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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Apr 7, 2022 • 50min
Done is Better Than Perfect: Serial Entrepreneur, Coach and Author Caterina Rando on How to Win in Business
Caterina Rando is a Master Certified Coach, best-selling author of Learn to Power Think and Founder of Thrive Publishing and Thriving Women in Business Magazine. She also hosts over 70 days of training and live events for women in business each year including: The Expand Your Fempire Summit, the Shero Summit and The Hawaiian Breakthrough Luxury Retreat. Today we talk about how to overcome perfectionism, build your confidence by turning failure into resilience, and the mindset you need to master selling, speaking and more. 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 5, 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 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.
Mar 31, 2022 • 50min
Shine Your Light: Entrepreneur Lisa Simone Richards with Inside Secrets on How to Boost Your Visibility
Lisa Simone Richards is a PR and Visibility Strategist for online coaches who want to get seen everywhere. Through her free workshops, masterclasses and mentorship program, Lisa gives you the insider secrets on how to get exposure and reach more people without spinning your wheels on social media or wasting money on Facebook ads. Listen to learn the “ABCs of Visibility” with a lot of practical advice on growing your personal or business brand without having to be a content machine. 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.
Mar 29, 2022 • 45min
Beautiful Disruption: Entrepreneur Valerie Emanuel on Transforming the Modeling Industry for Social Good
Valerie Emanuel is the co-founder of Role Models Management, a disruptive modeling agency empowering models to use their images and voices for social justice. Discovered as a child at a mall, Valerie transformed her modeling career into a growing business combining her skills as a talent manager and her passion as a social justice activist. Listen to learn how her agency is a catalyst for positive change within an antiquated and at times abusive industry and why brands are seeking diverse role models to endorse social impact missions. 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.
Mar 24, 2022 • 33min
Healthy Products: Cleo + Coco founder Suzannah Raff on How She Built her Award-Winning Non-Toxic Deodorant
Suzannah Raff is the founder and CEO of Cleo + Coco, the healthy deodorant brand that works without toxic aluminum and synthetic fragrances. A mother of four committed to living an authentic life spiritually, physically, and professionally, Suzannah shares how she built her brand, the challenges along the way, why we should be vigilant about what we put on our skin, and her big vision. Download Podopolo [https://podopolo.com/get-app] 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.
Mar 22, 2022 • 47min
Do More By Doing Less: Entrepreneur Jenn Trepeck on How to Make Your Business Dreams Come True
Jennifer Trepeck is the founder of Better Life Now, where she combines wellness counselling with business consulting. Jenn founded her company as a “side hustle” in late 2007 while working full time in hedge funds. Twelve years later she took the entrepreneurial leap full time, and also pays it forward to a wider audience with her podcast, Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast. Today she shares how to make envision success, accomplish more by doing less, and why her “safety net” was a big part of her success. Download Podopolo [https://podopolo.com/get-app] 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.
Mar 17, 2022 • 48min
688 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 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.
Mar 15, 2022 • 38min
687 Getting Unstuck: Entrepreneur Lia Garvin on How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Set Up for Success
Lia Garvin spent a decade working at Big Tech, including Microsoft, Apple, and finally at Google where she was the senior operations leader. She learned a lot about how people get stuck in the modern workplace, and now professional women break through to the next level in their careers: How to navigate a career shift, how to ask for that promotion, or how to demonstrate the impact of their work. She’s the author of the new book Unstuck: Reframe Your Thinking to Free Yourself from the Patterns and People that Hold You Back and is a featured speaker this week at the SXSW Conference in Austin. Listen to get practical tips and join us on the interactive podcast app Podopolo to keep the conversation going and get Lisa’s direct advice.
Mar 10, 2022 • 39min
686 Finding Your Voice: Entrepreneur Lisa Townsend on How to Find Resonance in Your Message in all the Cacophony
Lisa Townsend is a board-certified music therapist and creative vocal coach. Her passion and expertise are to use music as a tool for empowering aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs to overcome limiting beliefs around their voice. She creates a playful space for brave exploration so they can sing and speak with courage and authenticity. Today, Lisa shares what music can teach us about how we communicate, and how to use your voice to make sure your message resonates for the outcomes you want. Download Podopolo [https://podopolo.com/get-app] here, follow Wings to join the conversation, and invite your friends to connect around this and other podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
Mar 8, 2022 • 44min
685 Chaos of the Unknown: Entrepreneur Brittany Driscoll on Taking the Leap from the C-Suite
Brittany Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Squeeze, a unique massage experience from the founders of Drybar. As DryBar CMO, she took the hair ‘blowout’ phenom from $30M to more than $100M in revenue, and as an entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and wellness advocate, Brittany has a strong passion for supporting other women in business. Today she shares what it's like transitioning from the C-suite to scrappy startup founder, the secrets of great marketing and customer success, her vision of a “feel good revolution” and why we all have the ability to change the world for good. Download Podopolo here, follow Wings to join the conversation, and invite your friends to connect around this and other podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you. Happy International Women’s Day!
