

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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Jun 16, 2022 • 44min
PR Secrets: Entrepreneur Tiffany Guarnaccia on What You Need to Know to Land Valuable Earned Media
Tiffany Guarnaccia is the Founder and CEO of Kite Hill PR and the Founder of Communications Week, recently acquired by Ragan Communications. Before starting Kite Hill PR, Tiffany headed communications for The Huffington Post and PR director at LimeWire and eMusic. Today Tiffany shares the inside skinny on running a successful PR campaign, plus her own entrepreneurial journey and why work life balance should be core to your company’s operational culture. Download the interactive podcast app 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.

Jun 14, 2022 • 38min
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 here to get the video of this podcast, livestreamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival, and 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.

Jun 9, 2022 • 44min
ICYMI The Science of Storytelling: Entrepreneur Aurora Winter on Three Scientific Elements to Boost Your Marketing Success
Aurora Winter left her lucrative career as a TV executive decades ago to become a full-time author, trainer, and entrepreneur. Using storytelling for business, she created a life of freedom, creativity, and contribution. She helps her clients turn their words into wealth, wisdom, and wonder. Now, she would like to help you, so listen today to learn about the science behind storytelling, and how to cut through the information overload to deliver your message to your audience.

Jun 7, 2022 • 43min
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 here to get the video of this podcast, live streamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival, and 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.

Jun 2, 2022 • 29min
ICYMI Love Yourself: Entrepreneur Tisha Thompson on Being the First African American to Land a Clean Beauty Deal with Sephora
Tisha Thompson is a makeup artist turned beauty business maven, the Founder and CEO of LYS™ Beauty, the first black-owned clean beauty line to be sold at Sephora. Tisha has more than 15 years’ industry experience in clean beauty product development, brand management, marketing, finance, and operations, and she shares how she built LYS™ to offer makeup and skincare solutions uniquely catered to various skin types, textures, and tones, while addressing common skin concerns, like hyperpigmentation, dark spots, and sensitive skin.

May 31, 2022 • 30min
The Dreaded Finances: Entrepreneur Anne Gannon on Why Business Owners Struggle to Really Look at Their Numbers
Anne Gannon is a Certified Public Accountant who specializes in providing a monthly accounting and tax service that works for the business owner, not just the accountant. She is often tapped by press as an expert in PPP loans for business. Listen today to learn how to stop avoiding your numbers

May 26, 2022 • 59min
Daily Dose of Inspirations: Entrepreneur Holly Dowling on Business Guidance from ‘Source’
Holly Dowling is an award-winning global keynote speaker, top ten inspirational thought leader, author of Hollyisms and creator of the app Daily Dose of Inspirations. A serial entrepreneur with a finance background, Holly now shares her expertise in the joy and well-being space, helping managers to become stronger leaders and Fortune 500 companies worldwide to discover new opportunities for success. Today Holly shares why success is an “inner game” and how to leverage the power of your 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.

May 23, 2022 • 43min
Quiz Funnel Conversions: Entrepreneur Tai Goodwin on Knowing Your Numbers to Start with the End in Mind
Tai Goodwin is the CEO of That Marketing Team and the creator of the Liberated CEO Accelerator. Known as the “Quiz Funnel Queen”, Tai is an award-winning instructional designer with 20+ years of experience creating learning experiences and content for Fortune500 companies like Barnes & Noble and tech start-ups like LeadPages. Today Tai shares priceless advice about how to build high-converting marketing funnels, why you need to know your numbers, and how to work backwards to achieve your goals. Download the interactive podcast app 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.

May 19, 2022 • 50min
Elevator Pitch: Entrepreneur Ashleigh Wilson on How to Leverage Mentoring, Vulnerability and ‘People Before Profit’ to Disrupt an Industry
Ashleigh Wilson is a serial entrepreneur, raised by a used car salesman and an elevator guy. Tapping into her roots, Ashleigh opened and sold multiple small businesses by the age of 20 until ultimately landing in the elevator business and deciding to disrupt it with AuditMate, the first first-ever elevator and escalator auditing and management software. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the socially interactive Podopolo app. Download Podopolo for free here and join the rewards program at https://contest.podopolo.com to earn prizes just by doing what you’re already doing: listening!

May 16, 2022 • 45min
Intuitive Business: Entrepreneur Kim Woods on Harnessing Inner Knowing for Outer Success
Kim E. Woods is an intuitive business strategist and forecasting expert to high-performing entrepreneurs. She teaches leaders to “know, like, and trust” themselves and their teams with the KLT method combining transformation strategy, astrology, intuition, and woo. Today Kim shares her inspiring story, how women have the power to change the game of business, and practical tips for success. Make sure you download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments section and join the rewards program at https://contest.podopolo.com to earn prizes just by doing what you’re already doing: listening!