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 6, 2023 • 38min
Clean Textiles: Entrepreneurs Kat Dey and Phoebe Yu on Disrupting the Second Biggest Pollutant in the World
Kat Dey and Phoebe Yu are the co-founders of Ettitude, a material science social impact company and direct-to-consumer sustainable lifestyle brand best known for its bedding, bath and sleepwear made from their proprietary CleanBamboo® fabric. Ettitude has raised $6.5m, earned tens of millions of dollars in revenue and been named twice among the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US. Phoebe, the CEO, previously built two successful international trade and sourcing businesses, and Kat, was the co-founder and co-CEO of gourmet food subscription business Try the World.
Apr 4, 2023 • 31min
Money Mindset: Accounting Entrepreneur Ashley Ford on Growing Your Business and Your Wealth
Ashley Ford is an expert in small business accounting who has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs to transform the way they make and spend money in their business. Today she shares her tips and why financial clarity is the key to sustainable success.
Mar 30, 2023 • 38min
Food Innovation: VC Investor Jennifer Stojkovic on Why the Future of Food Is Female
Jennifer Stojkovic is a General Partner at Joyful Ventures, an early-stage VC fund focused on disrupting the $1.4 trillion meat and dairy industry with sustainable protein. She's also the founder of Vegan Women Summit (VWS), a platform of over 60,000 women professionals in the future of food, and author of the award-winning book, The Future of Food is Female. Prior to her career in food technology, Jennifer built her career in Silicon Valley under Ron Conway, Founder of SV Angel, and worked with the world's largest tech companies including Google, Meta, and Microsoft.
Mar 28, 2023 • 39min
Exponential Living: High-Performance Life Coach Sheri Riley on How to Live in Your P.O.W.E.R.
Sheri Riley is President of Exponential Living®, a personal, professional, and leadership development company. After spending 20 years creating marketing strategies for global superstars and companies like Usher, Warner Media, and Converse, Sheri now empowers professional athletes, coaches, entertainers, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs to grow personally and dominate professionally. She's also the bestselling author of Exponential Living® - Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are.
Mar 23, 2023 • 33min
Secrets of Aromatherapy: Amy Anthony on How Entrepreneurs Can De-Stress
Amy Anthony is one of the United States' most influential aromatherapists and the founder of a growing private practice NYC Aromatica, which offers one-on-one customized aromatherapy sessions, online class offerings, and corporate consulting. Also an aromatic gardener, herbalist, artisanal distiller, and certified master composters, Amy left her career in marketing research to pursue her love of plants. She also hosts the Essential Aromatica podcast.
Mar 21, 2023 • 42min
Style as a Service: Entrepreneur Catherine Cassidy Disrupting the Fashion Industry
Catherine Cassidy is the CEO and Founder of Boutique Box, a unique "style as a service" platform helping busy women find their perfect fashions in a time-saving way. Catherine has more than 20 years of experience in the Fashion Industry, and launched her first fashion business Ustyled in 2008. She's also a sought-after speaker on leadership and confidence.
Mar 16, 2023 • 38min
PR as Great Storytelling: Entrepreneur Nicole Rodrigues on How to Build Brand Loyalty
Nicole Rodrigues is CEO & Founder of NRPR Group, an award-winning, full-service PR and creative marketing agency. Her experience designing strategies for marquee brands like Yahoo!, YouTube and Hulu has made her one of the industry's "Top 50 Game Changers" and earned her the title of "Beverly Hills Boss." Today Nicole shares her top three strategies for standing out from the crowd and why every business needs a long-term PR strategy based on storytelling.
Mar 14, 2023 • 48min
No Permission Needed: Serial Entrepreneur Tissa Richards on Knowing Your Value and Non-Negotiables as an Entrepreneur
Tissa Richards has a mission to create a legion of leaders with an unshakable sense of self. A serial entrepreneur, a keynote speaker, leadership expert and corporate facilitator, Tissa works with F1000 and hyperscale organizations, guiding them to create blueprints for individual and organizational success, develop high-performance cultures, and to diversify C-suites and corporate boardrooms. As a repeat software founder and CEO, Tissa sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship, fundraising and executive leadership. She has raised millions of dollars for her companies, won awards for innovation and products, and holds multiple patents for complex cybersecurity software. She works closely with founders and business owners to create strategies for fearless, authentic, and resilient success. Her book, No Permission Needed, recently hit #1 new release on Amazon.
Mar 9, 2023 • 44min
Turning Passion to Profit: Entrepreneur Candace Nelson on Scaling Two Innovative Businesses
Candace Nelson is a serial entrepreneur, a New York Times bestselling author, Wall Street Journal contributor and an expert in turning one's passion into a profitable business. Author of the WSJ bestselling book, Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe for Turning Your Passion into Profit, Candace revolutionized the baking industry when she left a career in corporate finance to launch Sprinkles, the world's first cupcake bakery and Cupcake ATM. She followed with Pizzana, a growing chain of Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded pizzerias leading the third wave of pizza in the U.S. She continues to expand her portfolio of investments with CN2 Ventures.
Mar 7, 2023 • 58min
Show Up Positive: Entrepreneur Rita Ernst on How to Create Great Workplace Cultures
Rita Ernst is the founder Ignite Your Extraordinary, an organizational consulting practice emphasizing the convergence of happiness and productivity to create positive, committed, high-performing organizations. Author of Show Up Positive, Rita helps transform corporate cultures and startup emerging growth companies lay the groundwork for success.
