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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May 12, 2022 • 42min
Make Referrals Profitable: Entrepreneur Bettina Carey with Must-Listen Lead Gen and Sales Tips
Bettina Carey is a serial entrepreneur who stands only 4' 9-1/2" tall but inspires and empowers women to create BIG RESULTS. Bettina has made it her mission, with her multiple businesses, to help people break through their earnings glass ceiling and kick self-imposed limitations to the curb. Today she shares practical advice on sales, lead generation, how to get paid for referrals, and mostly how to overcome limiting beliefs. 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!
May 10, 2022 • 59min
The ‘No Jerk Clause’: Entrepreneur Charlie Fusco on Personal Branding and How to Attract Clients Aligned with Your Mission
Charlie Fusco is the CEO and Founder of TGC Worldwide, a company managing personal brand evolutions. TGC has put clients on the New York Times Bestseller lists, secured them movie deals, expanded their charities, and other achievements most think "impossible." Charlie grew up in film and television, both in the "acting world" and in the "business world” and she’s been on-set, off-set, on-screen, off-screen, in editing suites, and in funding meetings since the age of 6. Creativity, sales, negotiating, business, and entrepreneurial grit are in her bloodline. Today she shares how to find alignment with your perfect clients, plus social impact, legacy and much more. 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 5, 2022 • 50min
Fuel to Fire: Entrepreneur Midori Verity on Why Women Rock Business in their 50s and Beyond
Midori Verity is a serial entrepreneur and CEO who has overcome the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, whether starting a business in a recession, or overcoming the difficult depression that can accompany it, to become an unstoppable version of herself. Now, she uses her vast business experience to give back by helping leaders to break through mindset blocks to unlock their optimal potential as the CEO of Fuel to Fire Accountability Group for Entrepreneurs. Today Midori shares…. 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 3, 2022 • 42min
Flywheel Fashion Forward: Entrepreneur Sarah Shaw on How to Get Designs into Magazines, Stores and Worn by Celebrities
Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach. With her 20 years of experience - and 6 companies under her belt - Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for launching your line, getting your products into stores and boutiques, getting your products to A-List celebrities, and getting massive publicity with a “flywheel” marketing strategy to grow her companies quickly. Today Sarah shares important advice for fashion entrepreneurs plus best practice marketing tips for any industry. Make sure to 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.
Apr 28, 2022 • 47min
700 Empowered Financial Planning: Entrepreneur Eunicia Peret on How Women Entrepreneurs Can Build Wealth
Eunicia Peret is the CEO and Founder of the Empowered Financial Planner. An accomplished Financial professional and business owner with over 15 years of experience in financial strategy consulting, Eunicia honed her expertise by delivering significant financial improvements to the bottom line of Fortune 500 companies and renowned global brands across multiple industries. Today Eunicia shares important financial advice for entrepreneurs about how to build and safeguard your personal financial wealth as you grow your business. Make sure to 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.
Apr 26, 2022 • 32min
Authenticity and Authority: Brand Photographer and ‘Mompreneur’ Sarah Dupree on How to Stand Out in All the Noise
Sarah Dupree is a brand photographer and self-described “mompreneur” with a very successful photography business in southern California. In advertising for 17 years working for large agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Yamaha, Sarah became a commercial photographer. She's shot for large companies such as Boot Barn, Sprouts, and Kotex as well as social media influencers like Christa aka SalvagedSoul, and Cayla Craft of Mommy Millionaire, as well as TikTok celebrities David Bonfidini aka The Magic Crasher and Rachel Mueller aka thegirliq. Today Sarah shares the secrets of building a personal brand with lots of practical tips. 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.
Apr 21, 2022 • 54min
Investing in Women: $100mm Entrepreneur & VC Investor Sarah Dusek on Funding Early-Stage Female Founders
Sarah Dusek built her glamping company Under Canvas and exited with its sale of over $100 million. From her own experiences struggling as a female founder to get venture capital funding, and then learning that women entrepreneurs only receive 2% of all available funding each year, Sarah launched Enygma Ventures, a VC fund focused on investing in women-led businesses in Southern Africa. Enygma has now invested tens of millions of dollars in over 20 companies, and Sarah also helps women learn the ropes of getting funded. Listen today to learn the secrets of raising investment for your company, what holds women back, and join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo app, where Sarah and will answer questions. Download Podopolo here and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
Apr 19, 2022 • 40min
Know Your Value: Lesley Michaels on Why Women Must Lift Each Other Up as Entrepreneurs
Lesley Michaels was one of the earliest women to climb the ranks of the oil and gas industry. Then she reinvented herself with a new mission to help women understand their own true value and support each other’s growth in business. Now a highly sought-after public speaker and host of the podcast, Women We Should Know, Lesley shares the practical steps women must take to overcome cultural conditioning that keep us in scarcity, perfectionism and playing too small. 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.
Apr 14, 2022 • 45min
Real Estate InvestHER: Entrepreneur Liz Faircloth on the Power of the Pivot
Liz Faircloth is on a mission to “transform lives through real estate” with $60 million of residential and commercial assets up and down the East Coast owned by the company she co-founded with her husband in 2005, The DeRosa Group. Passionate about educating women in investment, Liz runs the Real Estate InvestHER community and podcast, and is the author of The Only Woman In The Room. 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.
Apr 12, 2022 • 38min
She Crushes Ecomm: Lifelong Entrepreneur Carina Hatton on Common E-Commerce Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Carina Hatton is a mentor and coach for entrepreneurs who want to grow or start their own online ecommerce businesses. Having built her own online clothing boutique Knitted Belle to 7-figure success, Carina has some great actionable insights to help you get started today, whether you are getting your business off the ground or in the process of scaling. Carina is also the host of a new podcast, She Crushes Ecomm. Download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments section, check out Carina’s podcast, and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
