Emotional Intelligence for Durable Growth with Brad Poulos

Business growth is not only about strategy, capital or ambition. It is also about emotional intelligence: knowing when to push, when to pause, when to listen, and when to make hard decisions with clarity.In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Brad Poulos, small business professor, entrepreneur, advisor, and author of The Small Business Operator’s Manual and Most Problems Solve Themselves. Brad brings more than 30 years of experience building, scaling, fixing, and sometimes shutting down companies, including growing businesses from startup to more than $75 million in revenue.In Emotional Intelligence for Durable Growth, we explore:• Why emotional intelligence matters in business decision-making• How founders can build companies that do not consume them• Why community and connection support long-term resilience• How leaders make difficult calls with discipline and empathy• What business owners often miss between startup and exit• Why clarity, systems, and fewer unforced errors create durability🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa🎧 Produced by Martha HuertaThe strongest businesses are not built by avoiding hard decisions. They are built by making those decisions with clarity, discipline, and care.