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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Sep 20, 2022 • 39min
PR as Great Storytelling: Entrepreneur Nicole Rodrigues on How to Build Brand Loyalty
Nicole Rodrigues is CEO & Founder of NRPR Group, an award-winning, full-service PR and creative marketing agency. Her experience designing strategies for marquee brands like Yahoo!, YouTube and Hulu has made her one of the industry’s "Top 50 Game Changers" and earned her the title of “Beverly Hills Boss.” Today Nicole shares her top three strategies for standing out from the crowd and why every business needs a long-term PR strategy based on storytelling. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended personally for you.
Sep 15, 2022 • 48min
Sustainable Fashion: Entrepreneur Julie Allen on Revolutionizing What We Wear Around Self-Love and Ethical Sourcing
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 social impact company. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended personally for you.
Sep 13, 2022 • 49min
Make Me the Boss: Management Expert Emily Tsitrian on How to Assure the Success and Accountability of Your Team
Emily Tsitrian leads the Professional Services team at Stripe, and has spent the past 10 years leading and growing teams in tech. Host of the podcast manage.flow, Emily is also the author of Make Me the Boss, helping founders, CEOs and team leaders step into management for the first time. Today Emily shares her secrets of team management success, how to use empathy to assure success and accountability, and the skills you need to be effective. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended personally for you.
Sep 8, 2022 • 1h 2min
Hiring and Firing Secrets: Entrepreneur Betsy Cerulo on Why the Company Culture Starts from Within You as the Founder
Betsy Cerulo is the CEO and founder of AdNet/AccountNet, Inc., a Baltimore based company with a powerful mission of being “Advocates for Workplace Excellence & Equality”. Betsy founded the business in 1990, with a mission to provide exemplary human capital management services, including professional staffing and executive search, to government and corporate clients throughout the United States. Along the way she came out and is a leading advocate of LGTBQ rights and diverse and inclusive corporate cultures. Today Betsy shares her entrepreneurial journey, plus the inside secrets of team building, recruitment, hiring and firing, inclusive company cultures, and why its always vital to follow your own intuition. Download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
Sep 6, 2022 • 43min
Sell with Confidence: Top Entrepreneur Coach Jessica Marx on How to Package, Position and Price Your Offers
Jessica Marx, named the Top Female Coach by Yahoo! Finance and a member of Forbes Coaches and Business Counsel, helps entrepreneurs sell with confidence, streamline marketing and sales processes, and achieve reliable and profitable revenue. A serial entrepreneur, Jessica has created 4 thriving businesses from the ground up. Today Jessica reveals her secrets on how to position, package and price your offers, lessons on how to juggle motherhood (she has twins) with a growing business, and much more. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended personally for you.
Sep 1, 2022 • 37min
Overcoming Perfectionism: Entrepreneur Kamini Wood the Power of Imperfect Action
Kamini Wood, a certified professional coach, helps people take the courageous steps to identify their limiting beliefs, the reasons for their stagnation or feelings of ‘not enoughness’, so they can have what they want professionally and personally to live a fulfilled life. She is the creator of AuthenticMe® and CEO of Live Joy Your Way, a coaching company helping individuals shake free of their fears, unhelpful mindsets, and behaviors in order to have healthy relationships and move forward on the professional path they choose. Today Kamini shares how to overcome perfectionism, and why your success will come from taking “imperfect action”. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended personally for you.
Aug 30, 2022 • 41min
On the Shoulders of Mighty Women: Entrepreneur and Author Lesley Michaels on Why the Secret of Success is Women Helping Each Other
Lesley Michaels, author of The Shoulders of Mighty Women, was one of the early women to run up the ranks of corporate oil and gas. When her heart was no longer inspired by the corporate world, she reinvented herself and became a highly sought-after public speaker as she leaped into entrepreneurship. Lesley also hosts the podcast Women We Should Know. Today Lesley shares why women must let go of fear of failure and the judgement of other women, while focusing on helping each other succeed. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended personally for you.
Aug 25, 2022 • 42min
Resilience and Desire: Bling Queen Natalie Mills on the Non-Negotiable Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur
Natalie Mills has lived the American Dream, from selling her handmade jewelry to neighbors at 8 years old to being named a best-selling product for 2020 on NBC. Natalie has sold products on HSN, won the Einstein Greencard Award (an achievement only given to top 1% globally) and is recognized as a trend setter and style leader in fashion with her signature “Bling” designs, dressing celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, and Lizzo. Today Natalie shares her inspiring journey, what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur, and why burning desire, resilience and visualization have been the keys to her success. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
Aug 23, 2022 • 47min
Rebel with a Cause: ‘Multipreneur’ Efrat LaMandre on Transforming ‘Sick Care’ to Healthcare
Efrat LaMandre owns her own medical practice, EG Healthcare, providing primary care to over 20K patients. She takes conventional medicine to the next level with her signature process ‘The Knew Method’, here she empowers patients to realize that their symptoms are NOT in their head and helps them take control of their health destiny using a Functional Medicine approach. Today Efrat shares her journey from medicine to entrepreneurship, why she’s “unemployable” and how she has scaled her business so successfully. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
Aug 18, 2022 • 56min
Buy It, Don’t Start It: Serial Entrepreneur Tanaha Hairston on Why It’s Never Easier to Build from Scratch
Tanaha Hairston is the Founder of Axismeta and a successful tech investor and business strategist who specializes in methods and tools to increase business valuation and lead generation. A serial entrepreneur for 15 years, Tanaha has started and sold multiple businesses in industries including SaaS software, eLearning, and consumer products. Today Tanaha shares her entrepreneurial journey and her business model at Axismeta for buying technology companies to build with her marketing and sales acumen. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
