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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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!
Mar 3, 2022 • 33min
684 How to CRUSH It: Entrepreneur Samantha Varner on the Formula for a Profitable Business
Samantha Varner is a profit coach and money-making business creator for driven female entrepreneurs. She also hosts the She Needs Grit podcast. With 14+ years in PR and Marketing, Finance Strategy and Business Development, she coaches women to develop as leaders of their businesses and realize they are capable of changing their financial reality through business ownership. Today she shares why your subconscious beliefs about money will dictate your earning power and your success in business. Download Podopolo here, join the conversation, and invite your friends to connect around Wings and other podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
Mar 1, 2022 • 58min
683 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 who'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 Podopolo [https://podopolo.com/get-app] here and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
Feb 24, 2022 • 49min
682 Soulbatical for Business: Entrepreneur Shelley Paxton on Releasing from the 'Shackles of Should'
Shelley Paxton is a former Harley Davidson exec turned international speaker, transformational leadership coach, and author Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life. Today she shares how to liberate yourself from burnout, find your inner GPS, and create "ripples of impact" with your rebel leadership. Join the conversation by following Wings of Inspired Business on the free and socially interactive Podopolo app, where Elaine and will answer questions. Download Podopolo here and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.
