The Bliss Business Podcast

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The Bliss Business Podcast. B.L.I.S.S. stands for Build Love Into Scalable Systems. The Bliss Business Podcast emerges as a sanctuary where the principles of empathy, love, and conscious awareness in business are not just discussed — they are celebrated and sought after. "The Bliss Business Podcast’s mission is to spread empathy, connection and consciousness in business.”

  1. 1d ago

    Marketing With Purpose Kit: Bringing Purpose and Empathy into Marketing

    People don't just connect with brands. They connect with what those brands make them feel. Purpose-driven marketing starts with understanding people, building community, and creating experiences that make customers feel like they belong. In this week's Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we're joined by Caitlin Cano, Quarter Life Retired Marketing Director, for a conversation about bringing purpose and empathy into marketing. Based in Austin, Caitlin has spent more than a decade building brands through culture, community, and human connection. Her experience spans food and beverage, live music, entertainment, and experiential marketing, including leading marketing for Amy's Ice Creams, working with Torchy's Tacos, and contributing to Austin's live music scene with Resound Presents. Her approach blends empathy, creativity, and business strategy to build brands people genuinely care about. 🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa 🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta 🧭 In this episode, we explore: Why understanding people is the foundation of meaningful marketing How empathy and creativity help build stronger brand connections The role of culture and community in creating brand loyalty How to balance human connection with business strategy The brands people remember are often the ones that make them feel understood. Join us for a conversation about making marketing more human, meaningful, and connected to the people it serves.

  2. 2d ago

    Systems That Fit Real People with Graham Skidmore

    Too many systems ask people to fit into models that were never designed for the full range of human experience. In health, wellness, and work, that can leave people feeling misunderstood, unsupported, or labeled as limited when what they really need is a more individualized path forward. In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Graham Skidmore, Co-Founder of Harmony Health Institute, for a conversation on Inclusive Innovation for the Future of Wellbeing. Harmony Health Institute was created from lived experience and a belief that people are not broken — many of the systems meant to support them are simply incomplete. Graham has written about the need for systems that support individualized physiologies, especially for people who are neurodivergent or whose experiences do not fit neatly into traditional models. Through Harmony Health Institute, Graham and his team are building a collaborative, whole-person care model designed to bring physical improvement, emotional healing, recovery support, and spiritual growth into one connected approach instead of leaving people to navigate scattered providers on their own. In Systems That Fit Real People, we explore: • Why inclusive systems begin by understanding individuality • How neurodivergent and non-linear experiences can reshape health and work • Why future-ready wellbeing models must move beyond one-size-fits-all care • How leaders can design workplaces that support people as whole humans • What it means to integrate healing, education, tools, and community • Why innovation should restore power to people, not create more complexity 🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta The future of wellbeing is not about forcing people into existing systems. It is about building systems flexible enough to honor how people actually live, work, heal, and grow.

  3. 3d ago

    Marketing With Purpose Kit: Aligning Marketing with Business Growth

    Marketing isn't just about generating demand. It's about driving business growth. When marketing strategy is aligned with business goals, it can do more than attract customers. It can help build market categories, accelerate revenue, and create lasting competitive advantages. In this week's Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we're joined by Ravi Shankar, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Denodo, to explore how marketing leaders can align strategy with business growth. With more than 35 years of global experience across marketing, sales, alliances, and product development, Ravi has helped enterprise technology companies grow and evolve. At Informatica, he built the category that propelled the company to $1 billion in revenue and played a key commercial role in its $130 million acquisition of Siperian. Today, he leads global marketing at Denodo, bringing together brand strategy, demand generation, customer advocacy, and more. 🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa 🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta 🧭 In this episode, we explore: How marketing leaders can connect strategy to business growth Why category creation can be a powerful driver of revenue How marketing, sales, and product teams can work together to accelerate growth The evolving role of AI in marketing leadership and enterprise strategy Join us for a conversation about moving beyond marketing activity and building strategies that contribute directly to business growth.

  4. 4d ago

    The Human Side of Execution with Michelle Martin

    Great execution does not happen just because a team has goals. It happens when people understand how to work together, communicate clearly, use their strengths, reduce friction, and build the conditions where performance can actually last. In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Michelle Martin, leadership and team performance consultant, coach, and author. Michelle helps operations-focused companies develop leaders, strengthen team dynamics, and translate broad business objectives into site-specific opportunities and practical change plans. Her work focuses on helping teams think, plan, and execute together more effectively. Michelle brings more than 20 years of experience improving performance and navigating change in complex environments. Her leadership journey began on the frontline, and she rose through the ranks to become a national Director overseeing fleet operations across Canada for a Fortune 250 company. In The Human Side of Execution, we explore: • Why stronger teams do not happen by accident • How emotional intelligence shapes collaboration and performance • Why leaders need both self-awareness and practical tools • How teams can reduce friction and improve execution • Why one-size-fits-all leadership development often misses the mark • How leaders can build the conditions where people do their best work 🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta Performance is not only about strategy. It is about the people who carry the strategy, the conditions they work within, and the leadership behaviors that help them succeed together.

