Wings of Inspired Business artwork

Wings of Inspired Business

867 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 143 ratings

Women entrepreneurs are changing the game of business, stepping into our authentic feminine power and growing consciousness to start and scale great companies. Listen to Wings to learn from women who've "been there, built that" with 7, 8 and 9-figure businesses, even billion dollar Unicorns. You'll learn how to manifest the mindset, mojo and money to create, grow and scale a business aligned with what makes your heart sing. Wings is hosted by Melinda Wittstock, a 4-time serial entrepreneur, tech visionary and award-winning journalist. Melinda focuses where personal and business growth meet, her insightful interviews with inspiring female founders and businesswomen providing actionable tips to help listeners to real and tangible results. These innovators, influencers, and investors all share their success secrets, epiphanies, and practical advice on how to get the confidence, connections and capital so you too manifest the success of your dreams in life and in business.

Entrepreneurship Business Management leadership money technology womenintech business entrepreneurship executives innovation investing investment
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Episodes

Daily Dose of Inspirations: Entrepreneur Holly Dowling on Business Guidance from ‘Source’

May 26, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

Holly Dowling is an award-winning global keynote speaker, top ten inspirational thought leader, author of Hollyisms and creator of the app Daily Dose of Inspirations. A serial entrepreneur with a finance background, Holly now shares her expertise in the joy and well-being space, helping managers to become stronger leaders and Fortune 500 companies worldwide to discover new opportunities for success. Today Holly shares why success is an “inner game” and how to leverage the power of your intuit...

Quiz Funnel Conversions: Entrepreneur Tai Goodwin on Knowing Your Numbers to Start with the End in Mind

May 23, 2022 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Tai Goodwin is the CEO of That Marketing Team and the creator of the Liberated CEO Accelerator. Known as the “Quiz Funnel Queen”, Tai is an award-winning instructional designer with 20+ years of experience creating learning experiences and content for Fortune500 companies like Barnes & Noble and tech start-ups like LeadPages. Today Tai shares priceless advice about how to build high-converting marketing funnels, why you need to know your numbers, and how to work backwards to achieve your goal...

Elevator Pitch: Entrepreneur Ashleigh Wilson on How to Leverage Mentoring, Vulnerability and ‘People Before Profit’ to Disrupt an Industry

May 19, 2022 09:59 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Ashleigh Wilson is a serial entrepreneur, raised by a used car salesman and an elevator guy. Tapping into her roots, Ashleigh opened and sold multiple small businesses by the age of 20 until ultimately landing in the elevator business and deciding to disrupt it with AuditMate, the first first-ever elevator and escalator auditing and management software. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the socially interactive Podopolo app. Download Podopolo for free here and ...

Intuitive Business: Entrepreneur Kim Woods on Harnessing Inner Knowing for Outer Success

May 16, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

Kim E. Woods is an intuitive business strategist and forecasting expert to high-performing entrepreneurs. She teaches leaders to “know, like, and trust” themselves and their teams with the KLT method combining transformation strategy, astrology, intuition, and woo. Today Kim shares her inspiring story, how women have the power to change the game of business, and practical tips for success. Make sure you download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments section and jo...

Make Referrals Profitable: Entrepreneur Bettina Carey with Must-Listen Lead Gen and Sales Tips

May 12, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MB

Bettina Carey is a serial entrepreneur who stands only 4' 9-1/2" tall but inspires and empowers women to create BIG RESULTS. Bettina has made it her mission, with her multiple businesses, to help people break through their earnings glass ceiling and kick self-imposed limitations to the curb. Today she shares practical advice on sales, lead generation, how to get paid for referrals, and mostly how to overcome limiting beliefs. Make sure you download Podopolo here to keep the conversation goin...

The ‘No Jerk Clause’: Entrepreneur Charlie Fusco on Personal Branding and How to Attract Clients Aligned with Your Mission

May 10, 2022 14:35 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Charlie Fusco is the CEO and Founder of TGC Worldwide, a company managing personal brand evolutions. TGC has put clients on the New York Times Bestseller lists, secured them movie deals, expanded their charities, and other achievements most think "impossible." Charlie grew up in film and television, both in the "acting world" and in the "business world” and she’s been on-set, off-set, on-screen, off-screen, in editing suites, and in funding meetings since the age of 6. Creativity, sales, neg...

