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Brittney Lincoln is the CEO and Founder of Females in Franchising, a dynamic platform dedicated to empowering women in the franchising industry. With over 13 years of experience spanning home services, beauty, and medical franchises, Brittney has built a reputation as a connector, educator, and strategist in the franchising world. She is passionate about providing a space for women to collaborate, learn from industry experts, and grow both personally and professionally. Her expertise lies in helping business owners understand franchising, scale their brands, and take their locations from one to 100. She's also a partner in Limitless Franchise Growth, a franchise sales organization (FSO). 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 ✨🤝 Why Community Matters in Franchising: Franchising can be isolating for women—whether you're a franchisee, franchisor, or vendor. While other industries offer executive women robust networks, franchising often leaves women searching for peers who truly understand the unique challenges of this "not-quite-corporate, not-quite-entrepreneurship" field. 💡🚀 Franchising: Is It For You? Whether you're dreaming of scaling your own brand or exploring business ownership through franchising, learn what it really takes to turn a business into a franchise, how to avoid common mistakes, leverage must-have systems for success, plus how to find—and vet—the right franchise for you. 💼 ⚡Roadmap for Aspiring Franchisees & Owners: Why profitability and repeatability are king when thinking about franchising your business. Plus, systems, documented processes, and team support are musts if you want to scale and support franchisees successfully. And if you're looking to buy a franchise? Seek a reputable franchise consultant to find the right fit for your goals and lifestyle. 🧠✨ The Mindset Shift: Why abundance, not scarcity, powers women's success—and how Females in Franchising is setting a culture where women "don't compete, we complete each other." 👩‍🔬 📈 Females in Franchising: Learn all about Brittany's new community platform (now with a waitlist!)—designed to foster authentic connections, mentorship, collaboration, and resource-sharing just for women in franchising. Think: in-depth peer groups, a community-driven job board, and expert-led "mentorship minutes" calls. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/wings-948 More about Brittney at Limitless Franchise Growth

Christine Fruehwirth is the CEO and Founder of FlexCareers Consulting, and with more than 20 years of career counseling and life coaching experience, she helps college grads land jobs and stay-at-home parents return to the workplace. She's a passionate advocate for technology, and helps students and "re-launchers" alike hone their skills for the new "AI Age", including creative problem solving and entrepreneurial skills. A former career consultant and instructor of a Career Management Strategy course at George Washington University, and most recently Georgetown University, developed an expertise in helping undergraduates of all majors recruit for and successfully obtain internships and full-time positions in the financial services industry, where she previously spent a decade focused on consumer and later investment banking at America, Capital One, Wells Fargo, and Lending Tree. Christine is also the author of Surviving Life's Storms and Thriving in the Aftermath. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 🚀 📈 Find Your Inner Entrepreneur: Why it's necessary in the new "Age of AI" to develop problem-solving skills (not just being a "problem identifier"), build a personal brand that reflects your values, interests, and skills, and develop networking strategies and interview skills. 🤖💡Boost Your AI Proficiency: Everyone's talking about the jobs AI will eliminate, but at the same time, every company needs people who are proficient in AI, from prompts to tools to creating AI systems. Now is the time to take some AI courses. 💼 👥 Rebuild Your Network if You're a Re-Launcher: For women returning to work after having a child or any other prolonged absence, its vital to make LinkedIn your best friend to connect and reconnect, build an entrepreneurial "flexible work" strategy and professionalize any volunteer or board work as you update your technical skills. ✨💪Adaptability & Mindset Are Everything: Whether you're starting your career or returning after a break, being adaptable, continuously learning, and shifting your mindset from "problem identifier" to "problem solver" is essential to growth and opportunity. 🛠️👩‍🔬 Technical & Relationship Skills Go Hand-in-Hand: Staying current with technology (especially AI tools) is critical, but so is strengthening your networking and relationship-building skills. Businesses are built on trust, collaboration, and personal connection—qualities that never go out of style. 🤝 🌱 There's No One "Right" Path: Whether through entrepreneurship, upskilling, or redefining your career path entirely, building a fulfilling professional life today means being open to unconventional journeys. Colleges may not be fully prepared for this shift—so it's up to everyone to create and seize your own opportunities. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/wings-947 More about Christine at FlexCareers Consulting

