Wings of Inspired Business

Samantha Patil is Co-Founder and CEO of Well Traveled, a membership community for modern travelers. Samantha launched Well-Traveled at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic after a successful career in consumer tech and marketing where she led go-to-market strategies, international marketing, and member monetization programs at some of the world's biggest consumer brands, including SnapChat, Pandora, and Dollar Shave Club. Today Samantha shares why it's never enough to build a great product, and why building a community and brand that connects emotionally to its customers is the vital ingredient of success. 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.

Ciara Stockeland is the founder of the Boutique Workshop, a coaching program for retailers. A serial entrepreneur who has owned and operated retail and franchising businesses since her early teens, Ciara also launched the first ever wholesale subscription box for boutique retailers, which she built and sold within 18 months. Host of the Boutique Workshop podcast, Ciara shares today the inside secrets of retail and franchising, and mindset hacks for entrepreneurs, including how and why it's vital to accept failure as part of the journey. 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.

Anita Mar is a registered trademark agent and the founder of Trademark Angel, helping clients, many of them Amazon sellers, register trademarks in the US, Canada, European Union, UK, Germany, China, Australia, Mexico and other countries since 2017. Today Anita shares the common mistakes most entrepreneurs make, and why international protection is necessary if you have an e-commerce or digital information business. 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.

Merel Kriegsman helps thousands of mission-driven entrepreneurs wildly grow their wealth by helping them align their values with value-based pricing. An opera singer turned direct response copywriter turned executive coach, her business Merel Kriegsman Media helps clients sell whatever they want, whenever they want, at whatever price point they desire. Last year her clients added $25 million in revenue to their social impact businesses. Today Merel shares her secrets and her own unique entrepreneurial journey. Download the interactive podcasting 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.

Tiffany Guarnaccia is the Founder and CEO of Kite Hill PR and the Founder of Communications Week, recently acquired by Ragan Communications. Before starting Kite Hill PR, Tiffany headed communications for The Huffington Post and PR director at LimeWire and eMusic. Today Tiffany shares the inside skinny on running a successful PR campaign, plus her own entrepreneurial journey and why work life balance should be core to your company's operational culture. 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.

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 here to get the video of this podcast, livestreamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival, and 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.

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.

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 here to get the video of this podcast, live streamed from Napa at Feast it Forward during the BottleRock music festival, and 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.

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' 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.

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