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Wings of Inspired Business

869 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 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.

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564 Shine Your Light: “30 Under 30” Entrepreneur Isabel Donadio on Why Books & Speaking Gigs Grow Your Business

January 07, 2021 14:42 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Isabel Donadio is a 25-year-old dynamo supporting authors to become Amazon bestsellers and speakers to grace stages (and more likely these days, Zoom calls). She’s the founder of Talent Support Services, the majority owner of Speaker House Publishing, the best selling author of Finishing is Happiness, and the winner of the 2019 TWC Most Outstanding Rising Star Award. She shares important insights on how to use books and speaker gigs to grow your business. Join the conversation on the free Po...

563 Level Up By Looking In: Entrepreneur Grace Beason on Reinventing Your Life and Business

January 05, 2021 06:26 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

Grace Beason’s entrepreneurial journey sparked an unexpected spiritual journey – and a pivot from a successful wedding planning business to a coaching company that helps women in their 40s shift their mindset, reach their goals, and LOVE their lives. She shares her recipe for reinvention, and much more. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

562 Goodbye 2020: Finding Gratitude, Leveraging Learning, and Seizing on the Opportunity of Change in 2021

December 31, 2020 15:27 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MB

Melinda Wittstock, 5-time serial entrepreneur, looks back on what was a tough, tragic, and transformational year, helps you find the silver linings in the pattern interrupt, and set the course for an intentional 2021, so you can align with your true purpose, focus your actions to achieve more working less, and why her word of the New Year is simply “being”.

ICYMI Startup Ninja: Tech Entrepreneur Cynthia Del'Aria on Iterating Tech from Idea to Scale and Lucrative Exit

December 29, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

Cynthia Del'Aria started coding at age 8 and has built and sold 3 software companies and now runs startup incubator Raika Technologies, helping tech entrepreneurs find the “killer feature” and move from idea to scale. A board member of A11ow, a media investment company helping to change the game for female founders seeking capital, Cynthia shares her entrepreneurial journey, the common mistakes founders make at all stages of business growth, and why failure must be your friend. Join the conv...

ICYMI Classroom Teacher to EdTech Phenom: Entrepreneur Anna DiGilio on Scaling to 7 Figures

December 24, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MB

Anna DiGilio taught 7-year-olds for 23 years before catching the entrepreneurial bug and building a 7-figure virtual education company featured in Forbes Magazine. Anna is scaling fast in the Coronavirus Pandemic as the CEO of Guided Readers, and now also coaches other business owners to grasp their goals by educating and guiding them in how to grow and scale their business online. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

ICYMI Chief Joy Officer: Entrepreneur Shani Godwin on Measuring Happiness for a Productive and Successful Workplace

December 22, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MB

Shani Godwin is an accomplished entrepreneur, author, blogger, podcaster and speaker.  She is also known as Chief Joy Officer and has over 17 years of experience leading her high-growth marketing firm, Communiqué USA, where she helps small businesses take the guesswork out of marketing, telling their story and growing their businesses the right way. Now more than ever it’s vital to inspire a happy workplace culture, so join our conversation on the free app Podopolo.

ICYMI Recreate Your Life: Entrepreneur Mary Crafts on How to Live with 100% Zest in Alignment and Integrity

December 17, 2020 05:36 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Mary Crafts possesses a relentless, badass, all-in, 100% zest for life. Founding of Culinary Crafts, Utah’s largest off-premise catering company, with only $150 to her name, Mary has created thousands of impressive events for over 35 years before selling to her kids. One of Utah’s most influential women, Mary has reinvented herself as a motivational coach, author and podcaster. We talk reinvention, integrity and what it takes to succeed in business. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podc...

ICYMI Conscious Luck: 8 Secrets to Manifest Success with Carol Kline and Gay Hendricks

December 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline are the co-authors of Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune. Luminaries and bestselling authors in personal development, Gay and Carol share at this challenging time why luck is a choice, the 8 steps to manifest it, and why Coronavirus presents the perfect opportunity to embrace the science of luck. Gay is also author of The Big Leap and advises entrepreneurial superstars like Michael Dell and Suzy Batiz of Poo-Pourri, and Carol is t...