Lindsey S. Mignano is the founder of SSM Legal, an entrepreneurial Silicon Valley corporate lawyer representing emerging technology companies and industry-adjacent firms and small businesses. Her practice spans technology company business formation and expansion into US markets, M&A (flips, entity or asset sales), commercial and technology transactions, and venture financing. Lindsey has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers every year from 2016-2024, an honor awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40. In 2025, she was awarded the Super Lawyers distinction for the first time at the age of 40, an honor awarded to only 5% of attorneys. Separate from her law practice, Lindsey speaks often about diversity issues in the fields of law, tech, and venture. In 2023, Lindsey founded Venture Betches, a venture fund of funds, and Syndicate Betches, a real estate syndicate fund of funds, both with a social justice mission to bring investment opportunities to historically underrepresented accredited limited partners who identify as female and/or BIPOC/minorities. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 💰 🚀 Fewer Early-Stage Deals, But Bigger Checks for the Chosen Few: While overall early-stage investment (seed & Series A) is down sharply, those who do close are raising larger rounds. AI startups are a bright spot—median deal size for early-stage AI is $4.6M vs. $3.5M in other sectors. 🛠️🔥The Funding Bar Is Higher Than Ever: VCs are pickier, demanding traction, ARR, and "proof" even at seed stage. This can be a real Catch-22 for founders who need funding to hit those milestones. 👩‍🔬🛑 The Gender Gap Persists—And Is Widening: Female founders face staggering disparities in deal count and dollars. In 2025, only 5.3% of all deals went to all-female teams, and a shocking 0.8% of total venture dollars. The dynamic is especially tough for solo women founders in technical AI, who often face pressure to take on male CTOs and cede equity to "pass" the VC filter. ✨💡 Tips for Women and Diverse Founders: Feeling daunted? Seek out emerging venture managers and female-run funds for your first checks—but be mindful of not being pigeonholed at the next funding stage. Build authentic relationships with decision-makers (not just associates). Don't hesitate to get creative about showcasing traction, even with limited resources. Find legal and business partners who share your values and play the long game. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/wings-946 More about Lindsey at SSM Legal

Esther Wildenberg is committed to empowering women while leaving a sustainable legacy today and for the next generation. She's Co-Founder and President of Codebreaker Technologies, a world leader in personality coding. She's also the author of The Undermined Soul, a book dedicated to help women step into their power in business sharing the lessons she learned along the way. By the age of 33, she was the CEO of a consulting company in Europe, leading a team of over 800 employees. From there, she held multiple C-Suite Executive Leadership positions while building her own consulting and coaching company in the Netherlands. With over two decades of international experience, she understands culture, diversity, inclusion, and the power of team like no other. Her passion? People. Her mission? To equip and empower people to manifest their own greatness in business and in life. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 👩‍🔬 🚀 Women are the World's New Asset Class: Why women will dominate business because of innate superpowers like intuition, multitasking and relationship-building. The data is clear: Despite women receiving less than 2% of venture capital, female-founded companies deliver higher returns and greater longevity. When women invest in women, we all rise. ✨💪 Reclaim Your Narrative: Esther wrote her book, The Undermined Soul, as a legacy for her son, sharing how she transformed being undermined into her source of strength. She reminds us that our greatest obstacles are often society's limiting beliefs—ones we can choose to rewrite. ❤️⚡Real Power = Emotional Intelligence: Whether leading a company or pitching to investors, understanding people's values is key. Esther's approach—rooted in relationship-building and her personality coding technology—demonstrates that empathy and adaptability drive true results. 🎯 💡 Bonus Insight: Esther also gives us a sneak peek into Codebreaker Technologies and its revolutionary personality coding tech that's helping women entrepreneurs win more sales, faster—all by understanding human behavior in seconds. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/wings-945 More about Esther at Code Breaker Tech Get Esther's book, The Undermined Soul, with FREE PDFs and a FREE 15-minute consultation.

