

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 20, 2024 • 48min
Innovating Postpartum Care: Entrepreneur Julia Kim on the Power of Collective Advocacy to Change Laws and Regulations
Julia Kim is the CEO and Founder of Sanu, a postpartum retreat company dedicated to redefining care for new parents with comprehensive support and personalized experiences. She’s a seasoned leader with over 15 years of experience in lawmaking, policy, communications, and political campaigns. Serving as the national Co-Chair for Korean Americans for Biden in 2020, she mobilized volunteers and orchestrated efforts to engage hundreds of thousands of Korean American voters in key battleground states. Additionally, as the former Chairperson of the Virginia Asian Advisory Board (VAAB), Julia provided invaluable counsel to the governor on a range of issues, including education, civic engagement, and business and trade matters, championing the interests of the AAPI community. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 👩🔬🤝Innovations in Postpartum Care: Why new parents need better postpartum guidance and how the challenges of new parenthood are being solved with Sanu retreat centers. 🚀 🤟 Personal Experience Sparks Entrepreneurial Innovation: Why opportunities always present when we solve challenges for ourselves. 💡🌱Politics and Entrepreneurship: From understanding customers, creating relevant messaging, and engaging them as your advocates, entrepreneurs can learn a lot from the secrets of political campaigning. ✨👩🔬Female Founders for Kamala: Why women entrepreneurs have much to gain (or lose) depending on the outcome of the US elections, with our rights, freedoms and opportunities on the ballot. 🔥🛠️📝✨💡 🚀 🤝 🌱 🔄 👩🔬 🤟 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/Wings891 Get 10% off a stay at Sanu Postpartum. Use code 10PEROFF at checkout. https://sanupostpartum.com/ Download Podopolo from either app store to create and share your favorite clips of this episode on any social media or messaging platform, follow Wings there and keep the conversation going on Podopolo app in episode comments.

Aug 13, 2024 • 52min
Data-Driven Copywriting: Entrepreneur Monica Badiu on AI in Customer-Centric Marketing
Monica Badiu is a conversion copywriter and copy coach with more than 25,000 hours of hands-on marketing experience whose agency specializes in helping course creators and companies increase revenue through customer-centric copywriting. Monica specializes in data-driven marketing to produce targeted and non-spammy emails and funnel pages that drive high conversions by prioritizing value over pressure to build long-lasting relationships with audiences. Monica also hosts the podcast, Master the Inbox. 🔑Key Takeaways🔑 💡 🔥The Marketing Power of AI: How AI can be used to better understand customer behavior so marketing messages resonate with specific segments, plus how to use AI for research and creating content. 🤝 🌱 Customer-Centric Copywriting: Why the best marketing is a conversation that puts your customer and their needs first. 🚀 🤟 Leverage Psychological Triggers: How to leverage data and behavioral insights to craft copy that not only engages but also converts. Plus, overcoming entrepreneurial imposter syndrome and balance business with 👩🔬 motherhood. 🎙️Subscribe to Wings and get the full Show Notes at https://bit.ly/Wings890 Download Podopolo from either app store to create and share your favorite clips of this episode on any social media or messaging platform, follow Wings there and keep the conversation going on Podopolo app in episode comments.

Aug 6, 2024 • 42min
Real Estate Investing 101: Entrepreneur Brittney Fairweather on Building Wealth and Cash Flow
Brittney Fairweather is a co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer of TRX Capital, a real estate lending firm focused on Business Purpose Lending where she manages overall growth, strategy, and client-facing communications. With a mission to bridge the gap for first-time buyers and revolutionize real estate investing, TRX Capital provides flexible capital and expert support to small builders and investors. Previously she founded the mortgage lender Genesis Capital, which she sold to Goldman Sachs.

Jul 30, 2024 • 45min
Balancing Feminine and Masculine Energy: Mary McMonagle on Unlocking Passion and Creativity in Entrepreneurship
Mary McMonagle is an intuitive healer and feminine energy coach with a passion for guiding high-achieving women towards breaking free from their own limitations and fully embracing their true essence. Founder of spiritual lifestyle brand True Vibe, Mary is also the host of the Living Your True Vibe Podcast, where she inspires countless individuals to embrace their true essence and live authentically. Listen to learn how to move from overthinking to a place of heartfelt clarity, so you can attract secure relationships and achieve significant growth in both your business and personal life.