560 Extended Reality: Pioneering Entrepreneur Tania Peitzker on XR, VR, CogX and “Bots as a Service” is Revolutionizing Marketing

December 10, 2020 06:40 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MB

Tania Peitzker is a pioneer in XR (extended reality) & CogX avatars in Europe, and the co-founder of AI Bots as a Service, a mixed reality tech venture for 2D and 3D bespoke avatars. Today we talk innovation and making a market on the bleeding edge, plus women in tech and how to raise capital. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

559 CMO to CEO: Jen Grant on Taking the Lead at Appify as an Early Stage SaaS CEO

December 08, 2020 06:56 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MB

Jen Grant has spent the last 15 years building companies from the ground-up and taking multiple companies such as Box and Looker to over a billion dollar valuation as a CMO. She also spent 4 years at Google, leading the Google Apps EDU, Gmail, and Book Search marketing teams. Now, she’s moved into the early stage CEO role at Appify, the “no code” platform for mobile apps. We talk product-market fit, marketing and sales in the age of Covid, and why women CEOs are the future. Join the conversa...

558 Bootstrapping Millions: Entrepreneur Susie Carder on How to Power Your Profits

December 03, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MB

Susie Carder started out as a low paid hairdresser trying to support her 2 little girls. So she decided to do whatever it took to create her own business. After much blood sweat and tears she went on to create, not one, but two $10 million companies. Author of 10 books including her latest, Power Your Profits, Susie shares her core genius: How to simplify complicated issues by creating simple proven systems that are guaranteed to create dramatic growth. Join the conversation on the Podopolo ...

557 Happiness Is Within: Entrepreneur Pragito Dove on Realigning Your Mindset for More Peace, Time and Financial Success

December 01, 2020 05:46 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MB

Pragito Dove is a global authority on Expressive Meditation helping entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEO’s align their mindset to allow more peace, time, and financial freedom. An internationally recognized author with a new Amazon #1 bestseller “LUNCHTIME ENLIGHTENMENT”, Pragito shares why subconscious unworthiness is the biggest block for women entrepreneurs, how to release limiting beliefs, and invest in your inner self to realize outer success. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

556 The Gift of Gratitude: Happy Thanksgiving from Wings Of Inspired Business

November 26, 2020 13:50 - 18 minutes - 17.7 MB

Melinda Wittstock is a five-time serial entrepreneur who has built four successful businesses in digital media and tech. She’s the CEO and Founder of the world’s first social and gamified podcast app and player, Podopolo. Today, as people grieve those lost to Coronavirus and struggle with lost jobs or businesses, Melinda shares her daily gratitude practice that sparked her success by helping her find alignment with her true passion and purpose. Join Melinda to learn how to use gratitude prac...

555 League of Goddesses: Serial Entrepreneur Elisha Covey on Why Women Entrepreneurs Excel When We Help Each Other

November 24, 2020 05:48 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Elisha Covey is the co-founder of an eight-figure business portfolio including a company she scaled 4000% in less than 5 years. She is also an advocate for entrepreneurship. One of her construction firms has worked with the most recognizable companies in the space, including AECOM, Turner, and Balfour Beatty, and recently won the bid for work on a billion-dollar mixed-use development backed by Berkshire Hathaway. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

554 Undaunted: Kara Goldin on Overcoming Self-Doubt to Build a Unicorn as an “Accidental Entrepreneur”

November 19, 2020 06:41 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning unsweetened flavored Hint® water, and the author of Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts & Doubters.  Also an active speaker, writer and host of the podcast The Kara Goldin Show where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs and other disruptors across various industries, Kara shares how she overcame myriad setbacks and challenges to build Hint® into a $2bn business. Join the conversation on the Podopolo social podcas...

553 Bootstrapping to Millions: Entrepreneur Diana Goodwin on Building the Shopify for Services

November 17, 2020 09:30 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MB

Diana Goodwin is Founder & CEO of MarketBox, a B2B sales and scheduling software designed to solve the unique challenges of businesses with mobile workforces. Diana initially founded and bootstrapped AquaMobile, an on-demand swim lesson provider, now the largest of its kind in North America and Australia. She shares the secrets of bootstrapping, how to get customer validation, and how her AquaMobile software gave her the opportunity to start and spin out the fast-scaling MarketBox. Join th...