Scarlett Stanhope, aka The Biz Hippie, teaches coaches to conquer their finances and own their worth so they can be fully supported by the work they love. Scarlett harnessed the power of money to break free from her workaholic career path and pursue her dreams. She uses a combination of tangible money management strategies as well as a variety of coaching techniques to help her clients transform their mindset and relationship to money, allowing them to strategically achieve their goals and live their best lives. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 ✨🛠️Change Your Money Story: Why it's vital to heal your relationship with money before you invest in your business growth and financial management. 💰📈 Why Making More Money Doesn't Solve Your Money Problems: Rich or poor, you can run the same stressful treadmill, without joy or happiness. 💪❤️Balancing Hustle and Flow: Learn how to swing from the extremes of structured action to mindful flow can help you find the equilibrium that assures entrepreneurial success around living a harmonious life true to you. 💼 🌱Overcoming Fear of Lack: Learn how to rewire your brain from scarcity to abundance, and why it starts with self-awareness and evolves into savvy and empowering money management strategies. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/Wings944 More about Scarlett at The Biz Hippie Get a Free 30-minute Abundance Activation session designed to help you uncover the pitfalls that have been holding you back.

Dr. Nona Djavid is a serial entrepreneur and transformational leader, and author committed to helping business owners and entrepreneurs break through limiting beliefs around time, money, and success. As the founder of eLIVate Club and the Part Time Million Dollar Business coaching platform, she empowers women to create businesses that align with their dream lifestyles while working less and achieving more. With a background in neurology and chiropractic care, Dr. Nona blends science, philosophy, and universal truths to teach her clients how to master the energetics and mechanics of abundance. As the founder of eLIVate Club and the Part Time Million Dollar Business coaching platform, she empowers women to create businesses that align with their dream lifestyles while working less and achieving more. Dr. Nona's transformative insights have been featured in major outlets such as Forbes, NBC News, and CBS News, and she is a sought-after speaker. Through her work, she helps clients quantum leap their income, time freedom, and personal growth. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 🔥🛠️The One Week A Month Lifestyle: Learn how to scale without burnout, and the mindset it takes to live a life of freedom and success, without trade-off, guilt or apology. 💪 🤟 The 4-Step Framework for Unreasonableness: How to shift your mindset from scarcity, make your nervous system feel comfortable in abundance and freedom, and break the addiction to struggle hardwired into our emotions, belief systems, and nervous systems. 👩‍🔬 🚀 What Stops Women from Building 9-figure+ Businesses: Deep down, most women have fears of being "cast out" for succeeding too much, perhaps overshadowing their men or alienating women friends. What it takes to break out of that cycle of limiting beliefs. ✨💡 Quantum Leaps in Business and Life: What that means in practical terms, and how entrepreneurs can create exponential success without working harder. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/Wings943 More about Nona at eLIVate.me Listen to Nona's podcast, The Unreasonable Life

Rajia Abdelaziz is the CEO and co-founder of invisaWear, a company at the forefront of smart jewelry and life-saving technology. An advocate for women's and children's safety, Rajia scaled invisaWear to reach over 100,000 customers, successfully raised millions of dollars, and earned coveted recognition including Forbes' 30 Under 30 North America, Boston Globe's Tech Power Players, BostInno's 25 Under 25, and the New England Innovations Award. Just last week invisaWear was selected by Oprah Winfrey for this year's Back to School List. As a minority female CEO, Rajia is passionate about mentoring other young entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams and beat the odds, guiding aspiring entrepreneurs at UMass Lowell's Entrepreneurship program. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 💪 🛠️Building from Personal Experience: Why many successful businesses are inspired by personal trauma and challenge, and how a college class project quickly became a mission to keep women (and everyone) safer with smart jewelry and cutting-edge 24/7 alert systems. 💰 📈 Breaking Barriers in Fundraising: Raising capital as a young female founder is never easy. Learn how Rajia pitched 100 investors before she ever got a single yes. What turned the tide was making her pitch personal for investors—asking them to think about protecting the women in their own lives. 🔥 🤝 Bold Moves, Strong Partnerships: Why entrepreneurship means never taking no for an answer, and daring to reach for the seemingly impossible. Learn how Rajia cold-emailed an executive at ADT, which led to a game-changing partnership. 📌 👥Businesses Don't Fail; People Quit: Success is always around the corner, so don't let setbacks take you off course. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/wings942 More about Rajia at invisaWear

