Wings of Inspired Business
Melinda Wittstock
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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Jul 4, 2023 • 44min
Uncertainty of Rapid Transformation: Entrepreneur Kamales Lardi on Managing Change in the Era of AI
Kamales Lardi is a strategic thinker in digital and business transformation. Honored as “Top 10 Global Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation” by Thinkers360 and “International 40 Over 40: The World's Most Inspiring Women” by CapGemini Invent and Female One Zero, Kamales is the founder of Lardi & Partner Consulting. There, she advises many multinational companies across various industries in Europe, Asia, and Africa as well as startups. A believer in the transformative impact of emerging technologies, Kamales has deep knowledge and practical experience in emerging technology, such as AI, virtual and augmented reality, 3D-printing, IoT and sensor technologies, and robotics.
Jun 29, 2023 • 42min
Ask For What You Want: Entrepreneur and Investor Kareen Walsh on Building Trust and Aligning to Your Zone of Genius for Great Leadership
Ali Nichols is the Co-founder of Getaway, a vacation rental investing business she has now pivoted with a branding change to Hammock, helping people invest in rental properties just 5% down. Previously at Bungalow, Ali spearheaded raising and operating a $700M real estate fund focused on acquiring single family rentals. Today she shares her journey pivoting to find product-market fit.
Jun 27, 2023 • 8min
Secrets of the Pivot: Entrepreneur Ali Nichols on How to Co-Create with Your Customers for Product-Market Fit
Ali Nichols is the Co-founder of Getaway, a vacation rental investing business she has now pivoted with a branding change to Hammock, helping people invest in rental properties just 5% down. Previously at Bungalow, Ali spearheaded raising and operating a $700M real estate fund focused on acquiring single family rentals. Today she shares her journey pivoting to find product-market fit.
Jun 22, 2023 • 47min
The Power of Publishing: Entrepreneur Morgan Gist MacDonald on Why All Entrepreneurs Need to Write a Book
Morgan Gist MacDonald is an author, speaker, and the founder of Paper Raven Books, an innovative publishing company designed to help first-time and experienced authors alike through the writing, publishing, and marketing process so they can get their books published and build a loyal readership and a long-term career as an author.
Jun 20, 2023 • 41min
It’s A ‘Chip’ Show: Entrepreneur, Cookie Queen and Mom of Four Sarah Wilson on How to Juggle It All
Sarah Wilson is the co-founder of Chip Cookies, a fast-scaling cookie store and franchise business where she balances being a mom of four with everything marketing, brand, social media, and events. Borne of her cravings for the perfect chocolate chip cookie when pregnant with her first, Sarah leveraged the principles of ‘lean startup’ to build her growing business and was honored as one of Utah’s 40 under 40.
Jun 15, 2023 • 45min
Know Your Value: Entrepreneur Coach Randi Braun on Pricing Your Value, Paying Yourself and Asking For What You Want
Randi Braun is an expert at empowering women who have demanding jobs and bold goals. As a certified executive coach and the CEO of the women's leadership firm, Something Major, she helps women thrive. A sought-after thought leader and speaker, Braun has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, and Parents Magazine, among others. Braun has coached women around the globe and partnered with more than 50 organizations across diverse sectors, including the Fortune 500, healthcare, start-ups, Big Law, public relations, entertainment, trade associations, government, non-profits, and others.
Jun 13, 2023 • 35min
Success Through Self-Acceptance: Skincare Entrepreneur Jeanne Retief on Self-Care and Inner Healing
Jeanne Retief is the founder of FIGGI Beauty, a brand borne from her personal struggles finding the right products for dry and sensitive skin. A human rights worker turned entrepreneur, Jeanne also infuses her lifestyle FiggiLife brand on learning how to accept life’s curveballs and learning “it’s ok not to be ok”. Jeanne also hosts the podcast My Figgi Life.
Jun 8, 2023 • 38min
Clean Textiles: Entrepreneurs Kat Dey and Phoebe Yu on Disrupting the Second Biggest Pollutant in the World
Kat Dey and Phoebe Yu are the co-founders of Ettitude, a material science social impact company and direct-to-consumer sustainable lifestyle brand best known for its bedding, bath and sleepwear made from their proprietary CleanBamboo® fabric. Ettitude has raised $6.5m, earned tens of millions of dollars in revenue and been named twice among the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US. Phoebe, the CEO, previously built two successful international trade and sourcing businesses, and Kat, was the co-founder and co-CEO of gourmet food subscription business Try the World.
Jun 6, 2023 • 50min
Ambition Paradox: Entrepreneur Tracy Yates on How to Beat Your Inner Glass Ceiling
Tracy Yates is a sought-after transformational guide and advisor to visionary entrepreneurs and impact-driven leaders who attain unprecedented new heights in business and within themselves. Tracy is a serial entrepreneur who built and sold the 8-figure agency Boost Marketing, where her clients included many of the world's biggest brands like Google, Hulu, Disney, and Amazon. An award-winning strategist, Tracy is a secret weapon to entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders who exponentially expand their income, heal their relationship with hustle, and up-level their lives in incredible ways.
Jun 1, 2023 • 36min
Acquisition Finance: Entrepreneur Deb Curtis on Why It’s Easier for Women to Get Funding to Buy Pre-Existing Businesses.
Deb Curtis is the Founder of Curtis Small Business Finance Solutions, specializing in SBA business acquisition lending and ownership transitions. Over a 30-year corporate tenure, Deb worked as a business lender for a finance company, big banks, regional banks, and community banks, and now she focuses on helping women finance their small businesses and acquire companies.
