The Ripple Effect of Empowerment: Annie Ripp’s Journey in Wellness and Leadership

What happens when you combine intuition, the science of wellness, and the ripple effect of female empowerment? Join Dr. Bobbi Wegner and entrepreneur Annie Ripp as they share personal stories, surprising career pivots, and the overlooked warning signs that might be holding you and your team back from feeling and performing your best. This episode will make you rethink what it really means to thrive at work and in life.

Annie Ripp is the founder of Let’s Feel Good, a lifestyle implementation coach, and an early-stage investor with Wildwood Ventures, where she supports purpose-driven founders as they grow companies from the ground up. With a rich background spanning private equity, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and wellness curation, Annie brings a unique, human-centered perspective to building careers and businesses that feel good to lead. Her work draws deeply from her own personal health journey and her passion for making preventative health accessible, empowering teams and individuals—especially women—to thrive by aligning intuition, well-being, and professional purpose.

Below are the key takeaways from this episode:

• Personal Wellness Drives Purpose: Annie Ripp’s own health challenges inspired her to create Let’s Feel Good, focusing on practical lifestyle changes that help others feel their best.
• Empathetic Leadership Matters: Honoring individual strengths and supporting team members’ unique needs leads to higher engagement, creativity, and performance.
• Female Empowerment Has a Ripple Effect: Support and encouragement from other women can boost confidence, promote risk-taking, and help women align with their true purpose.
• Positive Culture Equals Better Results: Respectful, psychologically safe team environments not only improve wellbeing, but also benefit business outcomes like retention and profitability.
• Alignment Fuels Wellbeing: True wellness and authenticity come when your actions, thoughts, feelings, and environment are in sync—with powerful effects at work and beyond.

Todays guest, Annie Ripp, can be found online at:

Website: https://letsfeelgood.substack.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-ripp-07308113b/

Your host, Dr. Bobbi Wegner, can be found online at:

Groops: https://www.joingroops.com/

Harvard Extension School Faculty Spotlight: https://youtu.be/zwLai-lu-pk?si=GpKNhtxVvTrS3-pu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbiwegner/