A 2025 PwC study found that 78% of consumers will only engage with brands that use AI responsibly and transparently. That statistic is more than a warning. It’s a window into the future of business.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Founder & CEO of Global Data Innovation. Together with hosts Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa, we explore how trust becomes the foundation for innovation in the age of AI.

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Tullio Siragusa

🧭 In this conversation, we explore:

• Why trust is the new currency in AI-driven business

• How responsible innovation can strengthen performance and reputation

• The systems and mindsets that turn ethics into a competitive advantage

• What it takes to balance data-driven growth with human-centered governance

🎧 Building trust is not about slowing progress. It’s about ensuring progress serves people.

In a world where data drives decisions, real customer connection still depends on clarity, trust, and human understanding. Yet many businesses struggle to translate complex marketing metrics into meaningful actions that truly serve their customers.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Anna Phillips, Account Executive at Zero Company. Since 2015, Anna has worked across a wide range of industries, serving as a trusted resource for clients by demystifying the complexities and jargon of online marketing. She shares how focusing on clear communication and genuine partnership helps brands strengthen customer relationships while driving awareness, sales, and growth.

🎙️ Hosted by Michele Brasfield

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we cover:

• Why clarity builds trust in a data-driven marketing world

• How simplifying marketing insights strengthens customer connection

• The role of partnership in driving long-term client success

• Lessons from working hands-on with brands across diverse industries

🎧 Whether you’re navigating digital marketing for the first time or refining an established strategy, this conversation will help you rethink how data and human connection work best together.

More customers are watching how companies behave, not just what they sell.A recent global study found that 64 percent of consumers rank sustainability as a top factor in their buying decisions, and a majority say they are more likely to stay loyal to brands that act responsibly toward people and the planet.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we sit down with Shelby Parsons, COO of Premier Inspection Services, to explore what sustainable business practices and ethics look like in the real world of construction, inspections, and community infrastructure.

Shelby shares powerful insights on:

• How sustainability and ethics show up in everyday decisions, not just annual reports

• Systems that help protect safety, integrity, and trust across complex projects

• Whether empathy and purpose can truly scale in regulated, high-stakes industries

• Practical ways leaders can raise the bar on responsibility without stalling growth

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Tullio Siragusa

Sustainable business is not about perfection. It is about making better choices, consistently, in service of people, places, and the future you are helping to build.

Empathy is not a soft extra in business anymore. A recent EY study found that 90 percent of workers believe empathetic leadership leads to higher job satisfaction, and nearly 80 percent say it reduces turnover.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we sit down with Karen Price Owen, Executive And Life Coach, to explore how empathy becomes a practical, measurable advantage in both leadership and life.

Karen shares powerful insights on:

• What real empathy in business looks like beyond “being nice”

• How a lack of empathy quietly erodes performance, trust, and retention

• Systems that help scale empathy across teams instead of leaving it to chance

• Why purpose and love matter if you want empathy to be sustainable

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Mike Liwski

🎧 Produced by Tullio Siragusa

The future of leadership belongs to those who can pair clear expectations with genuine empathy, helping people grow without losing themselves in the process.

According to Forrester, organizations that treat marketing as a revenue driver rather than a cost center grow revenue nearly twice as fast as their peers. Yet many businesses still struggle to turn digital marketing activity into predictable, scalable growth.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Josh Prizer, Fractional CMO at Zero Company. Since 2002, Josh has been a cornerstone of the Zero Company team, guiding clients with multi-million-dollar ad budgets toward strategic growth across Google, Bing, and programmatic platforms including Display, Video, and CTV.

What truly sets Josh apart is his passion for helping businesses reach their full potential — and his belief that when companies grow, the positive impact extends to the people behind them. Grounded in empathy, integrity, and human connection, Josh brings both precision and purpose to every campaign.

🎙️ Hosted by Mike Liwski

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we cover:

• How to turn digital marketing into a true revenue engine

• What scalable growth looks like when strategy meets execution

• The role of empathy and integrity in high-performance marketing

• Lessons from managing complex ad ecosystems with purpose

🎧 Whether you’re leading a startup, scaling a franchise, or optimizing enterprise marketing efforts, this conversation will help you rethink how marketing drives real, measurable growth.

Kids today are surrounded by digital noise, but what they crave most is a place to belong.

A longitudinal study found that when young people move from no extracurriculars into regular activities, their mental health improves largely because their sense of peer belonging increases.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we sit down with Michael Browning Jr., CEO and Founder of Unleashed Brands, to explore how to build real community and connection across youth enrichment franchises that help kids learn, play, and grow.

Michael shares powerful insights on:

• How to design experiences families trust for their kids’ growth, not just entertainment

• The systems that keep safety, joy, and connection strong across multiple brands and locations

• Whether empathy and purpose can truly scale, and the real challenges of doing it well

• Why long-term legacy with families matters more than short-term transactions

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Tullio Siragusa

The future of youth brands will belong to leaders who create places where kids do more than show up. They belong, grow, and come back with their friends.

Emotional intelligence is not a “nice to have” for leaders anymore.

A study of more than 300 organizations found that leaders with higher emotional intelligence were associated with significantly higher employee engagement, productivity, and profitability, making EQ one of the strongest predictors of leadership effectiveness.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we sit down with Kelly Roddy, CEO of WOWorks, to explore how emotional intelligence becomes a real business advantage inside a multi brand restaurant platform.

Kelly shares powerful insights on:

• How emotional intelligence shapes tough decisions that impact teams and franchisees

• The systems WOWorks uses to embed people centric leadership across multiple brands

• Balancing operational discipline with empathy, clarity, and care

• Why love and purpose still matter in a performance driven restaurant environment

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Mike Liwski

🎧 Produced by Tullio Siragusa

The future of leadership belongs to those who can pair sharp strategy with genuine emotional intelligence.

When marketing is rooted in insight, execution, and accountability, it becomes one of the most powerful drivers of business growth. Yet many organizations still struggle to connect strategy, analytics, and creative execution into a true revenue engine.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Laura Baker, Chief Marketing Officer at Weed Man. A results-oriented marketing leader, Laura has a proven track record of understanding customer needs, simplifying complex challenges, and motivating cross-functional teams to drive sustainable revenue growth across dealer-owned, franchised, corporate-owned, and independent business models.

As CMO of North America’s fastest-growing franchised lawn care company, Laura oversees marketing for more than 775,000 loyal customers across 1,000 territories, leveraging performance-based marketing analytics and compelling creative to optimize media spend and build customers for life.

🎙️ Hosted by Mike Liwski

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we cover:

• What it takes to turn marketing into a sustainable revenue engine

• How performance-based analytics guide smarter media and growth decisions

• Leading marketing across complex franchise and dealer networks

• Building strategies that drive both customer loyalty and long-term growth

🎧 Whether you’re leading a marketing team, scaling a franchise system, or aligning strategy with execution, this conversation offers practical insight into how marketing drives real business impact.