Doing Business with a Servant's Heart

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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.

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June 15, 2026Episode 228 min

Susie Carder: When Profit Meets Purpose, Everything Changes

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona 📝Description: What if the business you built looked successful from the outside, but was quietly breaking you on the inside?In this powerful conversation, Steve Ramona sits down with Dr. Susie Carder, a self-made millionaire, profit coach, fractional COO, best-selling author, and international speaker whose story is rooted in resilience, service, and hard-earned wisdom. Dr. Susie does not speak about business from a theoretical perspective. She speaks from the lived experience of building companies, facing financial fear, selling a business for millions, navigating an identity crisis, and learning that profit without purpose can leave even the most driven entrepreneur feeling empty.There is a moment in her journey when the numbers tell a painful truth. A million-dollar business was barely breaking even. The room may have looked successful, the brand may have looked polished, and the outside world may have seen momentum, but behind the scenes, Dr. Susie had to confront what so many entrepreneurs avoid: you cannot scale what you do not understand. That realization changed everything. Financial literacy became more than a business tool; it became a lifeline. Strategic planning, sales, marketing, operations, and finance were no longer separate pieces. They became the heartbeat of sustainable growth.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Have a Plan and Strategy ✅ Build Relationships and Your Network✅ Master Financial Planning and Play the Long Game ⏱️Timestamps:[0:00] | Intro & Welcome[2:36] | Lesson 1: Have a Plan[3:46] | Lesson 2: Build Relationships[4:29] | Lesson 3: Financial Planning[15:34] | Hair Technician Days[27:13] | Closing & Resources 🤝Connect with Susie Carder:💥Web: https://www.susiecarder.com 💥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bootstrappassion8💥LinkedIn: 💥IG: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SusieCarder/💥Podcast: https://susiecarder.com/podcast/ 🤝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:#BusinessGrowth #EntrepreneurTips #DrSusieCarderFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

June 12, 2026Episode 135 min

Jas Rawlinson: When Your Story Becomes Your Superpower

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona 📝Description: What happens when the pain you once survived becomes the reason someone else finds hope?In this powerful conversation, Steve Ramona welcomes Jas Rawlinson, an award-winning advocate, speaker, author, and story coach from Australia whose life has been shaped by trauma, healing, courage, and service. Jas does not speak about domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and emotional abuse from a distance. She speaks from lived experience, from years of healing, from the slow rebuilding of safety, and from the deep conviction that stories can become bridges for people who feel alone.Jas shares how healing did not happen overnight. It took time, support, nervous system regulation, a safe home, a healthy relationship, and the willingness to keep doing the inner work. She opens up about the power of EFT tapping, the emotional cost of advocacy, and the importance of boundaries when you are serving others from a place of purpose. From writing her memoir, The Stories We Carry, to helping others use their stories for change, Jas reminds us that impact is not about rescuing everyone. It is about serving with wisdom, capacity, and heart.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Serve Within Your Capacity ✅ Your Story Is Your Superpower ✅ Serve Within Your Capacity ⏱️Timestamps:[0:00] Intro & Sponsors[3:45] Swimming with Sharks[6:42] Trauma to Advocacy Journey[9:31] EFT Tapping for Healing[15:15] Building the Book Coaching Business 🤝Connect with [Guest Name]:💥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzgdF5xRYHtFjCx2ymZXTPMwBZ5BabfPh💥IG: www.instagram.com/jas_rawlinson💥FB: www.facebook.com/jasrawlinsonofficial 💥Workshop: https://www.jasrawlinson.com/superpowerreplay💥Book: www.jasrawlinson.com/thestorieswecarry 🤝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:#SurvivorAdvocate #PersonalDevelopment #ChildProtectionFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

June 10, 2026Episode 2427 min

Patrick Yanke: Leadership That Loves, Serves, and Decides

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona 📝Description: What if real leadership is not about control, authority, or having every answer, but about loving people well enough to help them serve the mission?In this powerful conversation, Steve Ramona welcomes Patrick Yanke, a speaker, author, military-trained leader, and faith-centered servant leadership advocate who believes leadership begins with service. Patrick brings the kind of wisdom that feels both grounded and deeply human, shaped by his time in the Army, the Air Force Academy, corporate training, and a lifelong commitment to faith, virtue, and purpose.Together, Steve and Patrick unpack what it really means to lead with love in business. Not soft love. Not affection that comes and goes. A deeper love rooted in service, generosity, communication, responsibility, and the courage to make decisions. Patrick reminds us that the mission must come first, but people must be cared for if they are going to carry that mission forward.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Leadership Starts at Home, Not in the Military✅ Take Care of Your Warfighters to Accomplish the Mission✅True Leaders Mentor Others and Seek Mentorship Themselves ⏱️Timestamps:[0:00] | Intro & Sponsors[3:18] | What Is Leadership?[8:59] | Decisiveness Defines Leaders[12:00] | Military Lessons in Leadership[15:55] | Mentorship & Learning[20:14] | The CARES Framework 🤝Connect with [Guest Name]:💥Web: www.thepersonalrosary.com💥Web: www.yankeacademy.com💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickyanke/ 🤝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 #PatrickYankeFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