Fuel to Fire: Entrepreneur Midori Verity on Why Women Rock Business in their 50s and Beyond

May 05, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB

Midori Verity is a serial entrepreneur and CEO who has overcome the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, whether starting a business in a recession, or overcoming the difficult depression that can accompany it, to become an unstoppable version of herself. Now, she uses her vast business experience to give back by helping leaders to break through mindset blocks to unlock their optimal potential as the CEO of Fuel to Fire Accountability Group for Entrepreneurs. Today Midori shares…. Download Pod...

Flywheel Fashion Forward: Entrepreneur Sarah Shaw on How to Get Designs into Magazines, Stores and Worn by Celebrities

May 03, 2022 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach. With her 20 years of experience - and 6 companies under her belt - Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for launching your line, getting your products into stores and boutiques, getting your products to A-List celebrities, and getting massive publicity with a “flywheel” marketing strategy to grow her companies quickly. Today Sarah shares important advice for fashion entrepreneurs plus best practice marketing tip...

700 Empowered Financial Planning: Entrepreneur Eunicia Peret on How Women Entrepreneurs Can Build Wealth

April 28, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Eunicia Peret is the CEO and Founder of the Empowered Financial Planner. An accomplished Financial professional and business owner with over 15 years of experience in financial strategy consulting, Eunicia honed her expertise by delivering significant financial improvements to the bottom line of Fortune 500 companies and renowned global brands across multiple industries. Today Eunicia shares important financial advice for entrepreneurs about how to build and safeguard your personal financial...

Authenticity and Authority: Brand Photographer and ‘Mompreneur’ Sarah Dupree on How to Stand Out in All the Noise

April 26, 2022 10:54 - 31 minutes - 22.9 MB

Sarah Dupree is a brand photographer and self-described “mompreneur” with a very successful photography business in southern California. In advertising for 17 years working for large agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Yamaha, Sarah became a commercial photographer. She's shot for large companies such as Boot Barn, Sprouts, and Kotex as well as social media influencers like Christa aka SalvagedSoul, and Cayla Craft of Mommy Millionaire, as well as TikTok celebrities David Bonfidini aka Th...

Investing in Women: $100mm Entrepreneur & VC Investor Sarah Dusek on Funding Early-Stage Female Founders

April 21, 2022 08:01 - 53 minutes - 38.1 MB

Sarah Dusek built her glamping company Under Canvas and exited with its sale of over $100 million. From her own experiences struggling as a female founder to get venture capital funding, and then learning that women entrepreneurs only receive 2% of all available funding each year, Sarah launched Enygma Ventures, a VC fund focused on investing in women-led businesses in Southern Africa. Enygma has now invested tens of millions of dollars in over 20 companies, and Sarah also helps women learn ...

Know Your Value: Lesley Michaels on Why Women Must Lift Each Other Up as Entrepreneurs

April 19, 2022 09:20 - 39 minutes - 27.9 MB

Lesley Michaels was one of the earliest women to climb the ranks of the oil and gas industry. Then she reinvented herself with a new mission to help women understand their own true value and support each other’s growth in business. Now a highly sought-after public speaker and host of the podcast, Women We Should Know, Lesley shares the practical steps women must take to overcome cultural conditioning that keep us in scarcity, perfectionism and playing too small. Download Podopolo here to keep...

Real Estate InvestHER: Entrepreneur Liz Faircloth on the Power of the Pivot

April 14, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 32.3 MB

Liz Faircloth is on a mission to “transform lives through real estate” with $60 million of residential and commercial assets up and down the East Coast owned by the company she co-founded with her husband in 2005, The DeRosa Group. Passionate about educating women in investment, Liz runs the Real Estate InvestHER community and podcast, and is the author of The Only Woman In The Room. Download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments section and invite your friends to...

She Crushes Ecomm: Lifelong Entrepreneur Carina Hatton on Common E-Commerce Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

April 12, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 26.2 MB

Carina Hatton is a mentor and coach for entrepreneurs who want to grow or start their own online ecommerce businesses. Having built her own online clothing boutique Knitted Belle to 7-figure success, Carina has some great actionable insights to help you get started today, whether you are getting your business off the ground or in the process of scaling. Carina is also the host of a new podcast, She Crushes Ecomm. Download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments sect...

