The Bliss Business Podcast
The Bliss Business Podcast
The Bliss Business Podcast celebrates empathy, love, and consciousness. Zero Company presents this podcast to showcase our belief that truly successful businesses adopt blissful practices that uplift the human spirit and nurture a thriving, mindful workplace. B.L.I.S.S. "Building Love Into Scalable Systems"
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Oct. 16, 2026

Marketing With Purpose Kit: Bringing Purpose and Empathy into Marketing

Marketing With Purpose Kit: Bringing Purpose and Empathy into Marketing
The Bliss Business Podcast
Marketing With Purpose Kit: Bringing Purpose and Empathy into Marketing

People don't just connect with brands. They connect with what those brands make them feel.

Purpose-driven marketing starts with understanding people, building community, and creating experiences that make customers feel like they belong.

In this week's Marketing With Purpose Kit from The Bliss Business Podcast, we're joined by Caitlin Cano, Quarter Life Retired Marketing Director, for a conversation about bringing purpose and empathy into marketing.

Based in Austin, Caitlin has spent more than a decade building brands through culture, community, and human connection. Her experience spans food and beverage, live music, entertainment, and experiential marketing, including leading marketing for Amy's Ice Creams, working with Torchy's Tacos, and contributing to Austin's live music scene with Resound Presents. Her approach blends empathy, creativity, and business strategy to build brands people genuinely care about.

🎙️ Hosted by Tullio Siragusa

🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta

🧭 In this episode, we explore:

  • Why understanding people is the foundation of meaningful marketing

  • How empathy and creativity help build stronger brand connections

  • The role of culture and community in creating brand loyalty

  • How to balance human connection with business strategy

The brands people remember are often the ones that make them feel understood. Join us for a conversation about making marketing more human, meaningful, and connected to the people it serves.

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Quarter Life Retired Marketing Director

Caitlin Cano is an Austin-based marketing leader currently enjoying what she calls her “quarter-life retirement” after more than a decade of building brands through culture, community, and human connection.

Her career spans food and beverage, live music, entertainment, and experiential marketing, including leading marketing for Amy’s Ice Creams, working with Torchy’s Tacos, and spending years in Austin’s live music scene with Resound Presents, the folks who brought Fun Fun Fun Fest to Austin, IYKYK.

Caitlin believes the best marketing starts with understanding people. Her approach blends empathy, creativity, community, and business strategy to build brands people don’t just buy from, but genuinely care about.