552 Numbers Tell The Story: Entrepreneur Megan Dahle on How to Grow Your Revenue Profitably and Predictably

November 11, 2020 08:54 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

Megan Dahle started her Consulting CFO business after 15 years in the corporate accounting world to help business owners have “light-bulb” moments. She makes the numbers easy to understand and use so her clients can grow stronger, cash-generating businesses and rest assured that they know what’s coming up the road. Listen to learn how to avoid the common mistakes most entrepreneurs make, and join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

551 Rocket Fuel: Operational Maven Sarah Jolly on Why Every Founding CEO Needs their COO “Integrator”

November 10, 2020 08:30 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MB

Sarah Jolly is rocket fuel, a powerful mixture of multi-disciplinary experience and leadership, gifted at simplifying and solving complex problems. The CFO/COO of the fast-growing tech company Point Solutions Group, Sarah shares why operational systems, team culture, and predictable revenue generation processes change the game for any company wanting to grow, plus how to make winning fun for her team, tips for when and how to hire your COO, and why women must help each other in business. Joi...

550 Numerology for Business: Entrepreneur Liza Spiridon on Leveraging Your Numbers To Grow A Company Aligned with Your Purpose

November 05, 2020 06:11 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Liza Spiridon is an entrepreneur and numerologist, with a passion to decode your numbers in a tangible way to catalyze the life you truly desire. She’s worked with clients from around the world, and today we talk about how to leverage numerology in your business, whether hiring compatible team members, planning the perfect launch date, or simply aligning with your true purpose for increased prosperity. Join the conversation on the free Podopolo podcast app.

549 Musical Artivism: Singer-Songwriter Sydney Witt on Leveraging Your Voice for Impact + Being an Entrepreneur’s Daughter

November 03, 2020 06:27 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Sydney Witt is a 17-year-old singer-songwriter with 3 singles out including “Mr. President” who is using her voice to empower herself and other young women like her to find their joy, their purpose, their confidence – and change the world. Daughter of 5-time serial entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock, Sydney shares her musical journey and what she’s learned from watching her mom build 5 businesses. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

548 Sales Mindset: Entrepreneur Tasha Smith on How Female Founders Can Change the Game

October 29, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MB

Tasha Smith is the founder of Emerge Sales Training and the author of Customer First. She and her team have helped more than 8,000 entrepreneurs in network marketing improve their sales, recruiting, leadership, and social media skills, all while being a good human. Today we talk sales mindset, how to overcome your fears, and succeed by helping your customer. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

547 Chief Joy Officer: Entrepreneur Shani Godwin on Measuring Happiness for a Productive and Successful Workplace

October 27, 2020 08:18 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Shani Godwin is an accomplished entrepreneur, author, blogger, podcaster and speaker.  She is also known as Chief Joy Officer and has over 17 years of experience leading her high-growth marketing firm, Communiqué USA. She is also an expert at helping small businesses take the guesswork out of marketing, telling their story and growing their businesses the right way. Join our conversation on the free app Podopolo about how to create an inspiring and happy workplace culture.

546 Shine Your Light: “30 Under 30” Entrepreneur Isabel Donadio on Why Books & Speaking Gigs Grow Your Business

October 22, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Isabel Donadio is a 25-year-old dynamo supporting authors to become Amazon bestsellers and speakers to grace stages (and more likely these days, Zoom calls). She’s the founder of Talent Support Services, the majority owner of Speaker House Publishing, the best selling author of Finishing is Happiness, and the winner of the 2019 TWC Most Outstanding Rising Star Award. She shares important insights on how to use books and speaker gigs to grow your business.Join the conversation on the free Pod...

545 Fashion Forward: Entrepreneur Cricket Lee on What It Takes to Disrupt a Whole Industry

October 20, 2020 13:16 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MB

Cricket Lee is an entrepreneur and inventor on a mission to change the pattern in fashion, literally. CEO and Founder of Botasci, Cricket’s “universal fit standard software” and “shop by body shape” online data profile algorithms, enables women to get the perfect fit when they buy online. Learn from Cricket’s inspiring journey, and join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

544 Survive, Thrive or Flourish: Entrepreneur and Women’s Health Expert Dr. Anna Cabeca on Boosting Your Immune System

October 15, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB

Dr. Anna Cabeca is an internationally acclaimed menopause and sexual health expert and pioneering promoter of women’s health and integrative medicine. She created the successful and popular alkaline superfoods drink Mighty Maca® PLUS, and a top selling rejuvenating feminine vulvar cream for women, Julva®. Triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, anti-aging and regenerative medicine, author of “The Hormone Fix” and the “Keto Green Diet”, Dr. Anna shares what women can do right now...

