Community is not a soft metric. It is a growth strategy.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Charles Furlough, President & CEO of Pillar To Post Home Inspectors, North America’s largest home inspection franchise.

With experience as both a franchise owner and executive, Charles leads with a focus on innovation, franchise business owner success, and scalable systems that empower entrepreneurs. He has guided the brand through market shifts while championing long-term growth, autonomy, and meaningful client relationships.

In Building Community and Connection in Business, we explore:

• Why community is a measurable driver of profitability

• How scalable systems can support autonomy and brand consistency

• The leadership shifts required in today’s evolving workforce • How trust translates directly into long-term growth

• Practical ways franchise and service leaders can strengthen connection

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

Strong systems build strong communities. Strong communities build strong businesses.

Marketing should not sit on the sidelines of business growth. It should be driving it.

When marketing is fully aligned with operations, expansion strategy, and financial goals, brands scale with clarity and confidence.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Kelly Struble, VP of Marketing at Just Between Friends and Co-Founder & CEO of Tama Tea.

At Just Between Friends, a children’s consignment pop-up franchise with 150 locations across more than 30 states, Kelly leads marketing strategy focused on growth, community connection, and franchise success. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Tama Tea, a beverage brand with distribution from the East Coast to California.

🎙️ Hosted by Michele Brasfield

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we explore:

• What true alignment between marketing and growth looks like

• Scaling franchise brands while preserving community connection

• The entrepreneurial mindset behind sustainable expansion

• Turning brand strategy into measurable business results

If you’re looking to position marketing as a true growth engine inside your organization, this episode delivers both inspiration and practical insight.

Emotional intelligence is no longer optional in business. It is foundational.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Chelsea Espinoza, Founder and CEO of Road To Jubilee, Quality of Life Coach, consultant, and speaker.

With 20 years of experience spanning executive leadership and interior design, Chelsea understands the hidden pressures of high-performance environments and the personal cost of ignoring emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Her work challenges outdated systems that reward exhaustion and instead redefines success from the inside out.

In The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Business, we explore:

• Why many high-achievers succeed inside systems not designed for their well-being

• How invisible rules shape careers and leadership behavior

• The connection between emotional intelligence and sustainable performance

• Why true success is Quality of Life• Practical shifts leaders can make to redesign success without lowering standards

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

Success should not cost you yourself.

This week on The Bliss Business Podcast, Tullio Siragusa continues the BLISS Monologue Series with Episode 2, focused on a powerful truth many organizations miss: organizational design is not an org chart.

BLISS stands for Build Love Into Scalable Systems. In this episode, we explore why a company can look organized on paper and still create confusion, duplication, delay, and friction in real life. An org chart may show reporting lines, but organizational design reveals how work actually moves.

This conversation breaks down why clarity of outcomes, decision rights, operating rhythms, and ownership matter far more than titles alone. When the structure is designed for flow, people stop protecting turf and start solving problems. That internal clarity also shapes what customers experience in the market.

If you are building a company and want stronger execution, better alignment, and a brand experience that feels authentic from the inside out, this episode is for you.

If this resonates, comment BLISS below, and we will reach out to schedule time to connect.

Sustainable business is no longer just about environmental impact. It is about building organizations that are resilient, human-centered, and grounded in ethical leadership.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Amanda Fornal, founder, executive coach, startup advisor, and business consultant with more than 25 years of experience in technology, business transformation, and change management.

Amanda is the founder of Orange SFM, Founder Buddies, the Investing in Kindness initiative, Elephari, and Women in Exploration. She is a Director at Founder Institute Germany and has advised more than 100 early-stage founders. Her work bridges strategy, leadership, global exploration, and storytelling.

In this conversation, we explore:

• What sustainable business practices really mean in complex organizations • The role of kindness in leadership and investment decisions • How ethical decision-making shapes long-term resilience • Why human-centered systems outperform purely transactional ones

🎙️ Hosted by Steven Sakach and Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

Sustainability is not a department. It is a leadership philosophy.

Your biggest growth problem might not be your marketing strategy.It might be your silos.

When marketing, operations, finance, and leadership aren’t aligned, even great campaigns underperform. But when teams move together, brands accelerate growth and profitability.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Joel Bulger, CMO of WOWorks the platform brand home to six healthy dining fast-casual concepts, Joel brings 25 years of restaurant marketing leadership focused on driving guest traffic, strengthening menu profitability, and building scalable brand systems.

🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we break down:

• Why silos quietly stall growth

• How marketing can become the connector across teams

• Aligning operations, menu strategy, and brand storytelling

• Turning collaboration into measurable performance

If you’re serious about scaling smarter, this conversation is a must-listen.

This week on The Bliss Business Podcast, Tullio Siragusa leads the BLISS Monologue Series with a foundational conversation on BLISS as a business system.

BLISS stands for Build Love Into Scalable Systems. In this episode, we explore why BLISS in business is not a feeling or a slogan, but a measurable state of alignment where people feel safe enough to tell the truth, clear enough to know what matters, and empowered enough to act.

A core message in this conversation is that human friction is a strategy risk. When teams spend energy protecting themselves, navigating unclear ownership, or decoding mixed signals, that energy is pulled away from customers, innovation, and execution.

The episode closes with a practical step leaders can apply immediately: a BLISS baseline to assess trust, clarity, and agency, and identify where friction is slowing growth.

If you are building a company and want performance without losing the soul of the business, this episode is for you.

If this resonates, comment BLISS below, and we will reach out to schedule time to connect.

Empathy is becoming one of the most strategic leadership capabilities in modern business. As organizations grow more digital and data-driven, the ability to stay connected to people becomes even more critical.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we will sit down with Sherrill Kaplan, Chief Revenue Officer at Hand & Stone, to explore how empathy shapes leadership, strengthens engagement, and supports sustainable growth.

Sherrill will share insights on:

• Leading with empathy in high-growth environments

• Balancing digital transformation with human connection

• How marketing and customer experience intersect with leadership values

• The role empathy plays in engagement and loyalty

🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

Empathy is not just about listening. It is about leading in a way that people feel seen and valued.