
Business Growth Architect Show: Founders of the Future
The Business Growth Architect Show: Founders of the Future
The old ways of doing business—bro marketing, manipulative persuasion tactics, and chasing success at any cost—are breaking down. The Business Growth Architect Show is for those who are here to build what comes next.
Hosted by Beate Chelette, this show is for the Founders of the Future—the ones who have heard the call, felt the activation, and know it’s time to lead differently. You’re not just here to make money. You want to use your skill set to make a difference. You’re building a business around your purpose, your experience, and your desire to impact others. You’re a conscious leader who believes that alignment, resonance, and integrity matter just as much as systems, scale, and strategy.
In each episode, we speak with the people who are building the future we actually want to live in—innovators, business architects, thought leaders, and disruptors who share the mindset, methods, frameworks, and tools to build scalable, purpose-driven businesses. You’ll learn how to shape your intellectual property into a clear business model, how to grow without burning out, and how to lead with vision while staying grounded in what really matters.
If you’re done with outdated formulas and ready to build something real, sustainable, and rooted in who you truly are—this is your show.
Business Growth Architect Show: Founders of the Future
Ep #178: Steve Ramona: The Referral Engine: How To Built a 1,800-Referral System in One Year
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Tired networking events and constant pitching yourself without sounding like you selling something? In this episode, Steve Ramona shares the exact method he uses to build authentic, high-value relationships that drive real business growth. Learn how asking the right questions—and listening with intention—can turn strangers into supporters, and conversations into opportunities.
Forget everything you’ve learned about networking. In this episode of The Business Growth Architect Show, I sit down with Founder of the Future Steve Ramona—host of Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart—to talk about something most entrepreneurs are getting completely wrong: how we build relationships in business. Steve has built a thriving podcast and community not through pitching or value propositions, but through presence and intention. He’s not interested in surface level polite conversions—he’s committed to connection.
Steve breaks down his ASLA method, a simple but powerful framework that starts with asking, listening, asking again, and taking aligned action. Show up in service—without hidden agendas—and being willing to build trust before making an ask. That’s why people are constantly referring him, inviting him, and wanting to collaborate with him. It’s not magic but how relationships develop when you treat people like people, not prospects.
Maybe your outreach falls flat, or your efforts don’t feel aligned. Steve reminded me that asking isn’t weakness—it’s an invitation for deeper connection. And giving value without expectation? That’s how we build connections that sustain over time.
🎧 Tune in now to hear how you can lead with service and why you don’t need more strategy—you need more heart.
📨 To learn more or work with Steve, visit Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart or reach out directly at stever1961@gmail.com. His mentoring sessions and podcast workshops are the real deal.
Resources Mentioned:
Steve Ramona: Website | Linkedin | Instagram | Podcast
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