Done is Better Than Perfect: Serial Entrepreneur, Coach and Author Caterina Rando on How to Win in Business

April 07, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

Caterina Rando is a Master Certified Coach, best-selling author of Learn to Power Think and Founder of Thrive Publishing and Thriving Women in Business Magazine. She also hosts over 70 days of training and live events for women in business each year including: The Expand Your Fempire Summit, the Shero Summit and The Hawaiian Breakthrough Luxury Retreat. Today we talk about how to overcome perfectionism, build your confidence by turning failure into resilience, and the mindset you need to mas...

Lady Changemakers: E-commerce entrepreneur Jessica Bargenquast on Operationalizing Women Supporting Women in Business

April 05, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 27.3 MB

Jessica is the founder of Lady ChangeMakers, an all-inclusive e-commerce platform for women-owned businesses. Jessica is an SEO expert in creating exposure and driving traffic for e-commerce businesses, and today she shares how her platform is catalyzing women founders to accelerate each other’s success, plus important tips on how to boost your discoverability and sales. Download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments section and invite your friends to connect arou...

Shine Your Light: Entrepreneur Lisa Simone Richards with Inside Secrets on How to Boost Your Visibility

March 31, 2022 08:27 - 49 minutes - 35.2 MB

Lisa Simone Richards is a PR and Visibility Strategist for online coaches who want to get seen everywhere. Through her free workshops, masterclasses and mentorship program, Lisa gives you the insider secrets on how to get exposure and reach more people without spinning your wheels on social media or wasting money on Facebook ads. Listen to learn the “ABCs of Visibility” with a lot of practical advice on growing your personal or business brand without having to be a content machine. Download P...

692 Shine Your Light: Entrepreneur Lisa Simone Richards with Inside Secrets on How to Boost Your Visibility

March 31, 2022 08:27 - 49 minutes - 35.2 MB

Lisa Simone Richards is a PR and Visibility Strategist for online coaches who want to get seen everywhere. Through her free workshops, masterclasses and mentorship program, Lisa gives you the insider secrets on how to get exposure and reach more people without spinning your wheels on social media or wasting money on Facebook ads. Listen to learn the “ABCs of Visibility” with a lot of practical advice on growing your personal or business brand without having to be a content machine. Download ...

Beautiful Disruption: Entrepreneur Valerie Emanuel on Transforming the Modeling Industry for Social Good

March 29, 2022 13:14 - 45 minutes - 32 MB

Valerie Emanuel is the co-founder of Role Models Management, a disruptive modeling agency empowering models to use their images and voices for social justice. Discovered as a child at a mall, Valerie transformed her modeling career into a growing business combining her skills as a talent manager and her passion as a social justice activist. Listen to learn how her agency is a catalyst for positive change within an antiquated and at times abusive industry and why brands are seeking diverse rol...

691 Beautiful Disruption: Entrepreneur Valerie Emanuel on Transforming the Modeling Industry for Social Good

March 29, 2022 13:14 - 45 minutes - 32 MB

Valerie Emanuel is the co-founder of Role Models Management, a disruptive modeling agency empowering models to use their images and voices for social justice. Discovered as a child at a mall, Valerie transformed her modeling career into a growing business combining her skills as a talent manager and her passion as a social justice activist. Listen to learn how her agency is a catalyst for positive change within an antiquated and at times abusive industry and why brands are seeking diverse ro...

690 Healthy Products: Cleo + Coco founder Suzannah Raff on How She Built her Award-Winning Non-Toxic Deodorant

March 24, 2022 11:59 - 33 minutes - 24 MB

Suzannah Raff is the founder and CEO of Cleo + Coco, the healthy deodorant brand that works without toxic aluminum and synthetic fragrances. A mother of four committed to living an authentic life spiritually, physically, and professionally, Suzannah shares how she built her brand, the challenges along the way, why we should be vigilant about what we put on our skin, and her big vision. Download Podopolo [https://podopolo.com/get-app] here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments s...

Healthy Products: Cleo + Coco founder Suzannah Raff on How She Built her Award-Winning Non-Toxic Deodorant

March 24, 2022 11:59 - 33 minutes - 24 MB

Suzannah Raff is the founder and CEO of Cleo + Coco, the healthy deodorant brand that works without toxic aluminum and synthetic fragrances. A mother of four committed to living an authentic life spiritually, physically, and professionally, Suzannah shares how she built her brand, the challenges along the way, why we should be vigilant about what we put on our skin, and her big vision. Download Podopolo [https://podopolo.com/get-app] here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments s...

