

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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Aug 16, 2022 • 42min
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Method: Intuitive Coach Jean Tien on Liberating Yourself from a Life of “Should’s”
Jean Tien is an executive coach, speaker, and creator of The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Method™, passionate about empowering executive women who are ready to disrupt the status quo and up-level their success without the hustle and grind. Today Jean shares why it never works to “copy paste” someone else’s journey and expect to succeed, and how to find your own unique path to entrepreneurial 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 11, 2022 • 38min
Lady Changemakers: E-commerce Entrepreneur Jessica Bargenquast on Operationalizing Women Supporting Women in Business
Jessica is the founder of Lady ChangeMakers, an all-inclusive e-commerce platform for women-owned businesses. Jessica is an SEO expert in creating exposure and driving traffic for e-commerce businesses, and today she shares how her platform is catalyzing women founders to accelerate each other’s success, plus important tips on how to boost your discoverability and sales. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business to keep the conversation going in the Wings episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Aug 9, 2022 • 1h 12min
Follow Your Joy So the Money Follows You: Entrepreneur Marla Diann on Leveraging Feminine Power
Marla Diann has been transforming the lives and businesses of creative entrepreneurs the last 13 years as an international success coach, business strategist and transformational artist. Prior to that, her love of writing and Journalism led her a dynamic 22-year career in entertainment PR and operating her own company serving celebrities, visual and performing artists. Listen today to learn the art of balancing your masculine and feminine energy and why women succeed at wealth building when we follow our joy – and join the conversation with Marla on Podopolo, the interactive podcasting app. Download Podopolo, follow Wings of Inspired Business, and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Aug 4, 2022 • 37min
Resilience and Gratitude: Entrepreneur and Investor Amy Errett on Why You Need Both to Build a Billion Dollar Business
Amy Errett is the founder and CEO of the fast-scaling Madison Reed hair color company and a partner of True Ventures. Featured in Forbes 50 over 50 last year, Amy has raised almost $200 million for Madison Reed, now on track to hit the $1bn revenue mark. Today we dig deep into what it takes for women founders to raise venture capital, why it’s vital to trust your own gut instinct in business with a mix of “resilience and gratitude”, and her own journey scaling Madison Reed, as well as Olivia, Spectrem, and E*TRADE and investing in startups. Download Podopolo to get the video of this podcast, live streamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival. Follow Wings of Inspired Business on Podopolo 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 2, 2022 • 42min
The Power of NFTs: Entrepreneur Lee Richter on the Blockchain Smart Contract and How to Run 9 Businesses at Once
Lee Richter is a multipreneur who has built and runs 9 successful businesses. Best known these days for her NFT expertise at NFTsWithLee.com and her entrepreneur mentoring business GoAskLee.com, Lee is a business visionary, dynamic innovator, powerful connector, investor, and a recognized award-winning influencer by the San Francisco Business Times as one of their Top 100 Women Business Leaders in 2017. For over 25 years, Lee has launched a dozen successful businesses in the financial, education and lifestyle sectors. She’s the CEO of Richter Communications and Design Group, a marketing and PR agency whose clients range from Merrill Lynch and Bank of America to the Pet Concierge, and CEO of Holistic Veterinary Care in Oakland CA. Today we dig deep into NFTs and the power of the “smart contract” on the blockchain, plus the magic of authenticity, why building and empowering your team is the key to success, and how women must lift each other up in business to realize our dreams. Download Podopolo to get the video of this podcast, live streamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival, follow Wings of Inspired Business 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.

Jul 28, 2022 • 47min
Stand Out with Storytelling: Entrepreneur Ginger Zumaeta on How to Close Deals with a Killer Pitch Deck
Ginger Zumaeta is a 3X Emmy Award-winning writer and producer that advises companies on positioning and communicating big ideas. She’s the Founder and CEO of Motiv3, a positioning and messaging strategy firm, host of the podcast Usable Marketing, and author of the forthcoming book Deckonomics: Design Presentations that Spread Ideas, Drive Decisions and Close Deals. Today she shares the secrets of storytelling for landing the sale 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 to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 26, 2022 • 32min
Get Moving: Fitness Entrepreneur Kaisa Keranen on Why Health is a Feeling and Not a Look
Kaisa Keranen is a personal trainer, fitness entrepreneur, and influencer known for her fun and innovative ways to get people moving. As the owner of KaisaFit, she built a 7-figure business and online platform around her motto that health is a feeling not a look! Today Kaisa shares her entrepreneurial journey, her challenges marketing her platform without making it about weight loss, and 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 to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 21, 2022 • 42min
Manage PMS and Menopause Naturally: Female Health Expert and Entrepreneur Maryon Stewart with Vital Advice for Female Founders
Maryon Stewart, author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally, is a world-renowned healthcare expert and entrepreneur, helping tens of thousands of women around the world overcome PMS and menopause symptoms without using drugs or hormones. Awarded the British Empire Medal and recognized as one of the 50 most inspirational women by the UK’s Daily Mail, Maryon soon launches an AI-driven app and a PBS show. Today Maryon shares her journey and how she helps women avoid period pains, mood swings, hot flashes and all the unnecessary symptoms of PMS and menopause. 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.

Jul 19, 2022 • 36min
Raising Venture Capital: Latina Entrepreneur Dr. Ingrid Murra on What It Took to Get $5mm in VC Investment
Dr. Ingrid Murra is the 48th Latin woman to secure over $5,000,000 venture capital funding in U.S. history. A Harvard-trained orthodontist, Ingrid is the founder and CEO of the orthodontic startup, My Two Front. Her mission is to provide orthodontists with the tools to run modern, clear aligner practices from unused office space at dental offices, while empowering dentists to delegate orthodontics to trained orthodontists at no upfront cost to them while increasing their bottom line by 25% or more. Today Ingrid shares what it took for her to succeed, the biggest challenges she’s had to overcome and her vision for her business. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the Wings episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 14, 2022 • 49min
The Power of Self-Trust: Entrepreneur Sarah Walton on How to Overcome High-Functioning Co-Dependence
Sarah Walton is a business mentor who speaks at women’s conferences all over the world and has helped hundreds of women start and grow businesses they LOVE. Sarah honed her business building skills working with startups and large corporations alike, where she managed a P & L worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Author of Redefining Success: Real Women, Real Stories, Real Inspiration, Sarah also hosts the Game on Girlfriend Podcast, and she's known for her weekly "Coffee with Coach" streaming video conversations on Monday mornings. Today Sarah shares the power of self-trust, how to overcome high-functioning co-dependence and money mindset issues. Download the interactive podcast app Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the Wings episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.