June 8, 2026Episode 2331 min

Brian Maieli: The Injury Decision That Changes Everything

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona “I’m there purely to serve the needs of my client.” 📝Description: A young athlete is standing on the edge of everything they have worked for. The letters are coming in. The scouts are watching. The dream feels close enough to touch. Then one hit, one twist, one injury changes the room. Suddenly, the question is not just “How bad is it?” It is “Who can help us make the right decision before one wrong step changes the future?” In this powerful episode of EPIC Impact™, Steve Ramona sits down with Brian Maielli, founder of ILP Sports Consultants and host of The Injured List Podcast, for a conversation every athlete, parent, coach, and entrepreneur needs to hear. Brian brings over 20 years of experience in sports medicine, orthopedic care, athletic training, and injury education, but what stands out most is his heart. He is not just reading charts or explaining diagnoses. He is helping families slow down, understand their options, and make informed decisions when fear is loud and time feels tight.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Serve First, Business Follows✅ Get a Second Opinion✅ Losing Teaches You More Than Winning ⏱️Timestamps:[0:00] | Intro & Sponsors[3:14] | Meet Brian Maieli[7:34] | The Third-Party Advantage[17:48] | Career-Threatening Injuries[19:43] | Brian's Podcast[28:14] | Entrepreneurship Lessons 🤝Connect with Brian Maieli:💥Web: www.theinjuredlist.com💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-m-b7b46420b/💥IG: ilp_sports 🤝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:#EntrepreneurStories #Inspiration #BusinessJourneyFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

June 3, 2026Episode 2228 min

Larry Sprung: Planning Tomorrow Without Losing Today

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona 📝Description: What happens when the numbers in your bank account are connected to the weight in your heart?Larry Sprung knows that financial planning is never just about money. After losing his brother-in-law to suicide and serving for years with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Larry built a life of service around a deeper truth: mental health, physical health, and financial health are inseparable. In this powerful conversation with Steve Ramona, Larry recalls witnessing the emotional reunion of Kevin Berthia and the officer who helped save his life on the Golden Gate Bridge, a moment that shaped how he sees human connection, hope, and the courage to reach out.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Health is Wealth✅ Have a Plan✅ Be Transparent ⏱️Timestamps:[0:04] Intro & Welcome[3:20] Guest Introduction[5:37] Health & Finances[14:45] Financial Planning[21:04] The Book[25:16] Couples & Money 🤝Connect with Larry Sprung:💥Web: www.mitlinmoneymindset.com 💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesprung/💥IG: https://twitter.com/Lawrence_Sprung💥FB: https://www.facebook.com/lawrencesprung/ 🤝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:#HolisticHealth #WealthManagement #MentalHealthFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

June 1, 2026Episode 2129 min

The Quiet Power of Serving First, with Lane Taylor

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona “If you put enough good in the world, it will come back to you.”📝Description: What changes when you stop asking, “What can I get?” and start asking, “Who can I help today?”Lane Taylor has built his life and business around a simple truth, genuine service creates connections that no transaction ever could. In this heartfelt conversation with Steve Ramona, Lane shares how using a grocery store employee’s name, listening deeply to an introvert, and investing in another person’s podcast before expecting anything in return became defining moments in his journey.You can almost see the moment unfold, Lane walking into his local Publix, spotting Jen behind the counter, greeting her by name, and treating her like a person who matters. He never did it for a favor. He did it because people deserve to feel seen. Later, when he needed help, the relationship he had quietly nurtured was already there. No pitch. No strategy. Just trust.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Use Names to Build Servant Currency ✅ Serve First Without Expecting Return ✅ Own Your Piece of the Internet ⏱️Timestamps:[0:00] Intro & Sponsors[2:14] Servant's Heart Defined[5:49] The Name Tag Story[11:00] Podcast Origin Story[19:09] Introverts & Connection[20:31] Why Start a Podcast 🤝Connect with Lane Taylor:💥Web: https://www.goprospex.com/💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lane-taylor-31b7824b/ 🤝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:#ActiveListening #RelationshipBuilding #ServantsHeartFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

