Sustainability and ethics are no longer separate conversations in business.

Today’s leaders are increasingly being challenged to build organizations that create innovation, operational impact, and meaningful responsibility toward people and the world around them.

In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we will welcome Sam Berman, Founder and CEO of LARC (Logistics Advanced Research Center).

Sam Berman is an entrepreneur, engineer, and logistics innovator focused on transforming how the world moves high-value technology infrastructure. As Founder and CEO of LARC, he has developed sustainable, high-performance solutions designed to replace outdated packaging systems across industries including AI, cloud computing, semiconductors, and aerospace. Beyond innovation and logistics, Sam also leads Haven, a LARC initiative dedicated to helping end human trafficking and exploitation through industry-driven impact and advocacy. He is also the author of Militant Mind: The Psychology of Building What Doesn’t Exist, exploring the mindset required to challenge entrenched systems and build entirely new categories of innovation.

In Sustainable Business Practices and Ethics, we explore:

• Why sustainability and ethics are becoming essential business responsibilities

• How innovation can challenge outdated systems and industries

• The role businesses can play in addressing human trafficking and exploitation

• Why operational leadership and purpose-driven action must work together

• The mindset required to build what does not yet exist

• How long-term responsibility creates stronger businesses and deeper impact

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

Sustainable leadership is not only about building better systems. It is about using innovation, influence, and business itself as a force for responsibility, dignity, and human impact.

Marketing should not just support growth. It should drive it.

The most successful franchise brands understand that marketing becomes a true revenue engine when strategy, operations, and leadership are fully aligned.

In this week’s Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re joined by Madeleine Zook, Co-Founder of Catalyst.

Madeleine Zook, CFE, is a recognized leader in the franchise industry with experience as a multi-brand franchisor, multi-unit franchisee, and founder of multiple agencies across franchise marketing, operations, and recruitment. Most recently, she partnered with franchise executive David Barr to launch Catalyst, a growth and marketing advisory firm supporting emerging and mid-market brands representing more than $1 billion in system-wide revenue. Recognized as one of USA Today’s Top 10 CMOs to Watch and among Philadelphia’s Top 100 C-Suite Executives, Madeleine is also the founder of Together She Can, a nonprofit supporting underserved communities through access to essential hygiene products.

📅 Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 🕗 8:00 AM PST

🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we explore:

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

• Aligning franchise growth strategy with operational execution

• Supporting emerging brands through scalable marketing systems

• Why purpose-driven leadership strengthens long-term growth

🎧 If you’re building a franchise brand or looking to connect marketing more directly to measurable business results, this conversation delivers both strategic insight and inspiration.

Reaching 200 episodes is more than a milestone.It is a reminder of the incredible conversations, leaders, founders, and changemakers who have helped shape The Bliss Business Podcast into a platform centered on purpose, leadership, systems, empathy, and human connection.

For our 200th episode, we are honored to welcome John Francis, franchise expert, leadership advisor, and Founding Father of Fathers Eve.

Known to many as “Johnny Franchise,” John Francis has spent more than 30 years working across every side of franchising as a franchisor, franchisee, multi-unit owner, developer, advisor, and board member. Through decades of experience across more than 100 brands, he has helped founders and leadership teams navigate the difficult transition from early-stage growth to scalable leadership infrastructure. John is also the founder of Fathers Eve, a growing community built to help dads connect through honest, judgment-free conversations rooted in clarity, connection, and authentic leadership.

In Why Franchising Breaks Founders and How to Fix It, we explore:

• Why founders often become the bottleneck as businesses scale

• The leadership shifts required to grow from 30 units to 300+

• How franchisors can reduce operational friction and leadership burnout

• The importance of advisory boards, coaching, and honest conversations• Why connection and self-awareness matter in both leadership and fatherhood

• How sustainable growth requires both systems and emotional resilience

📅 Thursday, May 12, 2026 🕚 11:00 a.m. PST

🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

To every guest, listener, supporter, and community member who has been part of these first 200 episodes, thank you for helping us continue sharing the BLISS methodology and creating conversations rooted in growth, purpose, empathy, and connection.

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