Gabriela Rosa is a fertility specialist, reproductive health educator, Harvard University-awarded scholar, and the CEO and founder of The Rosa Institute—the world's first virtual and holistic fertility clinic. Gabriela and her team have helped 140,000 couples in 110 countries, and her treatment methodology has become an authority in its industry for identifying and addressing biochemical obstacles that guide couples in overcoming infertility and recurrent miscarriage, despite previous reproductive difficulties and failed treatments. She is also the host of the TalkSex with Gabriela Rosa™ podcast. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 💼 💪From 80-Hour Weeks to Virtual Triumph: How to balance the demands of motherhood with entrepreneurship, set your own boundaries to build a business around your life rather and make business work on your own terms. Learn how Gabriela went from selling her time to selling her expertise with a program-based business that supports the right patients in 110 countries. 💡👩‍🔬 Take It or Leave It: How to set bold boundaries and having the confidence to do business on your own terms without apology or guilt. Hint: Let perfectionism go, and build systems that support you and your expertise. 🚀 💰 The Secret to Sustainable, Scalable Success: Don't ever accept "business as usual" or others' blueprints. Learn how to work less for a bigger impact, and in Gabriela's case, an astonishing 78.8% live birth rate—even for "hopeless" infertility cases. 📚✨ The Science Behind Fertility Breakthroughs: Learn why IVF is not the only answer, and take Gabriela's free 30 day Fertility Challenge. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/Wings941

Sheila Buswell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buswell Biomedical, a veteran of the US Army, and the author of Is This Seat For Me? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Everyday Life and Business. In her book, Sheila shares her personal experiences overcoming sexism in engineering and tech and dealing with impostor syndrome, as well the stories of a diverse group of accomplished individuals who struggled with self-doubt but found ways to overcome it. She hopes to help others who feel limited by their beliefs experience more freedom and realize they are enough. 🔍🤖 AI's Transformative Potential: Learn how AI can learn an individual's unique motion patterns, a game-changer for mobility compared to traditional methods that can't finely personalize such assistance. 🤝 🚀 Overcoming AI Fears and Biases: Why educating people on AI's benefits and potential, with relatable, empowering stories to demystify AI is crucial. 💡💰 Navigating the Venture Landscape: Why it's vital for female founders raising venture capital to find aligned partners who believe in you and your mission. 👩‍🔬🔥 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: How to overcome doubts on your entrepreneurial journey. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/Wings940

Bizzie Gold is the CEO and Founder of Break Method, a first-of-its-kind behavioral diagnostics system that uses data analytics to predict and reprogram patterns of thought and behavior with 98.3% accuracy. An industry disruptor to the core, Bizzie is revolutionizing the way mental health, addiction recovery, and human performance are approached. She has founded and scaled eight global brands, and Break Method with its brain pattern mapping technology that avoids confirmation bias in therapy, challenges the outdated financial and therapeutic models that keep clients trapped in endless cycles of dependency. She is also the author of the new book, "Your Brain is a Filthy Liar". 🤔💭Understanding the Break Method: Not your average therapy program with endless narrative-based sessions, Break Method maps over 200 historical data points to create a unique "brain pattern" for each individual, forming the foundation of a targeted, efficient, and sustainable personal transformation moving clients beyond the "process-perfection trap" into deep self-trust, resilience, and freedom from repetitive subconscious patterns. ✨💡The Power of Self-Trust: Learn how Bizzie's upbringing cultivated extraordinary self-belief, and why learning to trust yourself is the antidote to perfectionism. 🔥🛠️Entrepreneurial Reinvention: Many entrepreneurs struggle with burnout, self-sabotage, or repeating toxic cycles, and Break Method helps founders identify and break the subconscious patterns driving these behaviors to "rewire at the source" and bolster emotional intelligence to clear the path for success. 👥 🧠 Organizational Impact: Learn how brain pattern mapping is changing the game for hiring, leadership, and team optimization in companies of all sizes. 👩‍🔬 🤟Transformation Stories: Hear how Break Method is delivering 180-degree life changes from ending debilitating medication cycles to breaking toxic relationship patterns and helping entrepreneurs and their teams succeed.