Do More By Doing Less: Entrepreneur Jenn Trepeck on How to Make Your Business Dreams Come True

March 22, 2022 14:50 - 46 minutes - 32.5 MB

Jennifer Trepeck is the founder of Better Life Now, where she combines wellness counselling with business consulting. Jenn founded her company as a “side hustle” in late 2007 while working full time in hedge funds. Twelve years later she took the entrepreneurial leap full time, and also pays it forward to a wider audience with her podcast, Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast. Today she shares how to make envision success, accomplish more by doing less, and why her “safety net” was a big part o...

689 Do More By Doing Less: Entrepreneur Jenn Trepeck on How to Make Your Business Dreams Come True

March 22, 2022 14:50 - 46 minutes - 32.5 MB

Jennifer Trepeck is the founder of Better Life Now, where she combines wellness counselling with business consulting. Jenn founded her company as a “side hustle” in late 2007 while working full time in hedge funds. Twelve years later she took the entrepreneurial leap full time, and also pays it forward to a wider audience with her podcast, Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast. Today she shares how to make envision success, accomplish more by doing less, and why her “safety net” was a big part o...

688 Sustainable Fashion: Entrepreneur Julie Allen on Revolutionizing What We Wear Around Self-Love and Ethical Sourcing

March 17, 2022 11:44 - 47 minutes - 33.9 MB

Julie Allen is a sustainable boutique owner and creator of the ethically made and size-inclusive “minimalist chic” clothing line Hope Continues. A sustainability awareness activist, Julie is CEO of the Mary Rose NW Boutique and the Mary Rose Foundation, helping to prevent eating disorders and assist those struggling with the financial burden of treatment. Today she shares how to overcome body image shame, the inside skinny on sustainable fashion, and what it takes to create a profitable soci...

687 Getting Unstuck: Entrepreneur Lia Garvin on How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Set Up for Success

March 15, 2022 14:09 - 38 minutes - 27.4 MB

Lia Garvin spent a decade working at Big Tech, including Microsoft, Apple, and finally at Google where she was the senior operations leader. She learned a lot about how people get stuck in the modern workplace, and now professional women break through to the next level in their careers: How to navigate a career shift, how to ask for that promotion, or how to demonstrate the impact of their work. She’s the author of the new book Unstuck: Reframe Your Thinking to Free Yourself from the Pattern...

686 Finding Your Voice: Entrepreneur Lisa Townsend on How to Find Resonance in Your Message in all the Cacophony

March 10, 2022 14:37 - 39 minutes - 32.7 MB

Lisa Townsend is a board-certified music therapist and creative vocal coach. Her passion and expertise are to use music as a tool for empowering aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs to overcome limiting beliefs around their voice. She creates a playful space for brave exploration so they can sing and speak with courage and authenticity. Today, Lisa shares what music can teach us about how we communicate, and how to use your voice to make sure your message resonates for the outcomes you want. Do...

685 Chaos of the Unknown: Entrepreneur Brittany Driscoll on Taking the Leap from the C-Suite

March 08, 2022 10:29 - 43 minutes - 36 MB

Brittany Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Squeeze, a unique massage experience from the founders of Drybar. As DryBar CMO, she took the hair ‘blowout’ phenom from $30M to more than $100M in revenue, and as an entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and wellness advocate, Brittany has a strong passion for supporting other women in business. Today she shares what it's like transitioning from the C-suite to scrappy startup founder, the secrets of great marketing and customer success, her vision of a...

684 How to CRUSH It: Entrepreneur Samantha Varner on the Formula for a Profitable Business

March 03, 2022 10:31 - 32 minutes - 26.7 MB

Samantha Varner is a profit coach and money-making business creator for driven female entrepreneurs. She also hosts the She Needs Grit podcast. With 14+ years in PR and Marketing, Finance Strategy and Business Development, she coaches women to develop as leaders of their businesses and realize they are capable of changing their financial reality through business ownership. Today she shares why your subconscious beliefs about money will dictate your earning power and your success in business. ...

