BizBlend
Ready to level up your business, career, and personal life? Join Host Sana on BIZBLEND for daily live shows featuring raw, honest conversations with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers. Get practical advice, success stories, and actionable tips to overcome real-world challenges—all with a dash of fun and inspiration! Whether you’re building a business, advancing your career, or chasing personal growth, this is your go-to podcast for motivation and strategy. Let’s grow and thrive together! Want to be a guest on Bizblend? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch.
Episodes
In this episode of BizBlend, host Yusuf sits down with Giorgio Natili to unpack what real leadership looks like in an AI-first world. Giorgio challenges the “AI replaces humans” mindset and explains why the best leaders use AI to help teams do more, not justify cutting people.
This conversation is for leaders, builders, and curious professionals who want to scale AI responsibly without sacrificing trust, privacy, or human c...
Lead AI With Confidence: A Practical Playbook to Beat the 95% Failure Trap with John Michael Thomas,
In this BizBlend Podcast episode, host Sana sits down with John Michael Thomas, AI strategy consultant, fractional Chief AI Officer, and author of Lead AI with Confidence. They unpack why most AI initiatives fail and why the fix is rarely “better tools” and more often better leadership.
This conversation is for CEOs, founders, and non-technical leaders who feel AI overwhelm, are tired of hype cycles, and want a clear path to real b...
On this BizBlend episode, host Sana sits down with Rob Broadhead (RB Consulting, Develpreneur, Building Better Developers) to help founders make tech support their goals, not steal their attention. They share a simple way to tell “busy” from “productive,” plus practical guardrails that protect focus without relying on willpower.
This episode is for founders and operators who feel buried in tools, tabs, and notifications. Yo...
In this episode of BizBlend, host Sana sits down with Dylan Clayton Bost, founder of SunnyHQ, to unpack what happens when “successful on paper” quietly turns into burnout in real life. They explore how founders can rethink growth, rebuild after misalignment, and design a business that supports the life they actually want.
This conversation is for entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who feel stuck in hustle mode, cra...
In this BizBlend episode, host Sana talks with Brian Hurtak, Fortune 100 executive and author of The PlaySheet, about cutting through endless advice and choosing what actually works when pressure is high.
This one is for leaders, founders, and busy professionals who feel overwhelmed by too much input. You will learn how to turn scattered insights into a one page “play sheet” so you can make clearer decisions, lead calmly, a...
On BizBlend Podcast, host Sana sits down with Kathie Feng, founder of Signal Growth, to break down why real growth is engineered, not hoped for. If you are entering a new year asking what actually moved the needle, this episode gives you a clearer way to think about scaling without losing your edge.
This is for founders and SMB owners who have momentum but want repeatable systems. Kathie explains how to tighten your ICP, bu...
In this BizBlend Podcast episode, host Sana talks with Rick Yvanovich about how leaders can navigate disruption without waiting for “normal” to return. From the pandemic to AI, Rick breaks down what it takes to stay steady while everything shifts.
This episode is for founders, executives, and managers who feel pressure to make the right moves in uncertainty. You will learn how to build progress brick by brick using Rick’s “...
Most entrepreneurs unknowingly put their personal future at risk by mixing personal and business credit. In this episode of BizBlend, host Sana speaks with Sue Schuster, a corporate credit and profit acceleration coach, about why separating the two is critical for long-term stability.
This episode is for small business owners, freelancers, and founders who want to grow safely. Sue breaks down how corporate credit protects p...
Holiday season means more clicks, more links, and more chances for scams to slip in. In this BizBlend episode, Sana sits down with cybersecurity expert Robert Siciliano to break down why identity theft prevention is not just personal, it is one of the fastest ways to upgrade company security too.
This one is for business owners, employees, and anyone who feels “too busy to think twice.” You will learn how to build security ...
Most companies are not “doing AI”. They are reacting to headlines, chasing tools, and burning teams. This episode shows why AI fails when the human system around it is chaotic.