543 Hard to Kill: Paleo f(x)™ CEO and Co-Founder Michelle Norris on Tragedy, Financial Loss, and Growing a Transformational Business

October 13, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Michelle Norris is the inspirational co-founder and CEO of Paleo f(x)™, the largest Paleo platform and event in the world, and shares today how a devastating tragedy and a crushing financial loss led her on a journey of personal healing and business growth. We talk about the immune-boosting power of the Paleo Lifestyle, the healing power of plant medicine, how to pivot during Coronavirus, and much more. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

542 Classroom Teacher to EdTech Phenom: Entrepreneur Anna DiGilio on Scaling to 7 Figures

October 08, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 38 MB

Anna DiGilio has gone from teaching 7-year-olds for the past 23 years to being featured in Forbes Magazine for building a 7-figure virtual education company. Anna is scaling fast in the Coronavirus Pandemic as the CEO of Guided Readers, and now also coaches other business owners to grasp their goals by educating and guiding them in how to grow and scale their business online. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

541 Smashing Myths: Anthropologist and Entrepreneur Andrea Simon on Why Collaborative Women Excel in Business

October 06, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

Andrea J. Simon, Ph.D. (“Andi”) is an international leader in corporate anthropology, an Axiom bronze Best Business Book of 2017 winning author of On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights, podcaster, and president of Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC). Andi’s forthcoming book Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business, shows how women are challenging expected norms and crashing through. Join the conversation on the free app Podopolo.

540 Keeping it Simple: Entrepreneur Natasha Mitchell on How to Run Your Business So It Doesn’t Run You

October 01, 2020 07:57 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Natasha Mitchell is the Founder of Inspire & Drive, Creator of the S.I.M.P.L.E Business Method ™ and a #1 international bestselling author.  She is a business strategy and efficiency expert who helps Creative business owners scale with ease and without a big team or a big budget. Learn how to double down on what you love and put the systems in place to avoid overwhelm and burnout.Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

539 Welcoming Challenges: Entrepreneur Jennifer Teixeira on Why Overcoming Breast Cancer Boosted Her Business

September 29, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

Jennifer Teixeira is the founder of Sweet, Sweet Honey Hawaii, a children’s clothing brand inspired by Hawaiian prints and cute, functional designs. Jennifer shares how she grew her company while fighting breast cancer and raising three kids, plus the challenges of growing her business during Covid. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

538 Release from Shackles of Should: Entrepreneur Shelley Paxton on the Soulbatical

September 24, 2020 09:03 - 47 minutes - 44 MB

Shelley Paxton is a former Harley Davidson exec turned international speaker, transformational leadership coach, and author of the newly Simon and Schuster published book, 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 on the Podopolo podcast app

537 Confident as Fu*k: Entrepreneur Elle Russ on Shameless Self-Acceptance

September 22, 2020 09:37 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

Elle Russ is the author of Confident As Fu*k and the best-selling The Paleo Thyroid Solution, her systems helping thousands of people around the world reclaim their health. Listen to learn how to overcome self-judgment, shame, and imposter syndrome and step into your self-accepting, confident self, as Elle vulnerably shares her journey after she permanently lost the use of her two hands.  Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app

Startup Ninja: Tech Entrepreneur Cynthia Del'Aria on Iterating Tech from Idea to Scale and Lucrative Exit

September 17, 2020 11:22 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Cynthia Del'Aria started coding at age 8 and has built and sold 3 software companies and now runs startup incubator Raika Technologies, helping tech entrepreneurs find the “killer feature” and move from idea to scale. A board member of A11ow, a media investment company helping to change the game for female founders seeking capital, Cynthia shares her entrepreneurial journey, the common mistakes founders make at all stages of business growth, and why failure must be your friend. Join the conv...