683 The ‘No Jerk Clause’: Entrepreneur Charlie Fusco on Personal Branding and How to Attract Clients Aligned with Your Mission

March 01, 2022 14:13 - 58 minutes - 47.9 MB

Charlie Fusco is the CEO and Founder of TGC Worldwide, a company managing personal brand evolutions. TGC has put clients on the New York Times Bestseller lists, secured them movie deals, expanded their charities, and other achievements most think "impossible." Charlie grew up in film and television, both in the "acting world" and in the "business world who’s been on-set, off-set, on-screen, off-screen, in editing suites, and in funding meetings since the age of 6. Creativity, sales, negotiati...

682 Soulbatical for Business: Entrepreneur Shelley Paxton on Releasing from the ‘Shackles of Should’

February 24, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 40.4 MB

Shelley Paxton is a former Harley Davidson exec turned international speaker, transformational leadership coach, and author Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life. Today she shares how to liberate yourself from burnout, find your inner GPS, and create “ripples of impact” with your rebel leadership. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo app, where Elaine and will answer questions. Download Podopol...

681 Elevator Pitch: Entrepreneur Ashleigh Wilson on How to Leverage Mentoring, Vulnerability and ‘People Before Profit’ to Disrupt an Industry

February 22, 2022 13:26 - 49 minutes - 41.1 MB

Ashleigh Wilson is a serial entrepreneur, raised by a used car salesman and an elevator guy. Tapping into her roots, Ashleigh opened and sold multiple small businesses by the age of 20 until ultimately landing in the elevator business and deciding to disrupt it with AuditMate, the first first-ever elevator and escalator auditing and management software. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo app, where Ashleigh and will ans...

680 Breathwork for Business: Entrepreneur Adrienne Rivera on How to Transform Your Life and Business

February 17, 2022 15:27 - 33 minutes - 28.4 MB

Adrienne Rivera is a breathwork expert and spiritual business coach who specializes in teaching healers and coaches how to create six-figure businesses online. Learn today the power of breathwork to create alignment, attract clients, and scale your business to support the lifestyle you want. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo app, where Adrienne and will answer questions. Download Podopolo here and invite your friends t...

679 Communicating Effectively: Entrepreneur & Voice Pioneer Elaine Clark on How to Leverage Your Voice as Your Value

February 15, 2022 10:09 - 49 minutes - 40.8 MB

Elaine A. Clark is a voice communications pioneer and the author of There’s Money Where Your Mouth Is and Voice-Overs for Podcasting, creator of two voice and diction apps, Activate Your Voice and Adding Melody to Your Voice, and host of the speech communication podcast, Real Talking Tips. Elaine is a pioneer in the voiceover industry with 40 years’ experience in all areas of voiceover. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo...

678 Do Your Good: Philanthropic Entrepreneur Sybil Ackerman-Munson on How Your Company Can Make a Difference

February 10, 2022 09:27 - 47 minutes - 38.9 MB

Sybil Ackerman-Munson, with decades of experience in philanthropy, has helped businesses large and small contribute over $45 million. Founder of Do Your Good, she offers guidance to individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses seeking to “give back”, redistribute wealth, address the planet’s most intractable problems, all while building their financial legacy. Listen today as we talk about how entrepreneurs can be a force for social good, and how to transform your company with a social impact m...

677 Feminine Power: Entrepreneurs CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke on Women’s Advantages as Business Leaders

February 08, 2022 11:54 - 47 minutes - 39.1 MB

CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke are authors of The Beauty of Conflict and co-founders of Thrive Inc., where they’ve spent 20 years helping entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 CEOs and couples resolve difficult conflicts and create strong, thriving relationships. They share today where women in their authentic feminine power emerge as the best collaborative leaders and succeed in business. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo ap...

676 ICYMI Radical Generosity: Entrepreneur and SheEO Founder Vicki Saunders on Women Investing in Women Solving Global Challenges

February 03, 2022 06:15 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MB

Vicki Saunders is an entrepreneur, award-winning mentor, advisor to the next generation of changemakers and leading advocate for entrepreneurship as a way of creating positive transformation in the world. She is the Founder of #radical generosity and SheEO, a global community of radically generous women supporting women-led Ventures working on the World’s To Do List. She has co-founded and run ventures in Europe, Toronto and Silicon Valley and taken a company public on the Toronto Stock Excha...

