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Doing Business with a Servant's Heart
Welcome to "Doing Business with a Servant's Heart," where compassion meets business and life. Join us as we explore the soul of business, guided by the unwavering principle that serving others is not just ethical – it’s transformative.
Hosted by Steve Ramona, a seasoned entrepreneur with a passion for uplifting people and businesses, each episode of our podcast is a deep dive into the stories, insights, and practical strategies of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who have mastered the art of leading with love and empathy. Through heartfelt conversations and inspiring anecdotes, we reveal the practical impact of servant leadership on personal and professional growth.
Discover how to foster a culture of kindness, engage with customers authentically, and build successful businesses that prioritize serving before selling. Whether you're a seasoned business owner, an aspiring entrepreneur, or simply someone seeking to make a positive impact, "Doing Business with a Servant's Heart" offers actionable advice, moral encouragement, and a refreshing perspective on what truly matters in the world of business.
Tune in and join our community of compassionate leaders striving to change the world, one act of service at a time. Because in the end, the heart of business is the business of the heart.
Doing Business with a Servant's Heart
When Love Is Your Strategy: Building a Business from the Heart
“If you have a team, they need to know you care—that’s love.”
What if the missing edge in your business isn’t more tactics—but more heart?
On today’s episode of Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart, Steve Ramona sits down with Mark, a longtime entrepreneur who blends Sufi spiritual wisdom with business practice. Their conversation begins with the quirky origin of “Heart of Business” (including a story about an erotic photographer and a name change!), then gently opens into deeper territory—how do we bring love, authenticity, and vulnerability into the hard-nosed world of commerce?
Mark and Steve talk about how love isn’t a weakness—it’s the differentiator in trust, loyalty, and lasting impact. They share stories of radical employee care (letting someone pause work to grieve, and then seeing productivity return quickly), authenticity in leadership (showing emotion in front of your team), and the challenge of letting go of a former identity (Mark once worked as a paramedic). You’ll hear how being a father reshaped Mark’s leadership style, how punk rock taught him to challenge rules and create from scratch, and how the “soft” inner work actually supports sustainable growth.
If you’ve ever felt tension between your values and your business, or worried that bringing your full self to work might hurt your bottom line—this conversation is your permission slip. Let’s start today: How will you serve? What impact will you make?
P.S. If you’re resonating with this heart-forward business approach, I’d love you to download Mark’s book Heart‑Centered Business as your next step into aligning purpose and profit.
https://heartcenteredbusinessbook.com/
https://inphone--strategiesthatstick.thrivecart.com/epicimpactbook/
https://epicimpact.ai/
Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcast
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