535 Money Mindset: Intuitive Coach & Healer Gull Khan on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Limiting Beliefs About Money

September 15, 2020 09:48 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

Gull Khan is a top international lawyer turned Intuitive Life Coach, EFT leader, Energy healer, podcaster, author and Money Mindset expert. She shares the 4 Money Mindsets, how to overcome imposter syndrome, know your value, and wealth and abundance in your life and business. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app

534 Authority Positioning: Entrepreneur Divya Parekh on How to Sell Without Being “Salesy”

September 10, 2020 11:59 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MB

Divya Parekh is an authority positioning advisor, business coach, and #9-time 1 Bestselling Author. CEO and founder of Dreams Accelerator, Divya has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs, authors, and leaders, across six continents, to authentically position themselves to build a purpose-based brand and business. Join the conversation on the free Podopolo app.

533 Ignite Your Side Hustle: Entrepreneur Julie Ciardi on Entre-pioneering Your True Passion

September 08, 2020 08:49 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

Julie Ciardi is a former Fortune 500 marketing VP turned multi-passionate entrepreneur. Founder of Ignite University and host of IGNITE Your Side Hustle podcast, Julie believes that there has never been a better time for women to create an additional income stream aligned to her passions and purpose on this planet. We talk about the leap from corporate to startup, plus how to discover and double-down on your unique purpose and prosper.

532 Hypnotherapy for Entrepreneurs: Award-winning Author and Coach Kathy Gruver on Overcoming Fear

September 03, 2020 12:07 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MB

Kathy Gruver is a 12-time award-winning author of 7 books including Conquer Your Stress, Workplace Wellness, and Journey of Healing. A PhD with a successful hypnotherapy and coaching business and co-host of the new podcast Fire and Earth who overcomes her own fears flying the trapeze, Kathy shares how to overcome fear, anxiety, and imposter syndrome, plus how to get that book written that’s been on your ‘to-do’ list for years. Join the conversation on the free Podopolo app.

531 Business for Social Impact: Entrepreneur Kate Byrne on Why Women aInnovating at the Intersection of “Money and Meaning”

September 01, 2020 08:20 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Kate Byrne is President of Intentional/SOCAP Global, a worldwide platform driving social impact, purpose-driven leadership, racial and gender equity. She’s activated her strategic creativity and revenue generation skills at public and private blue-chip brands, playing executive leadership roles at Fast Company, BusinessWeek, Inc, Watermark, Tides Foundation, George Lucas Education Foundation, Future LLC. We talk about why women entrepreneurs are leading the way in innovating at the intersect...

530 Warrior Spirit: Entrepreneur Rachael Jackson on Building True Tribes Around Meaning

August 27, 2020 08:58 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Rachael Jackson is the founder of Tribal app, launching May 2020. She raised $2,000,000 million and validated with 2,500 users with a 95% retention rate. Rachael is also a graduate of the United States Military Academy, a former Army Captain and Apache helicopter pilot.  Listen to learn the secrets of the “warrior spirit”, what it takes to raise millions for your startup, and how storytelling can create meaningful connection and inspire effective teams.Join the conversation on the Podopolo p...

529 Scaling Time: Serial Entrepreneur Ana Raynes on Teams, Time Management and Beating “Mom Guilt”

August 25, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Ana Maria Raynes is a serial entrepreneur, digital marketing expert, and owner of the marketing agency, Simplified Impact. She studied at the London College of Fashion and credits her previous life in fashion as the co-founder of the startup Smart is Cool for her creativity and high energy. Today we talk scaling, systems, how to avoid mom guilt and much more. Be sure to join the conversation over on the free app Podopolo

528 Mission Mojo: Entrepreneur Jenna Zigler on her Vision to Heal One Million Dry Eye Sufferers

August 20, 2020 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

Dr. Jenna Zigler started out as an optometrist and before long realized she could help more people in business than she could seeing patients one-on-one. She took the entrepreneurial leap co-founding EyeLove with a mission to heal one million sufferers of dry eye naturally. We talk about what it takes to start and scale a business, why success always begins with a mission, and how Jenna is using her business to “give forward” to help those in need with the Eye Love Cares Foundation.