675 Beauty Tech: Entrepreneur Rene Serbon on Corneotherapy, Customized Skincare and Building a 7-figure Business

January 31, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 43.9 MB

René Serbon is the founder of Dermal Systems, a growing 7-figure beauty and skincare empire that is creating interesting and innovative ways for beauty experts to thrive and grow their business to new heights leveraging holistic, customizable approaches and new technology. René teaches beauty professionals they don’t have to sacrifice profitability to pursue their passion. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo app, where Re...

674 Attraction Marketing: Entrepreneur Katrina Aronson on How to Sell in Joy, Flow, and Ease

January 27, 2022 14:00 - 47 minutes - 38.2 MB

Katrina Aronson is a corporate finance drop out turned entrepreneur. She grew her own small business to 6 figures in her very first year, but not without a lot of trial and error and expensive mistakes. She now teaches ambitious women how to catapult their business as the face of their brand, with powerful and practical marketing that sets them apart from the rest. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo app, where Susan and ...

673 ICYMI Get Effing Real: Entrepreneur and Podcaster Lisa Cherney on Why Unapologetic Authenticity Rules

January 25, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 33.9 MB

Lisa Cherney has been mentoring millionaire entrepreneurs for over 20 years. She’s the host of the ground-breaking confession-based GFR (Get F’n Real) podcast and creator of the 12 GFR Commandments. In 2014, after 15 years in business and speaking on over 750 stages, Lisa Cherney got f’ing real and dismantled her successful 7-Figure business as the Juicy Marketing Expert. Lisa shares why just because something is successful and people like it, doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it. Join the ...

672 Building a Business That Can Profit Without You: Lifelong Entrepreneur Susan Bratton Epiphanies from Suffering Long Covid

January 20, 2022 04:02 - 1 hour - 52 MB

Susan Bratton, known as the "Intimacy Expert to Millions", is the co-founder and CEO of Personal Life Media, a publisher of heart-connected lovemaking techniques and bedroom communication skills and The20, a manufacturer of organic and botanical supplements that enhance sexual vitality. An early media-tech pioneer honored as a “Silicon Valley Woman of Influence” by The Business Journal, Susan shares her journey and epiphanies after almost 2 years with “Long Covid”, the realization she’d buil...

671 Media Star to Entrepreneur: 19-time Emmy Winner Barbara Harrison on What It Takes to Make the Leap

January 18, 2022 02:40 - 1 hour - 52.8 MB

Barbara Harrison is an award-winning television journalist, anchor, and producer, gracing NBC screens for 38 years in San Francisco, Dallas and Washington, DC. A recipient of many local and national awards for her work, including 19 Emmy Awards, Barbara created the celebrated program known as Wednesday’s Child on NBC stations across the country. Today she shares how she’s making the leap into entrepreneurship, how media disruption is leading to new opportunities for creators, and why it’s im...

670 Follow Your Joy So the Money Follows You: Entrepreneur Marla Diann on Leveraging Feminine Power

January 13, 2022 13:31 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Marla Diann has been transforming the lives and businesses of creative entrepreneurs for the last 13 years as an international success coach, business strategist, and transformational artist. Prior to that, her love of writing and Journalism led her to a dynamic 22-year career in entertainment PR and operating her own company serving celebrities, visual and performing artists. Listen today to learn the art of balancing your masculine and feminine energy and why women succeed at wealth-buil...

669 ICYMI Success on Purpose: Salesforce VP Karen Mangia on Redefining the Future of Work

January 11, 2022 06:27 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

Karen Mangia is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world, sharing her thought leadership with over 10,000 organizations. As Vice President of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce, she helps individuals and organizations define, design, and deliver the future. She serves on multiple boards, including the Racial Equality and Justice Taskforce. She is the author of four books: Success From Anywhere, Listen Up!, Working from Home, and Success With Less. and join the conve...

668 ICYMI Billion-Dollar Secrets: Entrepreneur Galit Ventura-Rozen on How to Master Sales

January 06, 2022 06:02 - 38 minutes - 30.9 MB

Galit Ventura-Rozen began her entrepreneurial journey 25 years ago as the broker and owner of Commercial Professionals, a company she built into a $1 billion dollar business. As a sales success expert, author, and award-winning entrepreneur, Galit has made it her mission to show women how to reach 7+ figures in their businesses with sales techniques that attract clients and maximize profits. Listen to learn the “psychology of sales” and why perfectionism is the enemy of business growth and j...

