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.