional in business. They are becoming the foundation for trust, collaboration, and long term success.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we will sit down with Steve Ramona, host of the top 20 Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart podcast, to explore how leaders can intentionally build relationships, create meaningful networks, and turn connections into real opportunities for the people they serve.

Steve will share insights on:

• Why community is a growth strategy, not just a feel good idea

• How authentic relationships open unexpected doors

• The habits that help leaders stay connected at scale

• Ways to create value before asking for anything in return

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa 🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

The strongest businesses grow from the strength of the relationships behind them.

Data can inform decisions, but real growth happens when brands turn insight into meaningful connection. Too often, businesses collect information without translating it into communication that customers can actually feel and trust.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Haley Anderson, Account Executive at Zero Company. Haley is a digital marketing strategist and communications professional who specializes in paid media strategy across Google Ads, Meta, and LinkedIn. With a foundation in public relations, she is known for translating complex data into clear insights, refining creative for stronger performance, and building campaigns that deliver measurable results.

Grounded in her San Antonio community, Haley blends analytics with storytelling and brand positioning, bringing heart, clarity, and dedication to helping businesses grow.

🎙️ Hosted by Michele Brasfield

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we cover:

• How to turn data into communication that builds trust

• Why storytelling still matters in performance marketing

• Translating metrics into insights clients can understand

• Balancing strategy, creativity, and measurable growth

🎧 Whether you’re leading campaigns, managing client relationships, or building a brand, this conversation will help you strengthen customer connection in a data-driven world.

Emotional intelligence is becoming one of the defining capabilities of effective leadership. Teams expect more than direction. They want awareness, communication, and trust.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we will sit down with Josh Fitzgerald, CEO of Zoomin Groomin, to explore how emotional intelligence shapes culture, strengthens relationships, and helps businesses perform at a higher level.

Josh will share insights on:

• What emotional intelligence looks like in real operational environments

• How leaders can build stronger connections with employees and customers

• Why self awareness influences decision making

• Practical habits that help leaders grow their EQ every day

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa 🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

Strong businesses are built by leaders who understand people as well as they understand numbers.

Inclusivity is often discussed, but far less often operationalized.

Many organizations value diversity, yet leaders still struggle with how to build environments where people feel heard, respected, and able to contribute fully.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we will sit down with Fredric Abramson, Founder of Golden Thread Technology, to explore what it takes to foster a culture of inclusivity, how leaders can translate intention into action, and why inclusive environments matter for performance and connection.

Fredric will share thoughtful insights on:

• What inclusivity looks like in daily leadership behavior

• The systems that help inclusivity scale across teams

• How purpose and belonging are deeply connected

• Practical ways leaders can create space for every voice

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa 🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

Inclusivity is not just about who is in the room. It is about how people experience being in the room.

When marketing is fully aligned with business goals, it becomes a powerful driver of sustainable growth. Yet many organizations struggle to connect strategy, systems, and local execution in ways that truly support scale.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by James Doyle, Chief Marketing Officer of PIRTEK USA and Canada. James is responsible for developing and executing PIRTEK’s marketing strategy while protecting and growing the brand across the franchise network. With a strong background in marketing and franchise leadership, he focuses on driving demand and refining the marketing systems and resources that empower franchise owners to succeed in their local territories.

An active franchisee himself, James brings a unique perspective shaped by leadership roles across multiple service brands, including his time overseeing marketing for a multi-brand franchise platform.

🎙️ Hosted by Mike Liwski

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we cover:

• Why aligning marketing with business growth is critical for franchise success

• How strong systems and resources support franchisee performance

• Balancing brand consistency with local market needs

• Lessons from leading marketing across complex franchise networks

🎧 Whether you’re leading a franchise brand, supporting local operators, or scaling a service-based business, this conversation offers practical insight into aligning marketing with real business impact.

Empathy is often misunderstood in leadership. Some see it as softness, others as optional.But research and real-world experience continue to show that empathy is one of the most powerful drivers of trust, performance, and sustainable leadership.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we sit down with Kim Gubera to explore the role empathy plays in leadership, decision-making, and culture, especially in environments where performance, accountability, and people all matter deeply.

Kim shares thoughtful insights on:

• What empathy really looks like in day-to-day leadership

• How empathetic leadership builds trust without sacrificing standards

• The connection between empathy, communication, and strong teams

• Practical ways leaders can show up with more care while still driving results

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Mike Liwski

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

Empathy in leadership is not about lowering expectations. It is about raising the quality of how we lead people while meeting them where they are.

Customers are no longer impressed by profit alone. They want to see what brands stand for. Recent global research shows that more than three quarters of consumers say they are more likely to trust and stay loyal to brands that act in socially and environmentally responsible ways, even when times are tough.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we sit down with Joe Dent, CEO of Everything Pets, a Division of Loyalty Brands, to explore how franchise leaders can grow profit while honoring their responsibility to animals, communities, and the people behind the counter.

Joe shares powerful insights on:

• What balancing profit and social responsibility really looks like in a pet focused franchise system

• The systems that help franchisees deliver both strong financials and real community impact

• Whether empathy and purpose can truly scale across multi unit, multi brand organizations

• Practical steps leaders can take to align values, operations, and growth

🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

The future belongs to brands that can look their customers, communities, and investors in the eye and say, “We did well by doing good” and have the receipts to prove it.

Franchise brands that treat marketing as a growth engine, not just a support function, are far more likely to scale efficiently across locations. Yet many multi-location businesses still struggle to unify strategy, performance data, and local execution into a system that consistently drives results.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Fred Navas, Digital Marketing Specialist at Zero Company. With a career that dates back to the early days of paid search, Fred has led direct response campaigns for both local and national brands and built a strong reputation for performance driven strategy and execution.

Over the past several years, Fred has specialized in supporting franchise and multi-location businesses with lead generation campaigns across Google, social platforms, and SEO. His expertise spans Digital Display Advertising, Pay Per Click (PPC), Programmatic Advertising, and Google Analytics — all grounded in a focus on measurable growth and scalable results.

🎙️ Hosted by Michele Brasfield

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we cover:

• Why marketing must function as a growth engine for franchise systems

• How performance data guides smarter multi-location strategies

• Practical approaches to lead generation at scale

• Lessons from decades of digital advertising evolution

🎧 Whether you’re growing a single brand or managing multiple locations, this conversation will help you rethink how marketing fuels sustainable franchise expansion.