  5. Oct 8

    Foxy, Inclusive, and Sustainable with Kyla Dufresne

    Beauty businesses are not just places where people receive services. They can be places where people feel comfortable in their bodies, welcomed without assumptions, connected to a local community, and part of a brand that cares about more than the appointment. In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Kyla Dufresne, Founder and CEO of Foxy Box Laser + Wax Bar, a Canadian hair removal franchise redefining the waxing and laser experience with bold branding, inclusive language, environmental responsibility, and community connection. Kyla built Foxy Box from humble beginnings — waxing out of the back of a jewelry store — into a growing franchise brand centered on the belief that feeling foxy is not a luxury, but a basic human right. Foxy Box is also the only Green Circle Certified hair removal franchise in North America, meaning its hard-to-recycle beauty waste is recycled, repurposed, or diverted from landfill through Green Circle Salons. The brand also hosts community initiatives like FOXY FEST, an annual fundraiser supporting local charities. In Foxy, Inclusive, and Sustainable, we explore: • How beauty brands can create safer, more inclusive spaces • Why Foxy Box removed gendered language from its service experience • How FOXY FEST builds community while supporting local charities • Why sustainability should be built into beauty operations • How membership models can deepen client connection • What it means to scale a bold brand without losing its heart 🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta Inclusive, sustainable beauty is not just about what happens in the treatment room. It is about the language people hear, the waste a business chooses to take responsibility for, and the communities a brand helps strengthen.

  6. Oct 7

    Marketing With Purpose Kit: Aligning Marketing with Business Growth

    A strong brand doesn’t just build recognition. It drives growth. For franchise businesses, aligning marketing with business goals means creating a brand strategy that works at every level, from local locations to national expansion. In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Abby Fogel, Vice President of Brand Management & Communications at Unleashed Brands, to explore how marketing can support business growth. With more than a decade of experience in franchising and agency-side marketing, Abby brings a broad perspective spanning local store marketing, franchise development, consumer brand strategy, public relations, and enterprise communications. Today, she leads brand marketing for Water Wings Swim School during a significant period of franchise growth and national expansion, while also guiding brand and communications strategy for Unleashed Brands. 🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa 🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta 🧭 In this episode, we explore: How to align brand strategy with business growth objectives Why franchise marketing needs to connect local and national efforts How marketing supports franchise development and expansion Building consistent brand experiences for customers, franchisees, and employees When marketing and business strategy work together, brands can build stronger connections while supporting sustainable growth. Join us for a conversation about making that alignment happen.

  7. Oct 6

    The Mindful Culture at Hounds Town with Rob Flanagan

    Culture is not something that happens in the background. It shapes how people lead, how franchisees feel supported, how teams handle pressure, and how a brand grows without losing the heart that made it special. In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Rob Flanagan, CEO/President and Cultural Co-Founder of Hounds Town USA, a dog daycare, boarding, and pet care franchise with more than 100 locations across the country. Hounds Town began with a mission rooted in dog psychology and pack-based care, and today the brand continues to grow around the idea of creating a place where dogs can socialize, play, and thrive. Rob is a 20+ year franchising veteran who has built his career helping emerging brands scale without losing the founder’s vision, culture, or operational focus. His leadership philosophy is simple and powerful: profitability is a byproduct of culture. In The Mindful Culture at Hounds Town, we explore: • Why culture should be treated as an intentional business system • How mindfulness helps leaders develop self-awareness and better decision-making • Why accountability and humanity can coexist in franchise leadership • How franchisors can support franchisees as individuals, not just operators • What pet care brands can teach us about connection, community, and emotional intelligence • Why strong financial performance and people-centered leadership are not competing ideas 🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta Mindfulness in the workplace is not just about slowing down. It is about seeing people more clearly, leading with more self-awareness, and building cultures where performance and humanity grow together.

  8. Oct 1

    Coffee, Care, and Inspired Leadership with Natalie Fairchild

    Coffee has a way of bringing people together. It breaks the ice, softens the room, creates a pause in the day, and gives people a simple reason to connect. In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Natalie Fairchild, Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer of Pacific Perks Coffee, a mobile café company built around creating fun, personalized food and drink experiences for events, teams, businesses, and life’s special moments. Pacific Perks was created to help organizations promote their business, reward their teams, and celebrate meaningful occasions through made-to-order café experiences.  Natalie brings more than 25 years of experience in HR, leadership, and mentorship, and has built Pacific Perks around warmth, service, flexibility, and memorable human experiences. She also serves on the Alzheimer’s Association of Oregon and SW Washington board and has spoken about building a dynamic team while thriving personally. In Coffee, Care, and Inspired Leadership, we explore: • How empathy shapes customer and team experiences • Why small moments of care can change the energy of an event • How leaders can create a culture of fun, balance, and service • Why hospitality begins with noticing what people need • How mobile cafés can help teams, clients, and communities connect • What it means to lead with inspiration, warmth, and practical care 🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta Empathy in leadership often shows up in the little things: the way people are welcomed, the way a team feels supported, and the way a simple cup of coffee can make someone feel seen.

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The Bliss Business Podcast. B.L.I.S.S. stands for Build Love Into Scalable Systems. The Bliss Business Podcast emerges as a sanctuary where the principles of empathy, love, and conscious awareness in business are not just discussed — they are celebrated and sought after. "The Bliss Business Podcast’s mission is to spread empathy, connection and consciousness in business.”

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