

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 4, 2022 • 37min
Resilience and Gratitude: Entrepreneur and Investor Amy Errett on Why You Need Both to Build a Billion Dollar Business
Amy Errett is the founder and CEO of the fast-scaling Madison Reed hair color company and a partner of True Ventures. Featured in Forbes 50 over 50 last year, Amy has raised almost $200 million for Madison Reed, now on track to hit the $1bn revenue mark. Today we dig deep into what it takes for women founders to raise venture capital, why it's vital to trust your own gut instinct in business with a mix of "resilience and gratitude", and her own journey scaling Madison Reed, as well as Olivia, Spectrem, and E*TRADE and investing in startups. Download Podopolo to get the video of this podcast, live streamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival. Follow Wings of Inspired Business on Podopolo to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Aug 2, 2022 • 42min
The Power of NFTs: Entrepreneur Lee Richter on the Blockchain Smart Contract and How to Run 9 Businesses at Once
Lee Richter is a multipreneur who has built and runs 9 successful businesses. Best known these days for her NFT expertise at NFTsWithLee.com and her entrepreneur mentoring business GoAskLee.com, Lee is a business visionary, dynamic innovator, powerful connector, investor, and a recognized award-winning influencer by the San Francisco Business Times as one of their Top 100 Women Business Leaders in 2017. For over 25 years, Lee has launched a dozen successful businesses in the financial, education and lifestyle sectors. She's the CEO of Richter Communications and Design Group, a marketing and PR agency whose clients range from Merrill Lynch and Bank of America to the Pet Concierge, and CEO of Holistic Veterinary Care in Oakland CA. Today we dig deep into NFTs and the power of the "smart contract" on the blockchain, plus the magic of authenticity, why building and empowering your team is the key to success, and how women must lift each other up in business to realize our dreams. Download Podopolo to get the video of this podcast, live streamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival, follow Wings of Inspired Business to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section, and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 28, 2022 • 47min
Stand Out with Storytelling: Entrepreneur Ginger Zumaeta on How to Close Deals with a Killer Pitch Deck
Ginger Zumaeta is a 3X Emmy Award-winning writer and producer that advises companies on positioning and communicating big ideas. She's the Founder and CEO of Motiv3, a positioning and messaging strategy firm, host of the podcast Usable Marketing, and author of the forthcoming book Deckonomics: Design Presentations that Spread Ideas, Drive Decisions and Close Deals. Today she shares the secrets of storytelling for landing the sale and much more. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 26, 2022 • 32min
Get Moving: Fitness Entrepreneur Kaisa Keranen on Why Health is a Feeling and Not a Look
Kaisa Keranen is a personal trainer, fitness entrepreneur, and influencer known for her fun and innovative ways to get people moving. As the owner of KaisaFit, she built a 7-figure business and online platform around her motto that health is a feeling not a look! Today Kaisa shares her entrepreneurial journey, her challenges marketing her platform without making it about weight loss, and more. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 21, 2022 • 42min
Manage PMS and Menopause Naturally: Female Health Expert and Entrepreneur Maryon Stewart with Vital Advice for Female Founders
Maryon Stewart, author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally, is a world-renowned healthcare expert and entrepreneur, helping tens of thousands of women around the world overcome PMS and menopause symptoms without using drugs or hormones. Awarded the British Empire Medal and recognized as one of the 50 most inspirational women by the UK's Daily Mail, Maryon soon launches an AI-driven app and a PBS show. Today Maryon shares her journey and how she helps women avoid period pains, mood swings, hot flashes and all the unnecessary symptoms of PMS and menopause. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 19, 2022 • 36min
Raising Venture Capital: Latina Entrepreneur Dr. Ingrid Murra on What It Took to Get $5mm in VC Investment
Dr. Ingrid Murra is the 48th Latin woman to secure over $5,000,000 venture capital funding in U.S. history. A Harvard-trained orthodontist, Ingrid is the founder and CEO of the orthodontic startup, My Two Front. Her mission is to provide orthodontists with the tools to run modern, clear aligner practices from unused office space at dental offices, while empowering dentists to delegate orthodontics to trained orthodontists at no upfront cost to them while increasing their bottom line by 25% or more. Today Ingrid shares what it took for her to succeed, the biggest challenges she's had to overcome and her vision for her business. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the Wings episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 14, 2022 • 49min
The Power of Self-Trust: Entrepreneur Sarah Walton on How to Overcome High-Functioning Co-Dependence
Sarah Walton is a business mentor who speaks at women's conferences all over the world and has helped hundreds of women start and grow businesses they LOVE. Sarah honed her business building skills working with startups and large corporations alike, where she managed a P & L worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Author of Redefining Success: Real Women, Real Stories, Real Inspiration, Sarah also hosts the Game on Girlfriend Podcast, and she's known for her weekly "Coffee with Coach" streaming video conversations on Monday mornings. Today Sarah shares the power of self-trust, how to overcome high-functioning co-dependence and money mindset issues. Download the interactive podcast app Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the Wings episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 12, 2022 • 47min
Fake It Till You Make It: Entrepreneur Jessica Walker on Why Your Success Manifests First In Your Heart and Mind
Jessica Walker is a successful business owner, entrepreneur and beauty and wellness expert who owns J Walker Salon Group in New Jersey. Jessica opened her business at the tender age of 19 and has grown the enterprise from one small salon to four locations offering upscale beauty and wellness services, along with a bridal and event business. Today Jessica shares what she's learned along the way on her entrepreneurial journey and why entrepreneurs must "fake it till we make it" and "give forward" to manifest success. Download the interactive podcasting app Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings of Inspired Business comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.

Jul 7, 2022 • 1h 2min
Hiring and Firing Secrets: Entrepreneur Betsy Cerulo on Why the Company Culture Starts from Within You as the Founder
Betsy Cerulo is the CEO and founder of AdNet/AccountNet, Inc., a Baltimore based company with a powerful mission of being "Advocates for Workplace Excellence & Equality". Betsy founded the business in 1990, with a mission to provide exemplary human capital management services, including professional staffing and executive search, to government and corporate clients throughout the United States. Along the way she came out and is a leading advocate of LGTBQ rights and diverse and inclusive corporate cultures. Today Betsy shares her entrepreneurial journey, plus the inside secrets of team building, recruitment, hiring and firing, inclusive company cultures, and why its always vital to follow your own intuition. 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.

Jul 5, 2022 • 39min
Outer Beauty for Inner Confidence: Jewelry Entrepreneur Beverly Price on What Women Need to Succeed in Business
Beverly Price is the founder of Nastava Jewelry and an intuitive designer whose custom creations reflect the journey of self-empowerment, self-expression, and beauty. Beverly shares how she made the leap from climbing the executive ladder in the finance world to expressing her true passion in entrepreneurship, now letting the semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls, and Swarovski© crystals speak to her when crafting her bespoke pieces. Through her methodology and endless style options, the artisan jewelry she creates energizes and connects to her clients, reflecting their true self while empowering them to try different looks. Today Beverly shares her entrepreneurial journey, plus the importance of growing a support network of other women, and much more. Download the interactive podcast app 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.