527 Lioness Leader: Entrepreneur Chairidee Smith on How to “Create Your Own Economy”

August 18, 2020 11:54 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Chairidee Smith, known as Ms. Mogul®, is the founder and CEO of MoguLife Real Estate®, MoguL-U Real Estate Academy®, Mommies Creating Economies®, Global Center for Women's Leadership, Girls Global Leadership Day, and Create Your Own Economy® movement. A staunch advocate for women’s voices in business to legislators, championing funding and opportunities for women to build sustainable and viable economic power, Chairidee shares how to summon you inner lioness and why “adversity is God’s unive...

526 Startup Ninja: Tech Entrepreneur Cynthia Del'Aria on Iterating Tech from Idea to Scale and Lucrative Exit

August 13, 2020 11:20 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Cynthia Del'Aria started coding at age 8 and has built and sold 3 software companies and now runs startup incubator Raika Technologies, helping tech entrepreneurs find the “killer feature” and move from idea to scale. A board member of A11ow, a media investment company helping to change the game for female founders seeking capital, Cynthia shares her entrepreneurial journey, the common mistakes founders make at all stages of business growth, and why failure must be your friend. Join the conv...

525 Recreate Your Life: Entrepreneur Mary Crafts on How to Live with 100% Zest in Alignment and Integrity

August 11, 2020 08:47 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

Mary Crafts possesses a relentless, badass, all-in, 100% zest for life. Founding of Culinary Crafts, Utah’s largest off-premise catering company, with only $150 to her name, Mary has created thousands of impressive events for over 35 years before selling to her kids. One of Utah’s most influential women, Mary has reinvented herself as a motivational coach, author and podcaster. We talk reinvention, integrity and what it takes to succeed in business. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podc...

524 Hypnotizing Success: Entrepreneur Erika Flint on Intentions and Hypnosis to Overcome Fears, Anxieties and Bad Habits

August 06, 2020 09:18 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MB

Erika Flint is a software-developer turned award-winning hypnotist, co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. and founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center. The 3-time best-selling author and speaker on hypnosis and the self-actualized mind shares her journey, and how the best entrepreneurs leverage hypnosis to overcome fears, bad habits, and limiting beliefs. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

523 You’re Not Alone: Entrepreneur & Artist Shayna Norwood On Overcoming Anxiety to Prosper

August 04, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MB

Shayna Norwood was a professional visual artist before she took the entrepreneurial leap and founded her company, Steel Petal Press to share beauty and humor with the world through her collection of handmade stationery. Shayna shares her journey, plus how to overcome the often crippling anxieties and fears along the ups and downs of business. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.

522 Reinvent Yourself: Entrepreneur and Lawyer Denice A. Gierach on Embracing the Opportunity of Change and Failure

July 30, 2020 09:29 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MB

Denice Gierach is a serial entrepreneur and business lawyer with 30 years of experience representing family-owned businesses and privately-held companies, serving as general counsel and helping them with both their legal and business tax needs. Today we talk about the power of reinvention, how to leverage failure for growth, and how to plan for your business exit and legacy. Join the conversation on Podopolo.

521 The Entrepreneur Rollercoaster: Entrepreneur Jamie Shapiro on How to Stay Sane and Avoid ‘Comparisonitis’

July 28, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Jamie Shapiro is an executive coach, consultant, and CEO of Connected EC, a leading authority on connecting wellbeing with leadership performance. Today Jamie shares how to cope best with the entrepreneurial “rollercoaster”, how to ride the ups and downs with self-care and “full body leadership” and how to leverage failures along the way as learning.

520 No Limits: Fashion Entrepreneur Allison Andrews on Proving the Naysayers Wrong

July 23, 2020 09:03 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

Allison Andrews is the Founder of Fashion Week San Diego, President of APA Business Consulting and Executive Director of FAB Authority. Listen to learn how Allison proved the naysayers wrong, launching FSWD in 2007 to enable independent and young designers to be discovered. She shares how she’s pivoted to a virtual event during Coronavirus, plus her insights on a fast-changing fashion industry and when to sell your business.

519 Fashion Tech: Entrepreneur Michelle McCormack on Connecting Two Passions for Disruptive Innovation

July 21, 2020 08:35 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

Michelle McCormack is the Founder and CEO at Casting Coin, a platform transforming the fashion and entertainment industries. A former fashion photographer who has worked with the most iconic brands in the world, Michelle taught herself how to code so she could solve problems she witnessed first-hand including lack of opportunity, unfair payment practices, production inefficiencies, and more.

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

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