If you are a C-suite leader, a mid-level manager, or an employee navigating fear, burnout, and constant change, this conversation will help you move from reactive mode to strategic momentum, with clarity, trust, and better decisions.
About the Guest ...In this episode of BizBlend, host Sana gets into the real story behind stress with Dana Pemberton and Colleen Robinson, co-founders of The Digital Dojo. They flip the script. Stress isn’t the villain. It’s a signal. And when you learn to read it through the lens of martial arts plus holistic wellness, it becomes a strategic advantage for resilience, grounded leadership, and sharper decisions.
Dana and Colleen connect the do...
In this BizBlend Podcast episode host Sana breaks down resilience as a real business strategy, not a motivational quote. Mark Burnett shares how he rebuilt momentum while managing serious health challenges, and why resilience becomes an operating system when your calendar, cash flow, and nervous system are all under load.
Mark unpacks how he validated a product by testing it on himself, built credibility through real world ...
In this high-impact episode of BizBlend, former Coca-Cola International President and leadership thinker Ahmet Bozer sits down with host Sana to unpack his new book Soulgery. This is not another “leadership tips” conversation. Soulgery is a grounded, personal, and highly usable framework for unlocking human potential. Ahmet breaks down his Four Acts of Growth. Find Your Direction, Aim for Impact, Perform with Excellence, an...
In this BizBlend Podcast episode host Sana gets brutally practical about franchise financials with Jon Ostenson, founder of FranBridge Consulting and author of Non-Food Franchising. If you’re evaluating a franchise investment and you want reality over hype, this conversation walks through total all-in costs, working capital, ramp-up timelines, cash flow expectations, and what actually drives revenue in non-food franchises. ...
In this BizBlend episode, host Sana sits down with executive coach, TEDx speaker, and author Dr. Carlos Davidovich to break down a practical leadership framework rooted in neuroscience. The conversation maps decision-making across five internal systems. Survival, emotional, rational, heart, and gut. Carlos explains why modern leadership fails when it over-indexes on logic and underestimates emotion, instinct, and values. Yo...
In this BizBlend episode, host Sana talks with Drew Thompson about the real cost of scaling. More revenue is pointless if your health, relationships, and peace are the price. Drew breaks down why ambitious founders and high performers accidentally build a bigger cage for themselves. Then he shares how to use AI tools as a practical assistant to reduce cognitive load, spot limiting beliefs, and stay present at home. You wil...
In this BizBlend episode, host Yusuf sits down with business coach Jeanne Omlor to unpack what quietly kills business momentum. Mind clutter, anxiety loops, self doubt, and procrastination disguised as “being responsible.” Jeanne shares her no nonsense approach to taking action with fear still in the room, plus a rapid “fast track” method to stop spiraling and get back to execution. They also talk about discipline without b...
Small business leadership development is not about promoting the most motivated person. It is about building decision-making, accountability, and values-based leadership inside a real entrepreneurial culture. In this BizBlend Podcast episode, host Sana sits down with Rich Ashton to break down how to develop leaders from within without creating peer drama, entitlement, or chaos. Rich shares his practical approach to leadersh...
On the BizBlend Podcast with Sana, leadership gets a reality check. Edward Boudrot shares what he learned after 150+ deep interviews with leaders across Boston startups and Fortune 5 companies. The headline. Leadership is harder because the old playbook is outdated. You will hear the five leadership crises showing up right now. Leaders feeling underprepared, isolated, unclear on AI, stuck in accountability theater and strug...
In this BizBlend Podcast episode, Sana interviews Bo Short, co-founder and CEO of Base Molecular Resonance Technologies (BMRT), on leadership and technology when the stakes are life and death. Bo breaks down how trust between co-founders shapes execution, why deep tech must earn credibility through third-party validation, and how to lead without letting ego, hype, or investor pressure hijack the mission. The discussion explores eth...
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