667 Unbiased Artificial Intelligence: Tech Entrepreneur Dr. Nashlie Sephus on Eliminating Racial and Gender Bias from AI

January 04, 2022 10:44 - 41 minutes - 33.8 MB

Dr. Nashlie Sephus sold her innovative AI company called Partpic to Amazon, where she’s now a Tech Evangelist for Amazon AI, focusing on erasing racial bias from artificial intelligence. She’s also the founder and CEO of The Bean Path non-profit based in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi where she assists individuals and startups with technical expertise. Listen to learn how she’s changing the game for women of color in tech, also as the owner of the Jackson Tech District, 14-acres of mix...

667 Unbiased Artificial Intelligence: Tech Entrepreneur Dr. Nashlie Sephus on Eliminating Racial and Gender Bias from AI

January 04, 2022 10:44 - 41 minutes - 33.8 MB

Dr. Nashlie Sephus sold her innovative AI company called Partpic to Amazon, where she’s now a Tech Evangelist for Amazon AI, focusing on erasing racial bias from artificial intelligence. She’s also the founder and CEO of The Bean Path non-profit based in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi where she assists individuals and startups with technical expertise. Listen to learn how she’s changing the game for women of color in tech, also as the owner of the Jackson Tech District, 14-acres of mix...

665 ICYMI HeartMates: Intimacy Expert Allana Pratt on a Disruptive Innovation in Dating Apps

December 28, 2021 12:48 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MB

Allana Pratt, Intimacy Expert, supports those ready to live unapologetically and attract an open-hearted, ideal relationship. Featured on Huffington Post, People, Forbes, CBS, ABC, NBC and FOX, she’s the Author of 6 books, has interviewed Whoopi Goldberg and Alanis Morissette, Hosts the Podcast “Intimate Conversations”, has 5M viewers on YouTube and has launched the world’s first Partnering App called HeartMates where members Become the One to Find the One which Keeps the One. Download Podop...

664 Investing in Women: $100mm Entrepreneur & VC Investor Sarah Dusek on Funding Early-Stage Female Founders

December 23, 2021 13:37 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MB

Sarah Dusek built her glamping company Under Canvas and exited with its sale of over $100 million. From her own experiences struggling as a female founder to get venture capital funding, and then learning that women entrepreneurs only receive 2% of all available funding each year, Sarah launched Enygma Ventures, a VC fund focused on investing in women-led businesses in Southern Africa. Enygma has now invested tens of millions of dollars in over 20 companies, and Sarah also helps women learn ...

663 From Plateau to Peak: Entrepreneur Meghan Lynch on Sparking New Growth for ‘Second Stage’ Companies

December 21, 2021 12:14 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB

Meghan Lynch is the Founder and CEO of Six-Point Creative, a brand strategy agency that helps “second-stage” companies breakthrough growth plateaus. As part of her mission to help small businesses challenge the goliaths, Meghan has served as an expert advisor to second-stage clients in a wide range of industries, from fast-casual restaurants to industrial manufacturers. Today she shares the secrets of scaling – from operational systems to leveraging new revenue streams. Join the conversation...

Guests

Christy Whitman
3 Episodes
Marisa Murgatroyd
3 Episodes
Mary Shores
3 Episodes
Susan Bratton
3 Episodes
Amy Schuber
2 Episodes
Debbi Dachinger
2 Episodes
JJ Virgin
2 Episodes
Carly Stein
1 Episode
Elle Russ
1 Episode
Katie Hunt
1 Episode
Kelly Hoey
1 Episode
Kelly Leonard
1 Episode
Lee Caraher
1 Episode
Mary DeMuth
1 Episode
Rachel Ngom
1 Episode
Rhonda Britten
1 Episode
Ruby Fremon
1 Episode
Sally Hogshead
1 Episode
Sheri Salata
1 Episode
Tracey Bissett
1 Episode

Twitter Mentions

@melindawings 21 Episodes
@fran_hauser 1 Episode
@jessbillingsley 1 Episode
@jjflizanes 1 Episode
@selflovehealer 1 Episode
@MJFreeway 1 Episode
@carriekerpen 1 Episode
@amypoinsett 1 Episode
@huntmorr 1 Episode
@product4profit 1 Episode
@kaarenvw 1 Episode
@renee_warren 1 Episode
@jodycolvard 1 Episode
@leabayles 1 Episode