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 26, 2021 • 48min
630 Flow State: Entrepreneur Diane Allen on Practical Ways to Achieve Peak Performance
Diane Allen is a TED Talk maven, a professional violinist, and an expert with the Flow State and the Positive Psychology of Peak Performance who speaks on how to 'Own Your Potential' and is known for her Experiential Keynotes that empower people to be in their A-Game anytime, anyplace, no matter how high the pressure. Listen today to learn how to know whether you're in flow state, the neuroscience of flow, plus three practical steps you can take to summon it and make flow a repeatable process.
Aug 24, 2021 • 50min
629 Know Your Numbers: Money Expert Jennifer Brazer on Our Money Stories and How Fear Stops Entrepreneurs from Leveraging Financial Data
Jennifer Brazer is the Founder and CEO of Complete Controller, a leading national business services firm, where she helps businesses and households alike access reliable financial data to fuel their critical decisions. Also author of From Cubicle to Cloud, Jennifer pioneered cloud-based accounting back in 2007, and Complete Controller has become the turnkey client accounting services (CAS) department for CPA firms across the country, allowing them to tap into single sign-on access to all of their client's books and records, standardized managed account practices, and unlimited bookkeeping talent. Listen today to learn how your money stories may be standing in the way of success, and what you need to know as an entrepreneur to grow your business.
Aug 19, 2021 • 41min
628 Artificial Intelligence: Tech Entrepreneur Dr. Nashlie Sephus on Eliminating Biases from AI
Dr. Nashlie Sephus sold her innovative AI company called Partpic to Amazon, where she is now a Tech Evangelist for Amazon AI, focusing on erasing racial bias from artificial intelligence. She's also the founder and CEO of The Bean Path non-profit based in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi where she assists individuals and startups with technical expertise. Listen to learn how she's changing the game for women of color in tech, also as the owner of the Jackson Tech District, 14-acres of mixed-use commercial real-estate to bring tech training and workforce/economic development to the area.
Aug 17, 2021 • 30min
627 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 of 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.
Aug 12, 2021 • 50min
626 ICYMI Been There, Built That: In Memoriam - Entrepreneur, Award-Winning Author and Podcaster the Late Dr. Gayle Carson on Pioneering in a Man's World
The late Dr. Gayle Carson built and scaled a 350-person business as a woman in the 1950s and 1960s, buying the company she worked for in under a year, and balancing entrepreneurship, marriage, motherhood, and a gig as the TV spokeswoman for Clairol. Then she got busy with her first love as a podcaster and owner of SOB Radio Network, and yes, SOB stands for "spunky old broad". After surviving 4 bouts with breast cancer, Gayle passed away last month. Listen for inspiration about how to be unstoppable in business and life, and why your mindset is the key to success.
Aug 10, 2021 • 1h 6min
625 ICYMI Undaunted: Kara Goldin on Overcoming Self-Doubt to Build a Unicorn as an "Accidental Entrepreneur"
Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning unsweetened flavored Hint® water, and the author of Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts & Doubters. Also an active speaker, writer and host of the podcast The Kara Goldin Show where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs and other disruptors across various industries, Kara shares how she overcame myriad setbacks and challenges to build Hint® into a $2bn business.
Aug 5, 2021 • 33min
624 Friendly Sales: Entrepreneur Lynda Cormier on Why Sales Doesn't Have to be "Salesy"
Lynda Cormier is one of the most sought-after personal development coaches as facilitator of the award- winning Breakthrough Living Personal Development/Coaching Program, creator of the Heroic Joy Leadership Academy that teaches leadership, personal growth and 'team' to teenagers and young adults, as well as the Co-Founder and CEO of GIA, an international wellness company that Lynda guided from a local startup to an international, multi-million-dollar success story. Listen to learn how understanding your personal value affects how you scale your business.
Aug 3, 2021 • 32min
623 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
Jul 29, 2021 • 47min
622 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.
Jul 27, 2021 • 48min
621 Hustle Culture: Entrepreneur Sarah K Peck on How Slowing Down Leads to Greater Productivity
Sarah K Peck is the founder and CEO of Startup Parent and the host of The Startup Parent Podcast, an award-winning podcast featuring women in entrepreneurship, business, and parenting. She writes about work, culture, and parenting, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and more. Listen to learn how slowing down can leads to greater productivity in the long run.