May 29, 2026Episode 2029 min

Cameron Schwartz: The Confidence That Changes Everything

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona 📝Description: What if the confidence you keep waiting for is already being built in the hard things you do every day?In this powerful conversation, Steve Ramona sits down with Cameron Schwartz, known as The Confidence Coach, to talk about the quiet inner strength that grows when we keep promises to ourselves. Cameron’s story begins as a young athlete who felt small, overwhelmed, and knocked around on the football field. At 16, he walked into the gym looking for size, strength, and a way to feel different in his own skin. What he found was much deeper. The weight room became a classroom for discipline, patience, resilience, decision-making, and self-trust.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Fitness Builds Business Discipline ✅ Habits Create New Baselines ✅ Confidence Comes From Keeping Your Word to Yourself ⏱️Timestamps:[0:00] | Welcome & Intro[3:13] | PT Journey Begins[7:48] | Confidence Foundation[22:32] | Habits & Baselines[26:06] | Friday Night Mindset[27:55] | Wrap-Up & Contact 🤝Connect with Cameron Schwartz:💥Web: Www.theconfidencecoach.biz💥YouTube:💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachcam3/💥IG: Theconfidencecoach3💥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:#[tag]Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

May 27, 2026Episode 1931 min

Stop Settling, Start Shining: Kayleigh Kennedy on Rebuilding Belief From Within

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona 📝Description: What if the life you are settling for is not the life you were meant to live?In this powerful episode of Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart, Steve Ramona sits down with mindset mentor and entrepreneur Kayleigh Kennedy for a deeply human conversation about belief, awareness, courage, and the quiet moments that change everything.Kayleigh knows what it feels like to look around and wonder, “Is this really it?” Before building her own consulting business, she was pregnant with her son, working in a corporate cubicle, financially stretched, anxious, and dreading Mondays. She remembers the weight of imagining someone else raising her child while she stayed inside walls that no longer felt like her future. Then one leap of faith changed the direction of her life. She hired a mindset coach, began reshaping how she saw herself, and discovered a power within her that had been there all along.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ ✅ ✅ ⏱️Timestamps:[00:00] | Intro & Welcome[03:26] | Mindset Defined[10:20] | Entrepreneurship Origin[15:37] | Jump In Without Skills[20:39] | Stop Settling[27:05] | Winning Mindset 🤝Connect with Kayleigh Kennedy:💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleighkennedy/ 💥IG: www.instagram.com/thekayleighkennedy 🤝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:#Leadership #Mindset #PersonalGrowthFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

May 25, 2026Episode 1827 min

Joel Salomon: When Money Becomes Love, Purpose, and Freedom

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona “Money is just energy.”📝Description: What if money were never meant to be feared, hoarded, or chased, but allowed to flow through a life of purpose?In this powerful episode of Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart, Steve Ramona sits down with prosperity coach, author, actuary, and former hedge fund manager Joel Salomon for a conversation that gently challenges everything many people were taught about money. Joel does not talk about wealth as greed. He talks about money as energy, generosity as a doorway, and financial freedom as a way to spend more time with the people you love, doing what you love, from wherever you feel called to do it. P.S. Listen with one honest question in mind. What belief about money are you ready to release so you can serve more fully? 🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Money Flows When You Give✅ Let Your Money Work for You✅ Know Your Purpose, Then Decide ⏱️Timestamps:0:00 | Intro & Sponsors2:12 | Show Opens3:20 | Money as Energy7:08 | DIY Investing13:11 | Hedge Fund Pivot17:39 | Letting Go23:53 | 9 Money Rules 🤝Connect with Joel Salomon:💥Web: https://www.salaurmor.com/money-miracles-membership/💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-salomon/💥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QgT2FmqmfA&t=262s🤝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/ 🔖Tags:#WealthTransformation #MoneyEnergy #FinancialAbundanceFree Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/

May 22, 2026Episode 1726 min

Brandon Leibowitz: Why Your Website Is Not Converting,

Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona “SEO is a long-term game, and a lot of people get discouraged when they do not see that traction.”📝Description: What happens when people find your website, but do not trust you enough to take the next step?In this episode of Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart, Steve Ramona sits down with Brandon Leibowitz, founder of SEO Optimizers, to simplify one of the most misunderstood parts of business growth, SEO. Brandon has spent 17 years helping business owners understand how Google works, why traffic alone is not enough, and how trust is built through consistency, content, backlinks, email, and thoughtful follow-up. P.S. Take one honest look at your website today. Ask yourself, “Does this page help someone trust me?” That one question could change everything. 🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ SEO is a Long-Term Game✅ Diversify Your Marketing✅ Email Beats Social Media ⏱️Timestamps:[0:00] Intro & Sponsors[2:26] SEO Explained[4:27] Remarketing & Touch Points[9:17] Long-Term SEO Strategy[19:17] Email Marketing[23:31] Website Content Tips 🤝Connect with Brandon Leibowitz:💥Web: https://seooptimizers.com/💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonleibowitz/💥IG: https://www.instagram.com/leibowitzbrandon/💥FB: https://www.facebook.com/BrandonLeibs💥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/brandonleibowitz/videos💥X: https://twitter.com/brandonleibs💥TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brandonleibowitz 💥Podcast: https://seooptimizers.buzzsprout.com/🤝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/ 🔖Tags:#[tag]Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkSubscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/