Jul 23, 2024 • 53min
Transforming Travel: Entrepreneur Vanessa McGovern on Authentic Experiences, Cultural Connections and Empowering Women’s Businesses
Vanessa McGovern is co-founder and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Gifted Travel Network, a fast-growing luxury travel business that empowers small travel vendors, supports independent advisors, and curates authentic and memorable travel experiences. An award-winning industry educator and a sought-after speaker, Vanessa innovated a unique approach to empowering other travel entrepreneurs and uniquely grew her travel business during the Covid lockdown, supporting some 200 independent contractors along the way.

Jul 16, 2024 • 53min
Women Investing in Women: Finance Entrepreneur and Investor Trixy Castro on Resilience and Abundance Mindset
Trixy Castro is a visionary entrepreneur in real estate and mortgage finance having founded, scaled and sold multiple businesses, including private lending company Genesis Capital, bought by Goldman Sachs in 2018. Passionate about empowering women to excel in business, Trixy has founded and invested in over 50 companies across diverse industries and is now the CEO and Founder of TRX Capital. Her journey is a testament to her determination, resilience, and unwavering belief in the power of mindset transformation. Today she shares the importance of empowering and supporting women in business, how it contributes to a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and how women can overcome challenges and setbacks and grow their leadership skills.

Jul 9, 2024 • 50min
Cosmic Alarm Clock: Entrepreneur Shari Aldrich the Five Pillars for Overcoming Adversity to Live Your Soul Purpose
Shari Aldrich is a successful entrepreneur and author whose life was forever changed when she woke up one morning to her “cosmic alarm clock”—the sudden, insistent inner feeling of needing to act—telling her to run a marathon. That decision led to a series of successes that she’d never dreamed possible, culminating in owning a flourishing business, connecting with entrepreneurial leaders around the world, and authoring her inspirational book, The Cosmic Alarm Clock: Wake Up To Your Extraordinary Life. From experiencing soul-changing family deaths and a harrowing finger amputation to running races and developing a thriving business as the CEO and Founder of Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy and Massage, training massage therapists and helping them launch their own schools. In 2023, Shari was inducted into the prestigious Massage Hall of Fame. Today she shares time-tested lessons that have been condensed into easy-to-follow steps she calls the Five Pillars for Life.

Jul 2, 2024 • 57min
The Party Goddess: Entrepreneur Marley Majcher (Major) on Balancing Creativity and Chaos to Create Memorable Moments for Event Planning Success
Marley Majcher is the CEO of The Party Goddess!, a nationally acclaimed full-service event planning and catering company. From understated elegance to rock star fabulous, Majcher is known for creating the most talked about parties of the year for a client list ranging from top-tier businesses to A-list celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, Sofia Vergara and Britney Spears. Marley is also The Profit Goddess!, a business coach for small business owners and entrepreneurs and the author of But Are You Making Any Money?, a witty and lauded business guide praised by Forbes as "a great how-to book for any entrepreneur." Her popular savvy and business sense have earned her appearances on various outlets and shows including “Fox and Friends,” Fox Business, MSNBC, “Extra,” “Good Day LA,” Bravo, E!, MTV, HGTV, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC and The Wedding Channel.

Jun 25, 2024 • 40min
Welfare Mom to Mogul: Entrepreneur Rebecca Contreras on Overcoming Adversity to Build a $25M Business
Rebecca Contreras is the founder and CEO of AvantGarde, an Austin-based consulting firm federal agencies depend upon to help them transform their leadership and grow their organization through holistic and sustainable approaches. Born into poverty, Rebecca transformed herself through grit, resolve, and steadfast commitment from a high school dropout and welfare-dependent teenage mother to a successful business leader. Author of the bestselling Lost Girl, Rebecca has received a number of accolades for her exceptional leadership such as being named the 2023 Austin Businesswoman of the Year and having received a golden Stevie Award for Best Female Entrepreneur in 2022. Rebecca also founded Girls of Legacy, a groundbreaking effort to impact the next generation of inner-city girls in Austin by providing them with mentorship and scholarships.

Jun 18, 2024 • 45min
Balancing Health and Hustle: Holistic Health Entrepreneur Dr. Michelle Jorgensen on Self-Preservation and Collaborative Strategies for Female Founders
Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, DDS, FAGD, TNC, CNAS, is a renowned holistic dentist, naturopath and nutritionist and entrepreneur with two businesses, Total Care Dentistry and Living Well with Dr. Michelle. A pioneer in functional integrative dentistry attracting patients from all over the world, Michelle’s transformative journey into holistic medicine and entrepreneurship began when mercury exposure from traditional dentistry made her seriously ill. A mother of four and an author of five books, Michelle also runs a charitable foundation, the Living Well Today Foundation supporting those in need.