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

Doing Business with a Servant's Heart is a business podcast hosted by Steve Ramona, with 457 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Steve Ramona hosts Doing Business with a Servant's Heart, a business show with 457 episodes published.

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  Episode #24

  From Heroin to CEO: How Honesty Liller Became a "Hope Dealer"

  Oct 2, 202626 minS19

  Send us Fan Mail Business Community https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona Quote: "We call ourselves hope dealers now instead of dope dealers." — Honesty Liller Description: At 12, Honesty Liller started using to fit in. By 17, she was on heroin, and after an overdose, she spent nine more years in active addiction, including through her pregnancy with her daughter. Today she's the CEO of the McShin Foundation, a nationally recognized recovery organization where most of the staff are in recovery themselves. This is one of the most honest conversations we've ever had on the show. Why heroin "covered up everything," and what loved ones need to understand about addiction The 28-day program that didn't work, and the peer-to-peer connection that did How a five-month stay in a recovery house turned into a career and, eventually, the CEO seat Destiny House: the home for moms and children named after her daughter Her advice for families (don't give up, but set boundaries) and for anyone still using (start with self-love) Why she chooses to be joyful, not just happy, after attending hundreds of funerals PS: When I first met Honesty, her story stopped me cold. What moves me most is that she doesn't hide any of it. She turned her worst years into a blueprint for helping thousands of others. That is a servant's heart in action. CTA: Learn more about McShin's work at mcshin.org and follow Honesty on Instagram at Diary of a Woman in Recovery. If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs hope today, and catch Together We Serve every Friday at 2 PM Pacific / 5 PM Eastern. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Your Past Can Become Your Purpose ✅ Love Them, But Set Boundaries ✅ Healing Grows Through Helping Others ⏱️Timestamps: [00:02] Hooked at Age 12 [00:05] Pregnancy and Methadone [00:11] Five Months at McShin [00:16] Leading McShin & Destiny House [00:17] Advice for Families [00:22] Dinner with Bob Marley Connect with Honesty Liller : Web: YouTube: LinkedIn: IG: FB: X: TikTok: Connect with Steve Ramona: Web: https://steveramona.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveramona/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bizopportunitynow/ Podcast: https://www.servinginbusinesspodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doingbusinesswithaservantheart?sub_confirmation=1 Tags: #BusinessWithHeart #ServantLeadership #SuccessMindset Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork https://app.nucalm.com/purchase/free-trial?coupon_code=NUCALM15&ref=steve57 Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962 Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/ Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcast https://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

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  Episode #23

  Chasing the Dollar Is Not Solving a Need | Steven Shackelford

  Sep 30, 202629 minS19

  Send us Fan Mail Business Community https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona Quote: "ROI means nothing if I don't know why these people are leaving." — Steven Shackelford Description: What if the real return on your career isn't the money, the titles, or even the nine state championships, but the text you get years later from a kid you almost lost? Steven "Coach Shaq" Shackelford has spent 35 years coaching varsity football and advising business owners in the financial world, and he runs both on the same playbook: find out why someone does what they do, then build the game plan around it. In this episode, Steve and Coach Shaq cover: The dinner-table lesson from his father Dwight that shaped everything that followed The senior who wanted to quit, the conversation that changed his mind, and the message that arrived years later Why starting with someone's "why," not their money or goals, is the key to real financial planning How risk tolerance, retirement, and "work optional" look different at 35 than at 63 Why ROI means nothing until you know why your best employees are walking out the door Marrying his high school sweetheart and the four mentors he'd want at his dinner table PS: Coach Shaq got choked up telling the story of the player he convinced not to quit. Watch for that moment. It's the clearest picture of a servant's heart we've had on the show in a long time. CTA: Connect with Steven at Invest Financial ( steven@invst.com | 317-294-0358). Then subscribe to Doing Business with a Servant's Heart , leave a comment with your biggest takeaway, and catch Together We Serve every Friday at 2 PM Pacific / 5 PM Eastern. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Impact Outlasts the Scoreboard ✅ Lead With the Why ✅ Retention Is the Real ROI ⏱️Timestamps: [00:03:00] Dad's Lesson on Impact [00:06:15] The Player Who Almost Quit [00:11:50] Start With the Why [00:16:45] Risk and "Work Optional" [00:21:00] ROI Through Retention [00:24:00] Sweetheart and Mentor Table Connect with Steven D. Shackelford: Web: https://invst.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-shackelford/ Connect with Steve Ramona: Web: https://steveramona.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveramona/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bizopportunitynow/ Podcast: https://www.servinginbusinesspodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doingbusinesswithaservantheart?sub_confirmation=1 Tags: #ServantLeadership #BusinessSuccess #Podcast Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork https://app.nucalm.com/purchase/free-trial?coupon_code=NUCALM15&ref=steve57 Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962 Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/ Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcast https://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

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  Episode #22

  Missed Opportunities Are Lost Revenue | Coach Juli Shulem

  Sep 28, 202631 minS19

  Send us Fan Mail Business Community https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona Quote: "If you're not following through and scheduling your time, you're going to miss opportunities. Missed opportunities are lost revenue." — Coach Juli Shulem Description: What if the thing standing between you and more revenue isn't a bigger marketing budget, but how you manage your time? Coach Juli Shulem returns for Part 2 to show why productivity and revenue are tied together, and why the follow-ups you drop quietly cost you business. In this episode: Why missed follow-ups turn straight into lost revenue The website glitch that stalled Juli's bookings, and how fixing it had her booked solid within two weeks Why great leaders delegate what they can't or shouldn't be doing The biggest time-management mistake: keeping everything in your head Her rule that "your calendar should reflect reality," plus color-coding your week How planning and buffer time reduce anxiety and stress Setting boundaries around meetings, coaching days, and deep-work days The basement apartment build she finished ahead of schedule PS: Juli's answer to our dinner-table question surprised me. One of her guests once babysat her kids, and the rest of the table will touch your heart. Stay to the end. CTA: Subscribe to Doing Business with a Servant's Heart on YouTube and Apple Podcasts, and leave a comment for Juli. You can connect with her at coachjuli.com (that's J-U-L-I) or on LinkedIn, where she answers every message herself. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Follow-Through Is Revenue ✅ Get It Out of Your Head ✅ Plan With Buffer Time ⏱️Timestamps: [02:30] Productivity Drives Revenue [04:00] The SEO Wake-Up Call [07:00] Delegate to Grow [11:00] Calendar Over Memory [16:30] Planning Quells Anxiety [20:30] The Ahead-of-Schedule Build Connect with Coach Juli Shulem: Website: https://coachjuli.com Web: https://www.yourlifeproductive.com/ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/coachjuli Connect with Steve Ramona: Web: https://steveramona.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveramona/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bizopportunitynow/ Podcast: https://www.servinginbusinesspodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doingbusinesswithaservantheart?sub_confirmation=1 Tags: #BusinessSuccess #ServantsHeart #Motivation Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork https://app.nucalm.com/purchase/free-trial?coupon_code=NUCALM15&ref=steve57 Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962 Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/ Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcast https://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

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  Episode #21

  The Story Behind the Story: How Rachel Petzold Turns Founders Into Magnetic Brands

  Sep 25, 202628 minS19

  Send us Fan Mail Business Community https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona Description: Rachel Petzold spent her career reading data as a chief product officer — until she discovered the real currency of business is story. Now she helps founders and leaders find the one sentence that changes everything. Why "productizing yourself" is the real work behind every career pivot The danger of trying to be everything to everyone (and the "say yes, say no" tradeoff) How radical authenticity — including telling people "no" — becomes an act of service The homelessness-to-super-connector story that shaped her belief in truth-telling Why every "yes" costs you something, and how to protect your bandwidth for what matters PS: Rachel's dinner party guest list — David Bowie, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and her own dad — might be the most unexpectedly moving answer we've gotten on this show. Stick around for it. CTA: Connect with Rachel at gossamer.global or on LinkedIn for a free 15-minute conversation. And if this episode moved you, do two things this week from a servant's heart — then tell us about it. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Every Yes Costs You Something Else ✅ Authenticity Outperforms Polish, Every Time ✅ Saying No Can Be an Act of Service ⏱️Timestamps: [00:01] Welcome and Servant's Heart Mission [00:03] Rachel Introduces Gossamer and Product Storytelling [00:06] The Biggest Mistake: Trying to Be Everything [00:11] Extracting Story Through Design Thinking [00:14] Homelessness at 15 and Finding Her Truth [00:19] The "Every Yes Is a No" Framework Connect with Rachel Petzold Web: http://www.gossamer.global LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelpetzold Connect with Steve Ramona: Web: https://steveramona.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveramona/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bizopportunitynow/ Podcast: https://www.servinginbusinesspodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doingbusinesswithaservantheart?sub_confirmation=1 Tags: #ServantLeadership #BusinessGrowth #Success Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork https://app.nucalm.com/purchase/free-trial?coupon_code=NUCALM15&ref=steve57 Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962 Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/ Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcast https://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

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  Episode #20

  The Consciousness Scale That Predicts Business Success | Kathy Motlagh

  Sep 23, 202627 minS19

  Send us Fan Mail Business Community https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona Description: Most leaders think stress will kill them. Research says otherwise — and the difference between the people who thrive under pressure and the ones who burn out comes down to one thing: where they sit on the map of consciousness. Kathy Motlagh, founder of Think Virtues, joins Steve to break down a framework for tapping into human potential that goes far beyond tactics and strategy: The "map of consciousness" and why operating above the level of courage changes how opportunities, people, and results show up in your life Why 80-90% of leadership is who you are and how you respond — not strategy The research from Stanford and Harvard showing stress doesn't kill you — your belief about stress does How to find your "genius" — the one gift only you carry, and why no mentor or best friend can hand you the answer The real difference between virtue signaling and actually leading with virtue PS: Steve's favorite line from this one — "What you resist persists." Simple, but it reframes everything about how we handle pressure. CTA: Listen to the full episode, then head to thinkvirtues.com to learn more about Kathy's work. Don't forget to catch "Together We Serve" every Friday at 2pm PT / 5pm ET on e360TV. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Your Belief About Stress Matters More Than the Stress Itself ✅ Leadership Is Mostly Self-Regulation, Not Strategy ✅ Your Unique Gift Can Only Be Found From Within ⏱️Timestamps: [00:00] Intro and sponsor mention [00:02] Kathy's work tapping into human potential [00:04] The map of consciousness and operating from power vs. force [00:07] Self-regulation as 80-90% of leadership [00:08] Defining "genius" and inner work [00:10] Stanford/Harvard research on stress mindset Connect with Kathy Motlagh : LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinkvirtues/ Connect with Steve Ramona: Web: https://steveramona.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveramona/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bizopportunitynow/ Podcast: https://www.servinginbusinesspodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doingbusinesswithaservantheart?sub_confirmation=1 Tags: #ServantLeadership #BusinessSuccess #Podcast Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetwork https://app.nucalm.com/purchase/free-trial?coupon_code=NUCALM15&ref=steve57 Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962 Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/ Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcast https://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

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